Lord of the Flies Essay
Lord of the Flies-Essay
Life and people are full of diversity and courage; however, the unknown can make young vulnerable minds similar and fearful in their reactions. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of once, young civilized English boys’ become fearful of an imagined beast. They fear a beast because of what they have let their imagination produce. Humans fear what is unknown. Piggy, Ralph and Jack are all uncertain as whether a beast really existed, and all showed signs of fear. Simon, on the other hand, knew the beast was all in their heads therefore he had nothing to be afraid of. As Piggy, Ralph and Jack are all sceptical, Simon remains true to his beliefs. These four examples explain the views of each character in the novel. First off, when one is fearful, their mind can become focused on what their immediate emotions are telling themselves to think because it is unknown to them. Jack’s views of the ‘beast’ depend on how his feelings are at any given time. That aside, Jack ultimately fears the beast even though he pretends to cover it up. When Jack leads Ralph and the boys to find the beast, “Ralph let Jack lead the way; Jack trod with theatrical caution” (Golding 101). Jack’s gesture of caution signifies his fearfulness as the boys go out to explore the possibility of a beast. Although Jack tries to hide it from the group as he leads the way. Jack also talks about the beast, Jack shouts back at Ralph as he disagrees with him regarding the rules and talk of the beast, “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there is a beast we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat--!”(84) Jack’s objective is to disregard Ralph whenever possible. Jack clearly shows his fear of the beast in the first quote. Now, this proves that Jack is unsure and shows his way of coping with his fear of the unknown. Jack will never admit to thinking the beast is real, and will certainly not admit his fear. Although, Jack is not the only one
Life and people are full of diversity and courage; however, the unknown can make young vulnerable minds similar and fearful in their reactions. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of once, young civilized English boys’ become fearful of an imagined beast. They fear a beast because of what they have let their imagination produce. Humans fear what is unknown. Piggy, Ralph and Jack are all uncertain as whether a beast really existed, and all showed signs of fear. Simon, on the other hand, knew the beast was all in their heads therefore he had nothing to be afraid of. As Piggy, Ralph and Jack are all sceptical, Simon remains true to his beliefs. These four examples explain the views of each character in the novel. First off, when one is fearful, their mind can become focused on what their immediate emotions are telling themselves to think because it is unknown to them. Jack’s views of the ‘beast’ depend on how his feelings are at any given time. That aside, Jack ultimately fears the beast even though he pretends to cover it up. When Jack leads Ralph and the boys to find the beast, “Ralph let Jack lead the way; Jack trod with theatrical caution” (Golding 101). Jack’s gesture of caution signifies his fearfulness as the boys go out to explore the possibility of a beast. Although Jack tries to hide it from the group as he leads the way. Jack also talks about the beast, Jack shouts back at Ralph as he disagrees with him regarding the rules and talk of the beast, “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there is a beast we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat--!”(84) Jack’s objective is to disregard Ralph whenever possible. Jack clearly shows his fear of the beast in the first quote. Now, this proves that Jack is unsure and shows his way of coping with his fear of the unknown. Jack will never admit to thinking the beast is real, and will certainly not admit his fear. Although, Jack is not the only one