LOTF notes
loss of innonce https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=civilization+vs+savagery+quotes+in+lord+of+the+flies+&oq=civilization+vs+savagery+quotes+in+lord+of+the+flies+&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.7722j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesiz... http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/char... http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-fl... http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/lo... http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/ http://www.apclarke.freeserve.co.uk/flie... http://www.ualberta.ca/~leendert/lotf/ http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guide... It is instinctual human nature to kill, to lust for blood, ect. As science has progressed and humans have begun to establish civilizations, this lust has been suppressed. When the children leave society, all civilized rules that restrained them before evaporate, and they are left to fend for themselves. Eventually, all moral bindings drop from the boys and they turn savage (think of the war paint and the hunting). I think a more appropriate heading would be civilized human vs. human nature. If you've learned about the ego, superego, and id, you could also reference those.
Chapter 1
Use these Lord of the Flies important quotes from chapter 1 to enhance your understanding of the novel.
Quote: Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing (19).
Analysis: The arrival of Jack Merridew and his militant choir is described as the arrival of a beast or creature, foreshadowing Jack's transformation from despotic choir leader to pig hunter to murderous dictator later in the novel.
Quote: They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood (31).
Analysis: Jack fears killing the pig in chapter 1, a fear he overcomes as he
Chapter 1
Use these Lord of the Flies important quotes from chapter 1 to enhance your understanding of the novel.
Quote: Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing (19).
Analysis: The arrival of Jack Merridew and his militant choir is described as the arrival of a beast or creature, foreshadowing Jack's transformation from despotic choir leader to pig hunter to murderous dictator later in the novel.
Quote: They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood (31).
Analysis: Jack fears killing the pig in chapter 1, a fear he overcomes as he