Role of the Hunters in Lord of the Flies
Examine the part played by the hunters in the story. How important do you think they are? Give reasons to support your answer.
In the smash hit novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies, the hunters play an important (if not the most important) part in the story. The hunters move the story forward more than anyone else in the story. Jack and his choir boys serve as the main antagonists in the story and represent the “evil” side of the novel. The hunters were the ones who hunted for food and were assigned the task of keeping the fire burning on top of the mountain, which they decided to abandon. Most importantly, the hunters were the ones who overthrew the authority in the island after Simon was brutally murdered; Piggy was crushed by a rock and Ralph was left running for his life as an outlaw. The hunters are possibly the most influential characters in the book, even more than Ralph, Simon and Piggy. Without the hunters, the book will not have an evil side and the plot would not have been as exciting.
The hunters were the one who were assigned to keep the boys alive and well fed. The boys were forced to live off just fruit and other plants which ended up giving them terrible diarrhea. The choir boys then hunted the island for pigs with Jack failing at the first attempt. “I was going to” said Jack. He was ahead of them and they could not see his face. “I was choosing a place. Next time -!” The hunt for the pigs turned into a savage quest for redemption and revenge on the pigs which led to Jack losing his human side and made him insane but he kept the boys well fed and happy. This was the turning point of the novel where Jack became power hungry and changed from the sane, decent and cute choir boy into the savage and ruthless hunter that crushed all the authority that the boys had and became the feared leader in the island. “He looked at himself in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger. He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing
In the smash hit novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies, the hunters play an important (if not the most important) part in the story. The hunters move the story forward more than anyone else in the story. Jack and his choir boys serve as the main antagonists in the story and represent the “evil” side of the novel. The hunters were the ones who hunted for food and were assigned the task of keeping the fire burning on top of the mountain, which they decided to abandon. Most importantly, the hunters were the ones who overthrew the authority in the island after Simon was brutally murdered; Piggy was crushed by a rock and Ralph was left running for his life as an outlaw. The hunters are possibly the most influential characters in the book, even more than Ralph, Simon and Piggy. Without the hunters, the book will not have an evil side and the plot would not have been as exciting.
The hunters were the one who were assigned to keep the boys alive and well fed. The boys were forced to live off just fruit and other plants which ended up giving them terrible diarrhea. The choir boys then hunted the island for pigs with Jack failing at the first attempt. “I was going to” said Jack. He was ahead of them and they could not see his face. “I was choosing a place. Next time -!” The hunt for the pigs turned into a savage quest for redemption and revenge on the pigs which led to Jack losing his human side and made him insane but he kept the boys well fed and happy. This was the turning point of the novel where Jack became power hungry and changed from the sane, decent and cute choir boy into the savage and ruthless hunter that crushed all the authority that the boys had and became the feared leader in the island. “He looked at himself in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger. He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing