In the novel titled "Lord of The Flies," which was authored by William Golding, a choir of boys ended up sequestered on an island due to a plane crash. The setting of this narrative took place during World War Two. A group of British choir boys were unable to reach their originally planned destination because of a forced plane landing. As a result, they needed to learn how to properly fend for themselves. The group of boys needed to function as a whole in order to survive. There was no source of bodily nourishment being provided by responsible adults, who worked to maintain the health of an economy. The book "Lord of The Flies" attests to the depths of human depravity. The formation of societal values and any degree of success is entirely dependent on the compromise of individuals who work together for the sake of the common good.
Choir boys from England were separated from the world on a small island by the ocean because of a plane crash. Therefore, they needed to learn how to establish on their own a civilized, well-organized assemblage in order increase the probability of prolonged survival and getting rescued. However, the boys failed to grasp the severity of their situation. For example, most of them became so preoccupied with hunting wild boars that they repeatedly failed to provide fuel for the rescue fire, which caused them to miss an opportunity to get rescued by a war ship that passed by the island. Most of the children viewed life on the island as solely an opportunity for gruesome entertainment. Their reasoning was based on the fact that no adult figures were present to govern their decisions each day. Most members of the British choir instantly developed the false notion that they could do whatever their hearts desired. Consequently, no formal structure of societal function was formed. There was no submission to authority. There was no standard of certainty, consensus, or organization. The meaning of obedience was completely forgotten. The distinction between good and evil became blurred because of the continual reluctance to submit to authority. This is what happens when individuals fail to recognize the weight of accountability they bear when making moral and rational choices independently.
As the weeks turned into months, the moral character of the boys deteriorated. They acted purely animalistic in nature. Ralph, who was originally designated as the leader appointed by the crowd, possessed a conch, which was representative of authority. However, most either willfully ignored the call of his conch or took his words of reason as a joke. In other words, they ignored the voice of their conscience by rebelling against rightly ordained authority. They eventually became so rebellious that they wrongly revoked his position by replacing him with another main character named Jack, who was cruel, savage, and immoral. He directly influenced the crowd of boys to create a tribe that functioned apart from Ralph's legitimately bestowed position. Further, they painted their own faces as a means of covering who they really were. Jack was appointed because he suited the desires of the people to partake in their own wicked desires. Each wanted to go his own way. No one cared anymore about appearing visibly in the sight of civilization again. We ought to recognize that morals decline as people refuse to submit to rightful authorities and fail to recognize the needs of others. What all the boys in the novel needed was to get rescued. They needed to return back to their regular life patterns at home and look to taking on a career. However, this could only be made possible, if the boys decided to focus on the welfare of each other.
What happened to the boys on the unknown island was that they never dedicated time to any form of self-reflection. They were completely unwary of the progression of their moral depravity. Most members of the choir became so perverse that they ended up killing a female sow that was nursing piglets. Only moments after the kill, one of the boys portrayed the stabbing of the female pig's rear as being a sexual reference. Not only is the murder of a nursing mother considered as an incomprehensibly evil action to sane people, but it is also beyond the minds of the civilized to liken a female animal to a woman. On the night of the same day there was a thunderstorm, there was a wicked feast being held in praise of the successful hunting. Simon peered through the bushes of the jungle at the tribal chanting and had an illusion of the maggot infested boar head talking to him. It told him to relinquish to the brutal ways of the tribe, but he refused to succumb to the evil enticements. The decomposing boar head clearly resembles the work of Satan at hand in the hearts of man. The other main characters Simon and Piggy were murdered for not conforming to the corrupt values of the island tribe. Members affiliated with the tribe later kidnapped the twins Sam and Eric so that Ralph would have no means of support. They attempted to murder him the next day by lighting the island on fire. The poor formation of a societal structure opened the door of the careless, selfish, and abominable side of each boy, which none of us are immune from. The shattering of the conch symbolized the destruction of authority. We tend to act in the same manner as that of a spoiled child, who knows nothing of disciplinary action.
