Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

“There is no one righteous, not even one” (Romans 3: 10). Written by William Golding, The Lord of the Flies relates a fictional tale of a small society of boys on an island who, throughout the course of the book, lose their innocence. Ralph, the main character, emerges at the beginning as a leader, a link to the “grown-up world,” but loses control as many of the boys choose to follow Jack instead. The leader of the rebel group, Jack Merridew, practically imposes leadership on himself and then wins the loyalty of most of “the biguns” when offering them a chance to hunt and eat roasted pig. Golding’s use of Ralph and the group of savages to illustrate how mankind, without imposed order, gravitates toward truculence, relates to humans who now
In a study done by the University of California, Los Angeles, sixth-grade students who stare at a digital screen for extended periods of time do significantly worse on a test of reading human emotions from a photograph than those who waste little time on their smart devices (Wolpert). Numerous young adults have become addicted to social networking and have not developed the needed savvy for proper interaction and relationships. The lack of empathy and the skills needed to read one another’s emotions in society today show the severe repercussions of lengthy amounts of time on electronic communication websites. Advances in technology allow for cyberbullying, a major dilemma because, without fear of someone discovering them, students can “embarrass, harass, or threaten their peers” (CDC). Just as the mask used by the savages in the Lord of the Flies provides anonymity for whoever wears it, social media acts as a mask in the world of technology. This disguise assists those who choose to embolden their wickedness under the cover of an unknown identity. Due to advances in the popularization of social networks, much of humanity has lost contact with each