Child to Savage, What Went Wrong in the Lord of the Flies
Child to Savage, What Went Wrong in the Lord of the Flies
Golding’s book, Lord of The Flies, is a survival journey where numerous kids were accidentally placed on an uninhabited island without any adults. The children tried to construct a democratic form of government but later on, government became absent. This led to the destruction of the children’s morals. One of the author’s main archetypal themes of this book was the “loss of innocence”. The characters of this book went from a civilized Englishmen to savage because of stress and many psychological struggles.
Ralph, the main character of this book, realized when he was on the island that freedom was all around him. He became chief of the island by accident. People liked him and he blew the conch shell so they elected him as their leader. Ralph then changed his views about survival. He realized what must be done to become rescued. He took a democratic standpoint and made certain groups to watch over the fire and to build shelters. All was well until the first sign of flaw. The children were acting lazy and careless. It was almost if they knew they weren’t going to be rescued. Jack started to voice his opinions. Jack’s mistake of not watching the fire causes Ralph to go ballistic and to call group meetings. The children could have been rescued if the fire was still going because they saw a ship in the far distance. Ralph, at this point, became clear on his idea of survival; however, Jack didn’t want to follow his instruction. Jack began to take people on a hunt for meat because the children only had eaten fruit while they have been on the island. Ralph was trying to keep governmental control but was failing. Finally, Jack breaks off from the group and causes major conflicts with the two surviving parties. Ralph’s biggest step to loss of innocence was when he was converted to an evil mind. When Simon showed up to tell the news of the beast, Ralph joined in on the stabbing and brutal murder of Simon. Ralph’s mind breaks but he regains it back when he reflect on what he has done in the next chapter. Ralph is then considered to be a traitor and one of the most wanted. Ralph gives up on hope for rescue and hides out hoping not to be seen. Ralph’s views...