Transformation In Lord Of The Flies Essay

In his novel, Lord of the Flies, Golding develops the idea that without society, humans can become savage again. To support his idea, he shows how much more selfish and violent his characters become the longer that they are isolated from society and are on the island. Some examples in the book include Simon and his illusion with “the Lord of the Flies” before he falls into his seizure, the deterioration of their society on the island, and also character transformation before and after they get stuck on the island. Another thing is the use of children in this text, instead of adults or teens of any other age group. One of the examples Golding uses is the scene that happens with Simon before he is killed by the other boys. In that scene, Simon is talking to “the Lord of the Flies,” which is actually just a pig head on a stick left as a tribute from the other boys to the beast that is said to live on the island. In a way, the pig’s head is to represent evil or darkness, for the
As the months go on, you can see in their appearances how much the boys have changed since they’ve first gotten onto the island. For example, one of the major character changes was Jack and his transformation. In the beginning of the story, Jack Merridew had bright red hair, and a whole lot of confidence. At the end of the several months, where things go wrong, Jack’s hair is now a sandy color, and is also longer. Also, he was covered in freckles and sunburn, due to all the time they’ve spent in the sunburn. Personality wise, it seems that Jack has also gotten more aggressive, and more willing to kill since the incident with the pig. In the chapter close to where Simon dies, you could see that Jack has already changed completely. At that point, all he really wanted was to be the leader, but he the way he’s portraying himself, he looks like a