The Lord Of The Flies: Insanity And Savagery

Do humans have strong primal instincts that are hidden by society? In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys ranging from very young to about thirteen or fourteen, survive a plane crash on to an uninhabited tropical island. The story goes through their experiences with ‘beasts’ and learning how to hunt with the materials on the island. They struggle with building shelters and keeping a strong connection with each other as many of the older kids break off from the group. When the boys arrive on the island, they corporate well, but the longer they remain, they revert to old ways of living, showing how living away from society can revert you to the darker side of human nature.

Insanity and savagery is developed over time. In the beginning of the story the boys are cooperating with each other and build a sense of community. Ralph speaks to Jack about the meetings they hold: “Ralph lay flat and looked up at the palm trees and the sky.
“Meetings. Don’t we love meetings? Every day. Twice a day. We talk.” He got on one elbow. “I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running. Then we’d be, you know, very solemn, and someone would say we ought to build a jet, or a submarine, or a

When Jack says that they will leave part of what the kill for the beast, it is seen as a sacrifice to keep the beast away. A sacrifice of this sorts is a very dark idea especially for thirteen year old children. This sacrifice reveals the darkness of the nature that the children have and infers that they will revert to total savagery. Jack's group gains members becoming stronger and invites Piggy and Ralph’s group to a feast. People's fears cause them to do horrible things by acting purely by natural instinct. The group chants after the