Savagery In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

(Violence) "Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering.” (Golding 114-115)

Cruelty can be defined as pleasure in causing pain and suffering to others. Synonyms include, savagery, inhumanity, barbarity, and sadism all of which were mentioned on the test or websites pertaining to the novel Lord of the Flies. Throughout this book William Golding uses cruelty to support the themes of fear and the loss of innocence.

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack’s power struggle is observed throughout the book. Ralph’s democratic leadership sharply contrasts Jack’s tyrannical and uncivilized rule. Ralph is stripped of everything and the line between him and Jack is blurred near the end because he gives in to savagery. Though all men will ultimately revert back to animalistic instinct and savagery in the absence of civilization, Ralph only succumbs to this when he loses his friends and when he is hunted; Jack succumbs all on his own.

In William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies", Golding provides several varieties of moods and tones. One identified most throughout the novel would be man's inherit evil. This could be represented by the savagery actions and lack of civilization on the island. In the novel "Lord of the Flies", Golding conveys man's inherit evil by savage behavior and the loss of civilization.

Mankind is taught evil by society. Throughout society, you see acts of evil that a child could not even fathom. In this essay, I will compare mankind and Lord of the flies in terms of violence,lack of trust and authority.

Ralph was voted as leader in the early portion of the book and it becomes clear that he wants to lead others to do what is right. He becomes the voice of moral reasoning and laws on the island. Unfortunately, Ralph suffers from mental lapses later in the book as a result of the stressful encounters with both Jack and the savage tribe and the beast fighting for control in his mind. “Ralph tried indignantly to remember. There was something good about the fire… Then, at the moment of greatest passion and conviction, that curtain flapped in his head and he forgot what he had been driving at,” (163). Ralph struggles to grip what he once so firmly enforced and this is a result of his mental battle with the beast. Throughout the book, Ralph continually is the driving force to keeping a fire ablaze on the island. He was always the character who reminded everyone why the fire was a necessity, until the end of the book when he began to have mental lapses and Piggy had to take on the role to remind Ralph of the importance. The task of keeping an optimistic outlook on the chances of getting rescued, the power struggle that occurs between him and Jack, and the deaths of friends were are all key components that lead to the cause of “that curtain flapped”

“Kill the Beast” has many similar examples of the theme of savagery and loss of order as chapter six in the book, Lord of the Flies. In the song, the town is rampant with chaos, the first verse, “He’ll come after them in the night. We’re not safe ‘till his head is mounted on my wall. I say we kill the beast!”. In the book, killing and hunting was portrayed as fun, for example Jack exclaimed, “‘This’ll be a real hunt! Who’ll come?”(Golding 100). The theme of savagery is evident in both of these examples. The loss of order and civilization is also very obvious in both the song and book. For example, the mob sings, “No rules just kill, we’re not safe until he’s dead”. This clearly shows that the rules don’t apply until they violently storm the

Through Ralph it shows that he is the most powerful boy on the island, despite his size. Ralph doesn't want to be in control of all the people, he just wants to find a way of the island. He is determined to create rules and follow them, and prioritizes the groups needs above his own selfish desires. For example, he builds the huts even though it isn't fun, compared to the boys who go off to play whenever instead of doing important tasks that aren't fun. Ralph symbolizes law, government and a civil society.

In the Lord of The Flies by William Golding, many actions of the characters display savagery and how the decline of civilization effects it. Even the strongest of civilizations will at one point collapse. This book holds perfect example of possibilities that could happen in the real world. Just a couple of children that are trapped on an island can turn to killing. Their simple rebellion turns into the destruction of their civilization, and their thoughts and fears turn into savagery. Simply, the boys action causes for their civilization to crumble and their thoughts turn into reality, due to multiple causes.

Crash! You're stranded on an island, what would you do? Would you panic? Would you become savage? Would you build a society and have a rules based system?

In this book there is a large display of violence and savagery. Due to the circumstances it is understandable that there would be some poor choices. Unfortunately these displays of savagery

Civilization is weak, and not able withstand the pressure of fear. As it is put up against fear, it takes over, and thus rises savagery. Once a group of schoolboys crashes on an island in the novel, Lord of the Flies, their civilization is full, and strong. Then as the boys become aware of the “beast” that lurks in the night, fear begins to take over, leaving civilization up to a single boy to rescue. Even just a thought of fear can take over the minds of innocent children, causing them to search for anything to keep them safe, in this situation, savagery. Savagery offers protection from the beast, and assurance of survival. Not only do children resort to savagery, but men as well, for protection from such things as enemies, and this can cause war. The downfall of civilization in, Lord of the Flies begins with the loss of urgency to be rescued.

All people who are separated from civilization for a long duration of time will be drive in to savagery. It is human nature for people to become fierce, wild, and uncivilized savages when separated from civilization. The boys on the island were once civilized British schoolboys who now have ended up as cold blooded murders and traitors. The boys no longer care about living conditions they only care about having fun. The boys have no structured civilization which ultimately leads to there plunge in to savagery.

Kyle Campbell Ms. Schneider English 3-4 12 May 2015 The Architecture of Society “Henry was a bit of a leader this afternoon, because the other two were Percival and Johnny, the smallest boys on the island.” (Golding 60) This quote from The Lord of The Flies shows how much social classes are ingrained into people as a whole.

Lord of the Flies has symbols throughout the story, each character brings a different point of view. Piggy, Ralph, and Jack take a leading role with all the boys, although they vote Ralph in charge both of the other boys take a leadership position. Goulding uses the boys to show the faults of mankind and the roots of all evil. Four symbols Goulding used in the novel were: Piggy’s glasses, the Conch Shell, The Beast, and Simon’s hiding place. Therefore, the symbols show the true character of the boys who are stranded on an island.