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    very human is a savage. All of us has something savage within our lives.Were all born savage. When were born people learn humanity and from what’s right and wrong. In the book “The Lord Of The Flies” The boys are definitely considered savages .It is evident that when you're at home, you're taught what’s right and wrong, but in the book there are no parents, another reason is the characteristics of humanity was low such as being civilized. Lastly is the way they talk and treat things/others shows

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    when they are faced with dire situations. Through the escalating tension surrounding the symbolic nature of Piggy’s glasses and its representation of the boys’ rationality, William Golding conveys the message that lack of reason brings out the innate savage side of human nature. Piggy’s glasses are symbolic of the boys’ humane side and their reason. At the start of the novel, the boys on the island seem to be pleasant people and they understand the importance of starting a signal fire to be rescued

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    the idea of a making rules to follow it started a society that needs rules to be followed in order to get anything done. With the creation of rules people can get more things done with structure of rules. Without these rules everyone will act more savage than the normal person acts today. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the conflict to show that Ralph is civilized, and that Jack is showing signs of savagery. Ralph being civilized could help him be more alarmed about what goes around

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    Mankind’s savage core is revealed through the rapid regression of children to their default state of nature. Most people would find being stuck on a tropical island horrible, while others may disagree. After all, there is no judge or court system on an empty island. Anyone can do anything without the constraints of society to keep everyone in their place. Whatever the case, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies takes that idea and warps it into a story following a set of young boys facing their inner

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    the Lord of the Flies. Ralph had wanted to stay as one group and pushed for civilization and rescue. Ralph clung to civilization throughout the entire book and even at the end without the conch or Piggy, he remained civilized and avoided becoming savage like Jack and the hunters. The alternate ending was not the same outcome for Ralph. Ralph had descended to savagery and lost sight of civilization and rescue. In the book he had moments where he forgot about wanting to be rescued, like on page 245;

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    rescued. However, as time goes on, lawlessness and savagery begins to set in, as they’re just a pack of boys. The death of two of the wisest boys on the island, Piggy and Simon, shows a real turn of events and signals that the boys have finally turned savage. Evidently, no matter how polished and civilized the boys may seem, at the end of the day when the boys are stripped to their cores, their crueler nature shows. Jack and Ralph work together, at least at the start, to keep everyone fed and happy. They

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    had the idea that, “We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” This idea transfers nicely to William Goldings’ book, Lord of the Flies, which follows British boys who have been stranded on a deserted island, and now must survive, using their surroundings, as well as their wit. However, it isn’t all smooth sailing for the boys, and eventually almost all of them become savage-like, and disconnected from the outside world

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    Civilization versus Savagery The Lord of the Flies is a classic novel written by William Golding in the year of 1954. The novel tells the tale of a group of schoolboys who are miraculously marooned on a desert island after their plane crashes. At first the boys attempt to govern themselves and to keep a grasp on civilization and order; In the beginning the island was very much like their home, but eventually this ideology fades into savagery and brutality. The boys resort to theft, torture and even

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    Every human is a savage. All of us has something savage within our lives. When were born, people learn humanity and what’s right from wrong. In the book “The Lord Of The Flies” The boys are definitely considered savages .In the book, the boys are considered savages because it is evident that when you're at home, you're taught what’s right and wrong, but in the book there are no parents, another reason is the characteristics of humanity was low such as being civilized. Lastly is the way they talk

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    no parents to enforce rules or be a leader to keep the boys civil, so the boys quickly become savage by creating the havoc that causes the death of two innocent boys. Jack’s character quickly transforms into a savage and most of the boys follow Jack so they can play and show their inner savagery through pure acts of evil. Golding uses the transformation of Jack and his tribe’s power to show man’s savage state of nature when all rules of society are unrecognized and there is no leader to keep the

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