Ralph Wept For The End Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

The naval officer from the novel Lord of the Flies represents ignorance and the order of civilization. When he discovers the boys, he hadn’t learned what Ralph and the other boys had learned about the “end of innocence”, nor most likely will he ever. The final chapter of the novel is what sums up the message that William Golding is trying to send. Through this officer, he expresses huge and ugly truths about humanity that we as a society try to hide. “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. “ Ralph is hit with the reality of the violent events that took place on the island. The sadist Roger, the intelligent Piggy, he himself as the natural leader;