Who Is The Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

When proper British children are without society, they become scary, intimidating savages. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is about young British boys crashing on a plane on an island without adults to guide them. When they are left by themselves, they get together and form a vote on who should become chief. When the fair boy, Ralph is picked chief, Jack does not like that. Jack is the leader of the choir. The boys have the conch which represents power. The only people who should talk out loud is whoever has the conch. When this society begins to fade, the British proper children led by Jack become savages. When the enforcers of society are removed, man reverts to his basic evil tendencies. When the power of the conch is removed, savagery is displayed, especially in Jack claims: “Conch! Conch! We don’t need the

“There was a shout from beyond the thicket and then Ralph was running with the swiftness of fear through the undergrowth. He came into a pig-run, followed it for perhaps a hundred yards, and then swerved off”(195). Ralph runs like an animal to escape the savages. This event shows Ralph running for his life, because if he does not run, he will die. He realizes that he is all by himself, and there is no one to help him. Ralph has to become an animal to run away from the fire, and the hunters. When the enforcers of society are removed, man reverts to his basic evil tendencies. The first cause of innocence is by disrespecting the conch. Second, getting caught up in the thrill of killing the beast. third, smoking Ralph out with the fire.. Why is it important they rebel against society? It is important, because when the boys in Lord of the Flies disobey the rules, their society changes, and they become savages. They thrive on the excitement of killing the beast, and they fear any sight of the beast. By rebelling against the rules, their whole way of life