Savage Behavior In Lord Of The Flies

In the beginning of the story, we see evidence of both civilization and savage behavior. Although the boys came from a very civilized place, where they had their school uniform and all. They still ended up being savage. even in the end they are Ralph and Piggy met after escaping their plane. Piggy finds a shell and he tells Ralph how his friend “kind of spat” (Golding 16) so Ralph did the same. Other boys came and they joined an assembly and already Jack started giving orders saying, “Choir! Stand still!” (Golding 20) They start to elect a chief Jack asks “who wants Jack for chief” (Golding 23) being obedient the entire choir holds up their hand, but Ralph still becomes chief. There's no one else on the island except them. Jack decided to take

Simon and Ralph to hunt for some food, most likely pig. He doesn't succeed, though because he was too afraid to kill showing his humane mindset.
In attempts to build a fire, the boys exhibit both civilized and savage tendencies. Another rule was made which was whoever has the conch gets to speak. Ralph decides it's time to make a signal fire that would help them get rescued. So, the boys go off to get wood. They tried finding a way to light the fire until Jack pointed out Piggy's glasses. “His specs – use them as burning glasses!” (Golding 40) Ralph lit the fire, and they caused a forest fire “the flame, nearly invisible at first in that bright sunlight, grew, reached a branch which exploded with a sharp crack” (Golding 41) fire nearly burned half the forest near the mountain. The boy with a birthmark was unfortunately killed by the furious fire.
The boys started to battle between right and wrong.

Maurice started to feel bad when he kicked over the sandcastle and in Percival's eyes. He had remembered that before he had “received chastisement” (Golding 60) for similar savage behavior. Jack's barbaric side showed when he thought about why he's still an unsuccessful a hunter. He believes that the animals see him and hide, so he wants to find some way to camouflage himself. Jack rubs his face with charcoal and laughs with a “bloodthirsty snarl” (Golding 64) when he sees his reflection in water. He decides it's time to hunt, so he gathers all his hunters, including Sam and Eric, and they go off to their first successful hunt. Ralph saw a ship and was confident that someone would see their smoke signal, little does he know the fire has gone out. By the time he, Piggy, and Simon reach died out fire, the ship was gone. “Come back! Come back!” (Golding 68) Ralph yelled, he grew angry while Jack and his hunters were excited, marching up to the fire with the dead body of a pig. “You should have seen the blood!” (Golding 70) Jack said, he apologized but Ralph stayed angry. Jack and his hunters started to chant in celebration of the kill. Jack “has begun to obliterate the distinctions between animals and men.” (Rosenfield 8)
Jack decided that the conch no longer matters, started breaking the rules. Jack is “the dictator, the authoritarian man-of-power who enters the scene like a drill sergeant” (Hynes 59) At first, the beast is nothing more than a part of the boys' imaginations. Sam and Eric see a dead parachutist and think it's the beast so they rush to tell the others. After Jack trying to hunt it, he fails due to the fact that “The beast cannot be hunted because it is within.” (Rosenfield 18) No, beast, but the caves were there. Good use to roll down rocks for any

eniemes.
The boys are on the hunt for Ralph and in result lit up the entire island to lur Ralph out. While trying to find him they spoke to each other with an ululating cry. He makes it to the beach and falls to the feet of a British naval officer, who had noticed the smoke from the fire. He confirms that his ship will take them home. Ralph cries, for he is finally safe. The officer represents civilization, but he also represents the bad of civilization, war. It is still savage, just covered up by a uniform.