How Does Golding Present The Theme Of Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

The lack of civilization and organization can drive people to irrational thoughts. Pride and selfish thoughts often leads to conflicts between groups in societies. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding creates the theme of savagery through the children’s location and isolation. To emphasize this, Golding portrays the people on the island as innocent children to show how primitive and savagery is the core in the human heart. Due to the boys’ desire for freedom and endeavor to kill the beast, the children become primally savage, which can be shown through their game, excitement over killing a pig, and murdering of Simon..
As the littluns were playing, they started thinking about killing other things. Then they took spears and started “jabbing at Robert with it. ‘Kill him!... Bash him in!’”(114). Before, Jack had taken them hunting and they
All boys on the island come to the gathering, even Ralph and Piggy, they are all fed to their hearts content. Then Jack tried to make a point that they didn’t need Ralph’s leadership because he was able to feed all of the people on the island. Ralph and Jack argue about how wrong the other was, causing more separation and disorder between all the groups. Then it started to rain, Jack started their dance and chanted, “‘Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” to keep the group thinking positive, even though they have no shelter(152). As they chanted Simon was coming out of the forest rag and tired, he was “crying something about a dead man on a hill”(152). The crowd of people believed it was the beast from the forest so they attacked it, tarring its teeth and claws. The boys on the island were trying to enjoy themselves by singing and dancing, but their fear blinds them to the truth that they didn’t want. Because they were scared they killed Simon as soon as possible without any thoughts, therefore they are are becoming more primitive and