Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

In the time following World War II everything was changing. The world and the people living in it were had seen the extent of their species savagery and were horrified of it. One of those affected by this world changing event was named William Golding. William Golding was born september 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England and from the beginning was encapsulated by the world of literature and its arts. At the age of 29 a year after England joined the war Golding enlisted into the navy where he worked to operate a rocket-launcher and participated in the invasion of Normandy. He drew from these experiences and wrote a bestselling book that was published on September 17, 1954 in which he poured all of the inhumanity and evil that he saw people capable

This is done through writing about a group boys stranded on an island isolated from all civilization by the boundless pacific ocean surrounding their isolated island. From the start the children start off with the good intentions that always come with fresh starts; slowly however they begin to act more sadistic and openly violent even resorting to murder in the hopes of silencing those that challenge their acts. This book highlights the theme of Savagery vs Civilization and how trying times reveal either the best but most likely the worst in humans. C.B. Cox starts off his critical analysis with making the assertion that in its time Lord of the Flies was the important novel written and that William Golding has perfected the art of writing allegories. The setting of the novel was easy to understand to most audiences and a brilliant idea overall. Golding's novel is a success because it includes all of the

It shows us how when under trying circumstances the vast majority of us will regress back to a primal state, a state that seems to force us to remember that it is kill or be killed and that no matter what, our instincts will take over us whether we want them to or not. To those that have read this book it is a glimpse as to how far humans will go when left to their own devices. The main theme in Lord of the Flies is Civilization vs Savagery and from the start to the end of the book this is made abundantly apparent. In the end all of these symbols tie together to show this struggle and at the climax of this story determine a winner. For William Golding it was his way of reflecting all of what he