What Is Lord Of The Flies A Just Society

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It is widely debated whether a just society results from good social and political systems, or from the purity of its population. Willian Golding explores this question in his novel, The Lord of the Flies. Golding promotes the idea that the defects of society are traced back to the defects within human nature. Golding does this through his use of imagery and actions of the characters, which help develop specific themes. In the novel, British school boys are stranded on a desert island, without any adults. They are removed from the limitations of society, resulting in the expression of natural, uncivilized tendencies. Without the rules of morality and civility that are present in modern society, the boys in the novel begin to forget these rules. Moreover, they begin to …show more content…

The abrupt moral decline of the boys in The Lord of the Flies, resulting in a savage tribe, can be traced back to faults within the individual characters. Without the imagained, imposed barriers of civility, the primitive tendencies of the characters are expressed. From the beginning, Jack targets Piggy, both of whom are older boys in the novel. The first instance of this is when Jack says Piggy is ‘talking too much,’ and calls him ‘Fatty’ (17). Through Jack and Piggy’s relationship, Golding introduces the hierarchy of strength that will form the basis of the boy’s savage tribe. Jack continues to act in an uncivilized manner throughout the novel, as he doesn’t feel pressure from authority figures to behave. Jack's actions show readers that the boys feel a release from the restraints of society. However, at this point they still feel some connection to civilization. Readers can see this in the internal struggle Roger, another older boy, has in Chapter 4. Roger is throwing nuts in the direction of a younger boy named Henry, yet throws ‘to miss’(64). This scene presents us with the continuing theme of civilization versus

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