Lord of the Flies: Amoral acts
Lord of the Flies by William Golding portrays society giving into their savagery by lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings. Without order and self-restraint, man changes into "man the destroyer", a shocking form from lacking moral sensibility. However, the animal in human nature does not come out of the blue, it reflects the hidden emotions the individual is encountering or has encountered. Society holds everyone together, and without values and ideals society is lost. It is the behaviours of Jack, Ralph and Roger, and their lack of moral awareness that led to the deterioration of the society.It is obvious that Jack can be very mean and uses dictatorship to force everyone to follow him under his rule. While Piggy is talking, Jack exclaims, "You're talking to much. Shut up fatty (Golding, 20)." Jack always breaks the rule of speaking while holding the conch. He interrupts almost everyone, especially Piggy, when they are speaking. The fact that Jack frequently picks on Piggy is a symbol of how power and brutality will often overwhelm intellect, which also leads to savageness. Jack gives in to his inner human desires and crosses the line to brutality when he kills a pig. "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her i
Roger's hatred towards others on the island is portrayed through his amoral acts. The littluns had worked really hard to make those sand castles, but since Roger has no real sense of moral conduct, he is not concerned about what he is doing to himself and others on the island. Ralph on the other hand uses his authority to create rules and a simple government, but at times he too cannot resist his own "inner beast. In conclusion, the evil residing within everyone and the dark side of human nature is portrayed through the acts, behaviours, attitudes and thoughts of Jack, Ralph and Roger. The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee. " Jack leads the boys towards savagery. 'I hit him! The spear stuck in- (124)", but he realises that he would fail himself and the others if he gave into the 'Beast'. Jack and Ralph prove to be similar, both recognising their inner desires, but each handle the situations a little differently. Ralph finds the conch (symbol of power and order. "Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever. Roger kills one of the true symbols of order and civilization on the island.
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