Theme Of Fear In Lord Of The Flies
“We may stay here till we die ”(14). When Piggy, one of the main characters in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, addresses the recently deserted boys who are stranded on a tropical island insinuating that they may never be rescued. Lord of the Flies is a book about how life on an island with fear and without adults can turn young, poised, innocent British boys into unrecognizable savages. A roadblock that the boys run into is the appearance of the imaginary phantom that lurks in the boys’ mind which they call the Beast . In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, fear is in multiple forms but, only exists in their mind.
The first problem the boys face is knowing what the Beast actually is . The Beast becomes the sum of all the things that frighten them about the island, the unknown, the dark, snakes, the woods, shadows and scary noises. In chapter two, the boys of the island are having one of their first assemblies. A child, which is referred as the boy with the mulberry colored birthmark has a question. He is given the conch to speak, but speaks with a soft voice. …show more content…
Cut his throat ! Spill his blood ! Do him in” (152)! The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. The beast was on his knees at the center, arms folded over its face. Fear had filled the boys’ head and ultimately ended the life of another boy. Meaning that their fear had made the boys insane.
In Willam Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies ,fear is in multiple forms but, only exists in their mind Begining with the problem of not knowing what the Beast actually is. To the twins, Samneric discovering the dead body of the parachuter which they believe is the ‘beast’. And finally, fear of the beast had ultimately caused the death of another boy. Lord of the Flies is a reminder of what can happen to humanity with a setting like the one in the book. Which is scarier, the things who can see or the things you cannot
The first problem the boys face is knowing what the Beast actually is . The Beast becomes the sum of all the things that frighten them about the island, the unknown, the dark, snakes, the woods, shadows and scary noises. In chapter two, the boys of the island are having one of their first assemblies. A child, which is referred as the boy with the mulberry colored birthmark has a question. He is given the conch to speak, but speaks with a soft voice. …show more content…
Cut his throat ! Spill his blood ! Do him in” (152)! The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. The beast was on his knees at the center, arms folded over its face. Fear had filled the boys’ head and ultimately ended the life of another boy. Meaning that their fear had made the boys insane.
In Willam Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies ,fear is in multiple forms but, only exists in their mind Begining with the problem of not knowing what the Beast actually is. To the twins, Samneric discovering the dead body of the parachuter which they believe is the ‘beast’. And finally, fear of the beast had ultimately caused the death of another boy. Lord of the Flies is a reminder of what can happen to humanity with a setting like the one in the book. Which is scarier, the things who can see or the things you cannot