Sacrifice In Melville's Lord Of The Flies

incentive in others. Albeit its Latin origin, several regions have taken the word and altered it to fit the culture and society. The biblical tradition maintains that when an object has been made holy, it should be given to the gods. Hence revealing the word 's foundation: sacer meaning "holy" and facere meaning "to make". As a result, humans must then surrender one object for another (Shipley 308) when performing a sacrifice. Forfeiting an item from one’s possessions symbolizes thanks for God and respect for the divinity. Several religions believe that the highest form of divine worship is found in a sacrifice. Sacrifices may simply express reverence, or demonstrate thanks for good fortune through intentional acts (Steinmueller 562-563). One objective behind sacrificial offerings is remembrance (Zaehner 363). The offering is consecrated through its destruction. The principle idea is that through these customs, loyalty, faith, love, and reverence reach their highest intensity. Paradoxically, the emotions
It examines the conflict between the two opposing impulses that exist within all human beings. One the one hand, there is the instinct to live peacefully; on the other, there is the impulse to seize power through violence, sacrificing the individual at the expense of the group (Boxall 482). Frightened, the young schoolboys deserted on a tropical island become convinced there is a monster among them. When Simon realizes the beast is not an external figure, but exists within each and every one of them, he is sacrificed and murdered for protection of the whole. Golding explores issues central to the human experience as he explores human evil and original sin with a post World War II mindset (Boxall 482). It shares similarities to Greek mythology in the sense that rituals become prominent in periods when fears of social instability are