Fear In Lord Of The Flies Analysis
The story of The Lord of The Flies by William Golding is written in a twisted and ironic cruelty. Golding uses the fear of the 'Beast' to drive the boys insane. From this fear the boys kill a boy in a out of control fire, and brutally maul Simon. The fear in the children is the cause of two deaths on the island, some of the arguably most well rounded and smartest characters in the story. This fear drives a group of naturally good kids to a group of power hungry, bloodthirsty savages.
After the boys arrive on the island and organize themselves, they scour around looking for any adults. One of the littluns runs back into camp screaming that he saw a ‘beast’ among the vines. Ralph and some of the older boys don't really believe that there is a beast, but a seed of fear is planted in all the boys heads. Even though Simon tries to talk some sense into the tribe, saying “Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us”(80), reassuring them the beast is …show more content…
Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”(104) as if They seemed to believe killing the pigs is also killing the beast. Through this, the boys were not killing a beast but losing their remaining sanity, and falling deeper into fears emotional trap.
When Simon is taking the pigs head to be offered, and has his seizure the pig's head says, “There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast”(143). The Beast then goes onto say “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”(143), proving that there is no real tangible beast, but was only the fear in their own heads. The author also does well using symbolism with the pig's head on a stake(138) because the Lord of The Flies is a pigs head and the fear that all the boys were feeling was all in their head.
Golding gives us insight into Ralph's head saying "The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away"(82), showing us that the little control over themselves is
After the boys arrive on the island and organize themselves, they scour around looking for any adults. One of the littluns runs back into camp screaming that he saw a ‘beast’ among the vines. Ralph and some of the older boys don't really believe that there is a beast, but a seed of fear is planted in all the boys heads. Even though Simon tries to talk some sense into the tribe, saying “Maybe there is a beast....maybe it's only us”(80), reassuring them the beast is …show more content…
Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”(104) as if They seemed to believe killing the pigs is also killing the beast. Through this, the boys were not killing a beast but losing their remaining sanity, and falling deeper into fears emotional trap.
When Simon is taking the pigs head to be offered, and has his seizure the pig's head says, “There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast”(143). The Beast then goes onto say “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”(143), proving that there is no real tangible beast, but was only the fear in their own heads. The author also does well using symbolism with the pig's head on a stake(138) because the Lord of The Flies is a pigs head and the fear that all the boys were feeling was all in their head.
Golding gives us insight into Ralph's head saying "The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away"(82), showing us that the little control over themselves is