Lord Of The Flies Society Vs Savagery
Society vs. Savagery
Lord of the Flies written by William Golding in 1954, deals with the story of seven boys deserted on an island during the second World War. In order to establish a sense of civilization appoint a leader “Ralph”. However when the boys lose the order due to differing ideas, they transform into savages. This is where the boys begin to believe in Jack, the boy that believes less in society and prefers to be savage. Jack represents evil and savagery. Lord of the Flies is a novel read by most high schools for its literary devices such as symbols and meanings. However if you look at Ralph the character, he can represent the order of civilization that each of the boys is losing. It is crucial that Ralph keeps his composure throughout the book, if he would not the hope of keeping order would diminish fast, however Jack begins fight against society and everything Ralph stands for.
With close attention to Ralph as whole we can infer that the author …show more content…
The boys appoint a leader named Ralph who tries to find ways and plans to get off the island. However by closely analyzing Ralph as a character, we can see that Ralph represents society and order. However a boy named Jack who was also nominated but loses believes in almost the opposite of Ralph. Jack symbolizes the evil and savagery in humanity itself. As the boys stay longer on the island secluded from civilization they begin to lose their belief in Ralph and begin to put their trust in Jack. As this goes on the boys become more savage and start to despise Ralph and his views because the boys who are free from society are now physiologically blaming Ralph who still contains the views of society still in his characteristics. Therefore as it goes throughout real life society (Ralph) is constantly battling human savagery (Jack) and without both one will take over and destroy the
Lord of the Flies written by William Golding in 1954, deals with the story of seven boys deserted on an island during the second World War. In order to establish a sense of civilization appoint a leader “Ralph”. However when the boys lose the order due to differing ideas, they transform into savages. This is where the boys begin to believe in Jack, the boy that believes less in society and prefers to be savage. Jack represents evil and savagery. Lord of the Flies is a novel read by most high schools for its literary devices such as symbols and meanings. However if you look at Ralph the character, he can represent the order of civilization that each of the boys is losing. It is crucial that Ralph keeps his composure throughout the book, if he would not the hope of keeping order would diminish fast, however Jack begins fight against society and everything Ralph stands for.
With close attention to Ralph as whole we can infer that the author …show more content…
The boys appoint a leader named Ralph who tries to find ways and plans to get off the island. However by closely analyzing Ralph as a character, we can see that Ralph represents society and order. However a boy named Jack who was also nominated but loses believes in almost the opposite of Ralph. Jack symbolizes the evil and savagery in humanity itself. As the boys stay longer on the island secluded from civilization they begin to lose their belief in Ralph and begin to put their trust in Jack. As this goes on the boys become more savage and start to despise Ralph and his views because the boys who are free from society are now physiologically blaming Ralph who still contains the views of society still in his characteristics. Therefore as it goes throughout real life society (Ralph) is constantly battling human savagery (Jack) and without both one will take over and destroy the