Lord Of The Flies Quotes
Innocence to Savagery
The initial existence of innocence is vital to the story development in the novel, Lord of the Flies, because they are not concerned about danger where concern is due, they have a lack of knowledge, and they eventually become savages.
The characters in this novel are young. Right off the bat, the children aren’t concerned about what has just happened to them. We begin the book from the perspective of two young boys and all the other boys are yet to be seen. They are all just minding their own business eating fruit or just playing in the shade. We don’t know how long they’ve been there or what trauma they may have experienced because that isn’t even a concern of theirs. Their only source of doubt in the beginning of the book comes from the lack of adults but the realization that there are none, soon turns into delight for a newfound sense of freedom.
“Aren’t there any grownups at all?” “I don’t think so.” The fair boy said this solemnly; but then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him.” pg. 7. Any rational thinking adult would realize the situation they are in and immediately panic or at least be very concerned. They would understand the danger of the situation and try to do anything in their …show more content…
They let their imaginations run wild and their suppressed fear turns these things into a “beastie” . “He still says he saw the beastie. It came and went away again an’ came back and wanted to eat him–” pg. 49. “He says in the morning it turned into them things like ropes in the trees and hung in the branches. He says will it come back tonight?” pg. 49. The littluns, another word made up while they were on the island used to describe the younger kids of the bunch, would whimper at night and have nightmares. They didn’t have the comfort of adults they were used to and this lack of nurture we can assume led to the nightmares they were
The initial existence of innocence is vital to the story development in the novel, Lord of the Flies, because they are not concerned about danger where concern is due, they have a lack of knowledge, and they eventually become savages.
The characters in this novel are young. Right off the bat, the children aren’t concerned about what has just happened to them. We begin the book from the perspective of two young boys and all the other boys are yet to be seen. They are all just minding their own business eating fruit or just playing in the shade. We don’t know how long they’ve been there or what trauma they may have experienced because that isn’t even a concern of theirs. Their only source of doubt in the beginning of the book comes from the lack of adults but the realization that there are none, soon turns into delight for a newfound sense of freedom.
“Aren’t there any grownups at all?” “I don’t think so.” The fair boy said this solemnly; but then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him.” pg. 7. Any rational thinking adult would realize the situation they are in and immediately panic or at least be very concerned. They would understand the danger of the situation and try to do anything in their …show more content…
They let their imaginations run wild and their suppressed fear turns these things into a “beastie” . “He still says he saw the beastie. It came and went away again an’ came back and wanted to eat him–” pg. 49. “He says in the morning it turned into them things like ropes in the trees and hung in the branches. He says will it come back tonight?” pg. 49. The littluns, another word made up while they were on the island used to describe the younger kids of the bunch, would whimper at night and have nightmares. They didn’t have the comfort of adults they were used to and this lack of nurture we can assume led to the nightmares they were