Civilization In Lord Of The Flies

Society is made up in many different ways. Have you ever disobeyed a rule just because you despise it? One of the most important principles that keep people civilized in society is the law. In the novel Lord of the Flies, a group of schoolboys are stranded on an island and have the sovereignty to accomplish whatever they want. They appoint a leader and compose rules for everyone to follow, but not all the boys agree with the rules. What would you undertake if you were stranded on an island with your classmates? Since some of the boys don’t condone the rules, they start to live their own animations, forgetting about civilization. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the dearth of civilization ultimately causes the boys to become savages
by adjusting to the evil ways of nature and becoming their own people. Since the boys were acclimating to living on their own in the wilderness, they started to neglect civilization. In the beginning, Ralph was entirely about having a pure appearance. Now that he has adjusted to nature, he realizes “his filthy appearance.” (215-17) This is where all the boys started losing their civilized ways, forgetting about cleanliness. Next, when Ralph, Jack, and Simon went to pursuit pigs, they were all petrified of killing such an innocent animal. Later in the story, the boys would yell, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” (89-99) The boys, chiefly Jack, would adapt to hunting and surviving on pigs. Lastly, Piggy’s broken glasses prove the loss of their civilization. They were being misused, as “burning glasses,” and were soon broken. (159-161) The glasses were used for a vision, but now, it symbolizes the paucity of civilization. The boys are steadily losing their sophistication, which will eventually cause them to become savages.
Everyone has different perspectives, especially the boys in Lord of the Flies.
For example, Ralph is more sensible and puts confidence in that the boys need “to have rules and agree”, in order to maintain a safe life. (200-207) He is wholly about the fire and ensuring that the littluns will have huts to feel impervious in. Ralph stays in jurisdiction and doesn’t get distracted by the parties and hunting of his friend, Jack. On the other hand, “[Jack] began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.” (58) Jack’s opinion of life is to live it in a fun and pleasurable way. He doesn’t condone in working and suffering. Lastly, a boy named Simon “goes to his bower” to have some time alone. He believes that serenity will solve problems. Trying to show peace is a symbol of what the boys need. Many of the boys have different opinions of life, and that is how they become
estranged.
The lack of civilization causes the boys to go savage by nature.
The boys have gone from being together, to being split into two groups. The conch, for example, is a symbol of the erosion of civilization. When Roger threw the boulder and broke the conch, there was “a sense of delirious abandonment.” (63) The boys had depended on the conch to have their opportunities to talk, but now that it’s gone, they won't boast this civilized rule. When Roger threw the boulder and broke the conch, he also assassinated Piggy, who had the most reasonable view of life. He was the most rational because “Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.” (71) Without Piggy, Ralph will have an industrious time focusing on what he really wants to do; keep the fire burning and building huts to keep the littluns safe. On the other side, Jack has adjusted to nature because he “planned his own face.” (31-33) Painting his face turns him into a new person that has a characteristic of being savage. The loss of civilization is shown because they were once very conscious of being clean, but now they want to blend in with nature and become
savages. In conclusion, the loss of civilization and laws has ultimately caused the boys to become savages. Due to the autonomy on the island, the boys can perform whatever they want. When they first arrived at the island, they were conscious about their appearance, what they ate, where they slept, and whether or not they’ll escape the island. That was because of the rules of society that made them civilized. Now, they have become savages of nature, feasting on pigs, painting their faces, and even killing their own people. The dearth of civilization really made a huge impact on how the boys live their lives.