From Boys To Savages Lord Of The Flies Analysis

From Boys to Savages Does every individual have the capacity to commit mass murder? Would the Dalai Lama commit unspeakable evil under the proper circumstances. Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding about a group of ordinary schoolboys stranded on a remote island free from adult supervision, the boys eventually commit unspeakable acts of violence and evil. The boys are unconsciously mimicking the world around them where the adults engaged in a world war. Almost anyone under the right circumstance can do terrible things because people are neither good or evil. One of the “normal” boys stranded on the island quickly becomes evil. Jack learns to kill when first arriving on the island he starts with pigs and ends with humans. “I was choosing a place” “I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab it.” On page 31 Jack, Ralph, and Simon go out to explore the island. While exploring they come across a trapped pig, Jack attempts to kill the
Children without adult supervision become murderers. Teenagers who are the victims of bullying become murderers. Lord of the Flies shows how this can happen. Like every rule there is an exception. “I just take the conch to say this. I can’t see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. I voted for you for chief. He’s the only one who ever got anything done. So now you speak, Ralph, and tell us what. Or else.” This quote from Piggy on page 170 shows even after what he has been through he still views the conch as the last thing left representing order and the old way of life. Piggy never felt the rush of killing something that the other boys had experienced on hunting trips. His respect was the major factor in preventing him from becoming a killer. Under the right circumstances, where there is a lack of supervision or years of being the victim of bullying almost anyone can become a savage. Piggy is the