William Golding's View of Humanity

In Lord of the Flies two boys that have leadership qualities are left on island with many other boys. Ralph is a good and thoughtful leader, while Jack is ruthless and goes into savagery when is not accompanied by an adult. Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding who wrote this book to show what happens when a civilized person and a person of savagery leads a group. Ralph is a nice handsome boy who is elected as a chief of the boys, Jack and his choir become the hunters, and Piggy is a chubby boy who is intelligent. In Lord of the Flies Jack and Ralph are two leaders, at first the boys follow Ralph but then the stop. During the time Ralph is chief him and Jack fight over power until Jack gets his power and Ralph wants

William Golding shows us that good characters, who keep their morals and live by the rules of society can win, and characters such as Jack that make new rules and are brutal and not democratic can also win. In the novel titled “Lord of the Flies”, William Golding's demonstrates that Ralph becomes a weaker character in the novel after losing his power and control over the island, due to the other boys joining Jacks group, the main idea is that survival is better in a large group and Ralph doesn’t include others in his decisions. Jack thinks that the solution to survival is violence and savage behavior. “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!” (Golding 7 125) this quote demonstrates how Jack transitions from being a normal child

In his first novel, William Golding used a group of boys stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the malicious nature of mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the isolated freedom from society. Three main characters depicted different effects on certain individuals under those circumstances. Jack Merridew began as the arrogant and self-righteous leader of a choir. The freedom of the island allowed him to further develop the darker side of his personality as the Chief of a savage tribe. Ralph started as a self-assured boy whose confidence in himself came from the acceptance of his peers. He had a fair nature as he was willing to listen to Piggy. He became increasingly

Golding uses the characters from Lord of the Flies just as Shakespeare did to prove that man is turned to evil. The narrative illustrates a story about a group of British boys who get stranded on a deserted island without any adults. This lack of a stable society and presence of leadership forces the boys to create their own, and this works for the boys for a while. The boys turn themselves into savages and begin to do evil deeds which continue to get worse until they are rescued. In the time between their rescue, the society the boys create devolves and turns them into savages although this was not always the case. When the boys first arrived, Ralph, the fair haired boy, attempts to lead them in a civilized manner, but through the influence of Jack, many of the boys become evil. Jack mutants against Ralph saying, “ I'm not going to be a part of Ralph lot... I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too,” (Golding 127) in saying this Jack has made most of the boys on the island betray their leader which proves both Jack and his followers to be evil. The society the boys created glorifies violence and death:“... the boys… found themselves eager to take part in this demented… society.” (Golding 152). Jack, the leader of the violent tribe, often takes his followers on gruesome hunts on which they graphicly disembowel the kill, and after the hunt, Jack leads a chant while the other boys stand

William Golding’s experiences in World War II deeply influenced his views on man’s nature. Golding’s allegorical novel, Lord of The Flies, explores the frightening and consistent, yet ignored, truths of man’s nature. British schoolboys board a plane in hopes to escape their war torn land. Unfortunately, the plane is shot down, thrusting the boys into a deserted island and leaving them to their own devices. At first, the boys look to find independence and freedom on the island where civilization no longer matters. However, it is soon clear that the boys cannot simply run away from their natural tendencies. Jack, previously a choir leader, is among the stranded boys, and slowly but surely rises to power on the island. Jack’s corrupted authority fuels his inner selfishness and leads him to consciously feed off of the fear of isolation and annihilation of his blind followers, thus proving that authority can overpower one's self-control.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies paints two stark and opposing images of reality. On the one hand, the novel suggests that certain characters have venerable attitudes, making them seem like the protagonists, like Simon or Piggy. This can be seen from the motivating forces behind Simon’s decisions, or by the civilized behavior portrayed by Piggy. On the other hand, the novel also suggests that a deep built-in mechanism exists in every human being, one that prioritizes survival over morality. Just by observation, the novel demonstrates Jack’s exercise of hunting instincts, his combat of the social recourse from Ralph, his influence on everyone else to join him, and his eventual takeover of the island. Of these two realities, William Golding's

“Before the party had started a great log has been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack painted and garlanded sat there like an idol” (Golding 149). Throughout Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew, tries to play a dominant role within the leadership of the island. Nearing the end of the novel we are exposed to what steps, Jack, is willing to take in order to be number one. In William Golding’s first novel he shares the struggle these children experience of seeking reality in the midst of something real that would only occur in imaginations. After serving in the Royal Navy and working as an English teacher William Golding shows his knowledge of the behaviors of men in war and children in reality. When nearly two dozen British

