Human nature Combined with Order and Chaos in Lord of the Flies
In every individual, there is a savage beast lurking inside, waiting to unleash itself at the breaking point. In the novel, the boys turned to savagery in their time of desolation. This aftermath is from the manifestation in humans, and how humans are selfish and narcissistic animals. With most people, fighting fire with fire is the natural instinct to resolve an issue, which is traced back to one’s barbarous thoughts, that live deep within the mind. Every human has a depraved side to them, from the beginning of their lives, to the end.
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the boys gradually allow fear and obsession to overcome them, and unleashed the “beast” within them. An example of this is Jack. Towards the middle of the book, Jack loses interest …show more content…
“‘The rules!’ shouted Ralph, ‘you’re breaking the rules!’ ‘Who cares?’ Ralph summoned his wits. ‘Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!’ But Jack was shouting against him. ‘Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat-’” (Golding 91).In this quotation, Jack is completely disregarding the rules that were put in place, revealing his uncivilized side. His “hobby” of killing pigs turns into an obsession, and the urge to kill a living creature becomes pleasurable to Jack. He is overpowered by his inner beast, and disregards the rules and laws of civilization that were installed in him from a young age. Another example of savagery being portrayed is when the boys set the entire island on fire. At this point in the novel, they have lost almost all of the society they attempted to create and have gone completely rogue. Two of the boys in the novel have been murdered by the boys, who are about to kill a third. The order and
In every individual, there is a savage beast lurking inside, waiting to unleash itself at the breaking point. In the novel, the boys turned to savagery in their time of desolation. This aftermath is from the manifestation in humans, and how humans are selfish and narcissistic animals. With most people, fighting fire with fire is the natural instinct to resolve an issue, which is traced back to one’s barbarous thoughts, that live deep within the mind. Every human has a depraved side to them, from the beginning of their lives, to the end.
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the boys gradually allow fear and obsession to overcome them, and unleashed the “beast” within them. An example of this is Jack. Towards the middle of the book, Jack loses interest …show more content…
“‘The rules!’ shouted Ralph, ‘you’re breaking the rules!’ ‘Who cares?’ Ralph summoned his wits. ‘Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!’ But Jack was shouting against him. ‘Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat-’” (Golding 91).In this quotation, Jack is completely disregarding the rules that were put in place, revealing his uncivilized side. His “hobby” of killing pigs turns into an obsession, and the urge to kill a living creature becomes pleasurable to Jack. He is overpowered by his inner beast, and disregards the rules and laws of civilization that were installed in him from a young age. Another example of savagery being portrayed is when the boys set the entire island on fire. At this point in the novel, they have lost almost all of the society they attempted to create and have gone completely rogue. Two of the boys in the novel have been murdered by the boys, who are about to kill a third. The order and