What Is The Theme Of Fear In Lord Of The Flies

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Anthony Borrero
Feminella
Language Arts I
30 January 2017
Fear of the Unknown What would happen if boys from a civilized society were suddenly thrown together on an island with no adults? The novel "Lord of the Flies" is written by William Golding shortly after the end of World War II. The novel is about a group of English boys who are stranded on an island during the period of war. They discover that no one is on the island but themselves and therefore, they attempt to create their own society in order to sort things out while waiting for rescue. The theme in Lord of the Flies' fear of the unknown is a powerful force is evident in Golding's use of the beast, the pig hunts, and the darkness. In Lord of the Flies Golding shows many internal
The pig hunts were controlled by Jack and very dangerous for others that were innocent like Ralph, Piggy, and Simon. There was a lot of people in Jack's group doing everything he commanded them to do, even if it was something horrible like to go find Ralph and kill him. “They were all running, all crying out madly. He could hear them crashing in the undergrowth and on the left was the hot, bright thunder of the fire. He forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet, rushing through the forest toward the open beach. Spots jumped before his eyes and turned into red circles that expanded quickly till they passed out of sight. Below him someone's legs were getting tired and the desperate ululation advanced like a jagged fringe of menace and was almost overhead.” Pg. 329. This shows that Jack and his group were chasing Ralph and trying to kill
The beast is the savage monster buried in everyone. It destroyed society and turned everyone into lunatics. The pig hunts were controlled by Jack and very dangerous for others that were innocent like Ralph, Piggy, and Simon. There was a lot of people in Jack's group doing everything he commanded them to do, even if it was something horrible like to kill someone. The beast is alive in this darkness just like the littluns feared the beast in the darkness of night. Fear of the unknown is one of mankind's deepest and most common

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