Violence In Lord Of The Flies Language Analysis

In the story Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a group of schoolboys stranded on an island. On this island the boys struggle to stay civilized, and not give in to savagery. Golding suggests that violence can exist in civilization and savagery, which we can distinguish by way of the diction and imagery of violence from the hunt for the sow, and the civilized violence from the boys’ rescue. The scene from page 135 is the boys hunting down a sow. Golding uses diction like “hurled” and “eruption” to convey the boy's eagerness. The word “hurled” means to throw with excessive force, Golding used this word to show that they were drawn to her death like a magnet. They did not hesitate to kill her, considering they became violent so quickly we know that they are heading towards savagery. Also, when “Roger ran round the heap, prodding with his spear whenever pig flesh appeared”(135) the reader knows that the hunters are not
The man that rescues them is from civilization. Also, he is an “officer”. Due to the fact that he fights in the war we can tell that Golding is trying to show us that violence is everywhere. When he uses imagery like “the trim cruiser in the distance” (202) the reader can visualize the civilized violence. A “trim cruiser” is a warship. The word “trim” has a positive connotation, showing us the violence in civilization hiding under a more pleasing facade. Not only are they going back home during the war, the boys will be in the midst of it. From savagery to civilization the boys are going from one violent situation to another. In the book Lord of the Flies Golding uses diction and imagery to show us violence can be anywhere. From the sow hunt we can envision the violence in savagery. Also from the boys’ rescue we can see violence in civilization. Golding shares this message with us to help us understand that we can never get away from violence, it is a part of