This was when almost all of the rules that held Jack back from killing had left him and he made up his own rules. Jack ended up becoming so savage that he hunted Ralph. Jack became so confident that he can kill anything, that it lead him to want to hurt a human. This brutal kill was savage and reckless. This shows Jacks savage obsession to kill pigs was beginning to take over, and his fear of blood was no more. He then cut the head off and placed it on a stick that was sharpened at both ends as a sacrifice to the beast. After Jack killed his first pig, and realized that he can kill without any negative consequences, he brutally killed a mother sow with piglets. This close call is what started to fuel Jacks obsession to hunt to kill. This action shows that Jack was still held back by the rules of civilization. Jack was scared of the idea of killing and spilling blood of a living animal. The three boys came across a piglet stuck in the brush but Jack froze “because the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh because of the unbearable blood” (Lord of the Flies, page 29). This deterioration started first when the three of the boys were on an expedition to search the island for any signs of other people. Jack, who was obsessed with hunting pigs to prove himself as a hunter, is the leader of this deterioration. This civility between the boys can be seen deteriorating throughout the course of the six hunts. The boys voted on a leader, Ralph, and established rules and jobs for the boys to do and follow. When the boys were first ‘placed’ on the island it was the boy’s original instinct to be civil and just. This novel displays how the rules of civilization are overcome by savagery when rules and authority get displaced, and savagery starts to become inevitable. William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies is a novel that displays the power and importance of the rules of civilization and its role in preventing humans from following their natural inclination toward savagery. For example, Ralph, Simon and Piggy were const.2 pages, 746 words Civilization vs. This symbolism, which was implied through the actions and dialogue of the characters helps to display the theme. Simon, who was different from the rest, represented human morality and civilization. On the contrary, Jack symbolized power-hungriness, and savagery, just as Roger represented savagery and malevolence at their utmost extreme. Piggy represented the strict adherence to rules and authority, as well as intellectual endeavors made in society. Ralph, who was originally the leader of the group, represented order, morality, and civilization. Main characters in this novel include Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Roger, as well as Simon. This helps to carry out the point that humans contain a savage personality, which is brought out in certain cases where civilization does not have a strong hold. savagery is clearly evident through the symbolism of the characters. In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the recurring theme of flaws hidden within humanity will subject them to savage behavior, and conflict of civilization vs. savagery and this message about humanity through the use of diction, characterization, allusions, and most importantly, symbolism. Both works of literature display the theme, as well as conflict of civilization v. The message or theme that both authors might be trying to convey is the flaws hidden within humanity subjects them to savage behavior. savagery, which helps to develop a theme that draws parallels from both The Lord of the Flies, as well as "The Second Coming. This message can be interpreted in several ways, but one of these ways relates to the conflict of civilization v. In the novel The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, as well as in the poem "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats, both authors are trying to convey a message about humanity. In various works of literature, literary techniques are used to portray certain themes, or ideas.
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