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a fictional work about the struggle of good and evil in man. It uses a group of British boys to show the deterioration of one’s innocence through savagery and slaughter.The boys are forced to maintain order on a deserted island where adults do not exist to maintain it. As the protagonist, Ralph, tries to keep the order and be rescued, the antagonist, Jack, wants to only have fun and hunt for meat. Ralph and Jack fight for the control of the boys, which leads to the rise of darkness and the death of a few boys. Golding shows that through the deaths of Simon and Piggy, social

William Golding presents a riveting story in his book, The Lord of the Flies. Young boys are stranded on an island and make the decision to, at the beginning, recreate the typical societal expectations and environments of which they were raised to uphold in England. Ralph, one of the biguns, becomes the leader by a valid group vote. Although most of his intelligence is gotten from Piggy, he leads the group of boys to learn survival skills, rescue tactics, and ultimately, become a community. Jack, who represents the evil-doers of the world in this story, becomes rebellious of the rule inflicted community in which Ralph and Piggy have created. Simon, who is the seer of all, begins to understand with Jack's rebellion, that the evil and the "beast"

William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, commences after a plane crash takes place on a deserted island. Young boys flee out of the crash scene and begin exploring the island, as well as coming to terms with the catastrophe they have just experienced. The boys decide to appoint a leader and Jack steps forth demanding for it to be him. Unfortunately to Jack, the boys vote on appointing Ralph as their leader. Ralph, trying to be civil, suggests that Jack can be in charge of the choir boys. Throughout the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding portrays different aspects and qualities of a democratic leader through the character Ralph, as he listens to his tribe and makes choices in the hopes to benefit them all, while ineffective qualities of a dictator are portrayed through Jack,

n Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses two boys from the socially rigid country of England to illustrate the idea that, if left unchecked, the animalistic nature that resides deep within human beings will overcome society’s rules and morals. The true ethical nature of the boys becomes more noticeable as time passes. The author uses his characters to symbolize two different aspects of society. Ralph is the example of civilization and democracy, while Jack is the epitome of savagery and animalistic behavior. In addition to his depiction of the main characters, Golding uses different situations to highlight that human nature, free from the constraints of society, draws people away from reason and towards savagery.

By leaving a group of civilized English boys in island, he creates a space where the readers examine the results when the constraints of civilization vanish and raw human nature takes over. In Lord of The Flies, Golding contrasts the constraints of society in an ever changing world and how it draws people away from reason toward savagery. After being hunt down like an animal by Jack and his tribe, Ralph and the others boys are rescued by a British naval officer whose attention is caught by a island in flames. The officer mocks the boys as he sees them acting like savages. However, Ralph can only cry about it as he understands and sees the contrast and changes in personality of the boys after being restrained in the island. After finding out about the two casualties that occurred in the island, the officer shows his disappointment to find English boys acting like savages. It is ironic that the officer finds himself so superior to the boys as he is rescuing them from a “war” in a war ship. Throughout the story Ralph and Piggy believe that life in the island would be different if any adults were around; however, the adults are not living differently outside the island. It is in our human nature to want power like Jack and to change due to ambition or to find ourselves superior to others while making the same mistakes. Afterall, the boys’ behavior in the

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, narrates the story of a group of English boys as they struggle to survive on an uncharted, uninhabited island. The boy’s airplane crashes into the island and kills any adults on board -- leaving the boys to fend for themselves. Ralph and Piggy meet each other first and, upon Piggy’s counsel, Ralph decides to call a meeting of all the boys by blowing on a conch shell. The boys quickly begin to form a society in which they elect Ralph as their leader. A boy called Jack quietly disagrees and believes that he should lead the group. As times passes, Jack and his choir become hunters for the rest of the boys and they begin to enjoy the ways of a predator. As Jack grows more savage, he becomes unhappy with the

William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Cornwall, England. At the age of twelve, he tried to write a novel, however, his parents did not allow him to pursue his passion. He was sent to study Natural Science at Oxford University. After finishing his second year in Natural Science, he decided to shift to English Literature in the same University. After graduation, he worked as a theater actor and director for a short period of time. He also wrote poetry and then became a school teacher. In 1940, the year after England entered World War II, Golding joined the Royal Navy and became the commander of a rocket-launcher and also participated in the invasion in Normandy.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, gives a look at what life would be like without any rules of civilization and how society would be when influenced by evil. Jack and Ralph battle to be the alpha male and to lead all young children to do what they think is best. Jack later decides that Ralph’s leading skills is aren’t substantial and decides to break off into a new society, taking with him many followers. Ralph believes that everyone’s goal should be to get off the island while Jack believes their society should result to chaos and war. Jack wants to lead the whole island to evil which make Ralph have to decide whether he should fall to evil or stay good. Jack's actions toward Ralph affects Ralph’s outlook on life and his choices. Jack's savage influence on Ralph’s integrity represents how easily evil can corrupt society when impacted by wrongdoing.