What Is The Role Of Fear In Lord Of The Flies

I agree with all the points Gabrielle brought up: fear itself will do nothing but harm the boys. The littluns let it consume them, letting their imagination terrify them, while biguns such as Ralph and Jack instead used it to their advantage. Ralph, who called the meeting in order to discuss this “beast”, insists that there are no monsters on the island. Backed by Piggy, he shows logic and rational thinking. He is determined to maintain peace and order amongst the boys.

At first, Jack is on the same page. “Of course we’re frightened sometimes but we put up with being frightened,” he said. However, once two littluns, Phil and Percival, recount their experiences with the alleged beast, Jack takes on a different attitude. He assures everyone