Peace And Violence In Lord Of The Flies: An Analysis

Throughout the book Lord of The Flies, peace and violence are demonstrated very distinctly. When the boys landed on the island there was a sign of relief. For the most part, they were excited but then began to realize without adults, they are going have to fend for their own. Most people would think that peace and violence can’t come together. In the book Lord of The Flies these two environments do without counteracting each other. They both take their own specific place within this setting. During the fight of Piggy’s specs one can see the common stereotype of all boys are innocent, is proven wrong. Before this fight there is peace on one end of the island and war on the other. “Roger edged past the chief, only just avoiding pushing him with his shoulder”. (Golding 182) Throughout the beginning of this novel Roger is a very quiet character. He doesn’t have much to say and is usually has a “to himself” personality. Within this quote Golding proved in every soul there is a bit of
“Jack grabbed Maurice and rubbed the stuff over his cheeks”. (Golding 195) “Kill the pig, cut her throat, bash her in”. (Golding 75) Within this entire book Golding give hints to violence but unless if the boys are on a hunt he usually does not show it directly. The first quote I have here gives the indirect showing of violence. The second is obviously direct and is very clear. Although the boys might be blinded to it, the savages absence of innocence provokes violence throughout the entire book.
Peace. The freedom from disturbance. For these schoolboys that have just crashlanded there is a very peaceful environment. Any “normal” human would be freaking out, wondering how they are getting home or even concerned for their health. Golding does a phenomenal job in this book to put the reader into a childlike state of mind. As violence is not always just stated the peaceful frame of mind is always