What Is The Loss Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

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In the novel The Lord Of The Flies written by William Golding a group of young boys are put to the test of survival of the fittest when their plane crashes on a deserted island. Without any adult supervision, the boys are forced to learn how to survive on their own. Because there are no authority figures with them, their is no punishments so the boys are forced to resort to a more primitive state. William Golding is able to portray a progression of a loss of innocence among the group of young boys stranded on this island.
A group of young school boys end up on a deserted island after their plane crashes. The boys assume that it was shot down. The pilot and the other adult on board died in the crash, but all the boys survived. However, they …show more content…

They introduce themselves, say what they think happened, and talk about their lives. Ralph tells Piggy his father is in the Navy, and the Navy knows every island in the world. So Ralph is very positive that they will be found by his father. Ralph then suggests that they should see if any of the other boys on the plane survived. While swimming, Piggy finds a conch shell and gives it to Ralph telling him if he blows it maybe the other boys will hear it. They blow it and slowly one by one the “lost boys” come to them. The boys ages range from six to fourteen. They gather and try to form some sort of government. One of the other older boys, Jack,said “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English,and the english are the best at everything. So we’ve got to do the right thing” (Golding 38). They need to be doing the right thing in order to not lose all of their innocence, and get saved. Ralph gets voted the …show more content…

They are no longer those innocent little English school boys anymore (Golding). They “descend slowly into depravity and atrocity….”( Hawlin 73) These boys have turned to a primitive lifestyle. They are killing pigs left and right and they are running naked and free covered in paint and blood. The boys have been doing things that if their parents saw or heard them, they would be horrified especially about the killing of the other two young boys. Simon's death was out of control. When he found out what the beast of the island. He went and spread the news with the other boys. When he gets to the boys, they are having a chant circle where someone is pretending to be the beast. Simon gets caught up in it and is thrown to the middle. Simon is mauled aggressively by the boys, stabbed repeatedly and beaten vigorously. Piggy’s death is not as aggressive as Simon’s, however it was very traumatic. When Ralph goes with Piggy to retrieve Piggy’s glasses, Ralph and Jack immediately get into an argument.( BOOK QUOTE) During this quarrel, Piggy is trying to yell over everyone about the rules of the island. When Roger from above pushes a rock down the mountain, it hits Piggy in the head and knocks him off the mountain killing him. While all of this is occurring, the conch shell is shattered. This is a major event because the conch shell symbolized their government system. “ The conch exploded into a

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