Deviance In Lord Of The Flies

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In the film Lord of The Flies, after a plane crash the survivors found themselves living on a deserted island which brought out certain societal norms with deviant behaviors formed in the different groups of the adolescents. Deviance is something different from what is considered to be normal or morally correct. The societal norms of the island were maintaining the same appearance and also having an aggressive attitude. Furthermore, there was more of a focus on long term survival as opposed to getting rescued. The societal norms started when, the hunters came back from a successful hunt bringing a dead pig to dinner. Once they arrived, they smacked Piggy in the head and broke a lens on his glasses. The reasoning behind this was, he was considered deviant from their group because he was not like them. He was not like them because of his physical appearance. …show more content…

In addition, Simon is also a deviant because of his isolatory actions. He separated himself from the group, to go see the “monster.” The monster was actually Captain Benson. Simon observed the rough conditions Captain Benson was in and was terrified. Subsequently, he ran back to his home and the boys killed him because they thought he was the monster. The popular group of kids were antagonistic of the other people who were not part of their group. The physical characteristics of the popular kids were they had hats, face paint and wooden canes. There were many deviant characteristics throughout the film. It ranged from dirty tricks, theft and an excess of fighting. Piggy and Simon were deviant in the film Lord of The Flies because, they they were not hostile and didn’t fit into the group of the troublesome

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