Lord of the Flies Essay
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Lord of the Flies essay
Option A
Golding, the author of the insightful, but brief novel, Lord of the Flies, thoroughly examines the reality of humanity. It explores the instincts of humans as civilization and authority are taken away and the growing savagery in us begins to grow. Instincts are not something we control, but rather, something that controls us; tells us to do something. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the decline of civilization can be attributed to the theme of inner conflict. The three main boys on the island are thoroughly analyzed based on their inner conflicts, and are understood once their actions have a meaning. This theme of intuition in Golding's novel, refers to the barbaric depths people will go to for survival. Inner conflicts appear subtly but relatively often. This classic novel, analyzes the inner battles between civil vs. savage, and order vs. chaos from the vantage point of a group of British boys stranded on an island.
Ralph, the protagonist of the novel, struggles with the conflict within him of how to obtain the role of a leader that was thrust upon him for being, as it is described on page eight, “the directness of genuine leadership”. This role was intensely questioned and constantly undermined by Jack, who felt he was the best fit for a leader. Internally, Ralph battles with the prospect of leadership at his young age and the severeness of the responsibility for the group of boys of which he is in charge of. At first, Ralph is in charge and the leader through the group's eyes, “Ralph laughed, and the other boys laughed with him”(Golding 35). But as the novel slowly evolves, Ralph is too civil for the kids' liking and would rather have fun as long as they have no higher power or authority as it is plainly stated on page 34, “While we're waiting we can have a good time on the island”. Ralph must cope with a group of boys who take nothing seriously, “and they keep running off....They're off bathing, or eating,
Lord of the Flies essay
Option A
Golding, the author of the insightful, but brief novel, Lord of the Flies, thoroughly examines the reality of humanity. It explores the instincts of humans as civilization and authority are taken away and the growing savagery in us begins to grow. Instincts are not something we control, but rather, something that controls us; tells us to do something. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the decline of civilization can be attributed to the theme of inner conflict. The three main boys on the island are thoroughly analyzed based on their inner conflicts, and are understood once their actions have a meaning. This theme of intuition in Golding's novel, refers to the barbaric depths people will go to for survival. Inner conflicts appear subtly but relatively often. This classic novel, analyzes the inner battles between civil vs. savage, and order vs. chaos from the vantage point of a group of British boys stranded on an island.
Ralph, the protagonist of the novel, struggles with the conflict within him of how to obtain the role of a leader that was thrust upon him for being, as it is described on page eight, “the directness of genuine leadership”. This role was intensely questioned and constantly undermined by Jack, who felt he was the best fit for a leader. Internally, Ralph battles with the prospect of leadership at his young age and the severeness of the responsibility for the group of boys of which he is in charge of. At first, Ralph is in charge and the leader through the group's eyes, “Ralph laughed, and the other boys laughed with him”(Golding 35). But as the novel slowly evolves, Ralph is too civil for the kids' liking and would rather have fun as long as they have no higher power or authority as it is plainly stated on page 34, “While we're waiting we can have a good time on the island”. Ralph must cope with a group of boys who take nothing seriously, “and they keep running off....They're off bathing, or eating,