The novel titled "Lord of The Flies" gives thinking readers valuable insight into the ramifications of failing to form a society with morally sound values. The theme of this fictional work strives to give us the impression that we need to work for the common good in order for society to continually survive, for a house divided against itself cannot stand. In order for a society to thrive well, we need to submit to lawful members of authority. The choir boys on the island never bothered to listen to the handful who tried to form an organized society because of their selfishness and ignorance. They wanted to have things their own way, without any awareness as to what followed from their actions. Just as the choir boys began their quest for survival on the island in a disorganized manner, they ended up getting rescued in a worse state. The island was ablaze because of the tribal attempt to hunt down Ralph. The boys were all filthy from covering up their faces, and were running to the shore in a savage manner when adults finally arrived on the island to save them. They were caught in the middle of their murderous scheme, as savages who had never been exposed to the light of civilization. It would be better for us to continually heed to the voice of reason, lest we end up in a state of hopeless anarchy as the British choir boys on the island did and perish.
As the weeks turned into months, the moral character of the boys deteriorated. They acted purely animalistic in nature. Ralph, who was originally designated as the leader appointed by the crowd, possessed a conch, which was representative of authority. However, most either willfully ignored the call of his conch or took his words of reason as a joke. In other words, they ignored the voice of their conscience by rebelling against rightly ordained authority. They eventually became so rebellious that they wrongly revoked his position by replacing him with another main character named Jack, who was cruel, savage, and immoral. He directly influenced the crowd of boys to create a tribe that functioned apart from Ralph's legitimately bestowed position. Further, they painted their own faces as a means of covering who they really were. Jack was appointed because he suited the desires of the people to partake in their own wicked desires. Each wanted to go his own way. No one cared anymore about appearing visibly in the sight of civilization again. We ought to recognize that morals decline as people refuse to submit to rightful authorities and fail to recognize the needs of others. What all the boys in the novel needed was to get rescued. They needed to return back to their regular life patterns at home and look to taking on a career. However, this could only be made possible, if the boys decided to focus on the welfare of each other.
What happened to the boys on the unknown island was that they never dedicated time to any form of self-reflection. They were completely unwary of the progression of their moral depravity. Most members of the choir became so perverse that they ended up killing a female sow that was nursing piglets. Only moments after the kill, one of the boys portrayed the stabbing of the female pig's rear as being a sexual reference. Not only is the murder of a nursing mother considered as an incomprehensibly evil action to sane people, but it is also beyond the minds of the civilized to liken a female animal to a woman. On the night of the same day there was a thunderstorm, there was a wicked feast being held in praise of the successful hunting. Simon peered through the bushes of the jungle at the tribal chanting and had an illusion of the maggot infested boar head talking to him. It told him to relinquish to the brutal ways of the tribe, but he refused to succumb to the evil enticements. The decomposing boar head clearly resembles the work of Satan at hand in the hearts of man. The other main characters Simon and Piggy were murdered for not conforming to the corrupt values of the island tribe. Members affiliated with the tribe later kidnapped the twins Sam and Eric so that Ralph would have no means of support. They attempted to murder him the next day by lighting the island on fire. The poor formation of a societal structure opened the door of the careless, selfish, and abominable side of each boy, which none of us are immune from. The shattering of the conch symbolized the destruction of authority. We tend to act in the same manner as that of a spoiled child, who knows nothing of disciplinary action.
The novel titled "Lord of The Flies" gives thinking readers valuable insight into the ramifications of failing to form a society with morally sound values. The theme of this fictional work strives to give us the impression that we need to work for the common good in order for society to continually survive, for a house divided against itself cannot stand. In order for a society to thrive well, we need to submit to lawful members of authority. The choir boys on the island never bothered to listen to the handful who tried to form an organized society because of their selfishness and ignorance. They wanted to have things their own way, without any awareness as to what followed from their actions. Just as the choir boys began their quest for survival on the island in a disorganized manner, they ended up getting rescued in a worse state. The island was ablaze because of the tribal attempt to hunt down Ralph. The boys were all filthy from covering up their faces, and were running to the shore in a savage manner when adults finally arrived on the island to save them. They were caught in the middle of their murderous scheme, as savages who had never been exposed to the light of civilization. It would be better for us to continually heed to the voice of reason, lest we end up in a state of hopeless anarchy as the British choir boys on the island did and perish.
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