lord of the flies

A detailed Summary of lord of the flies

One of the most controversial topics that philosophers have ever disputed is the question of human nature. The enigma of whether or not we are born insane or sane, or whether or not we change society or society changes us. Authors today can be seen as modern philosophers trying to convey their message through stories. The message in Lord of the Flies can be subject for a good debate. The author is trying to express to the reader how human nature is in its purist form, showing how the lack of society affects human nature. The people themselves are changed, decisions are effected and personal characteristics thrive.

Without society, humans are on their own. You have to survive yourself. There isn't anyone to help you through it. And you have to fight your own battles. Piggy is a prime example of this. When the boys first land on the island and Ralph meets Piggy, Piggy is a very dependant and shy person. Still influenced by his sheltered life in mid-century English society, he expects what has been provided for him all his life. And society provided it for him. As far back as you look, society is the source of everything. His parents were raised sheltered and provided for and so were everyone else they knew. That i

All in all, the mysteries of human nature can be interpreted in many ways. This book, however, represents human nature in its purist form, and it shows how the lack of society affects the boys. This book is an amazing example of how we are, but you would have to wonder, how would the story have effected us if the author chose to have a group of adults stranded on the island?

Making decisions is an important factor in our society. We base our decisions on our future and how they will effect us. Without society, you never know whether or not you would have made different decisions. On the island, I think the boys' decisions were greatly affected by society. For example when jack was confronted with killing the pig he chose his first impulse to spare its life. But it was society that forced him to cover it up and make up some story to tell the other hunters. He was afraid of not being accepted. He was afraid that the boys would make him an outcast like Piggy even though they might have done the same as he did. But the reason for his hesitation was shown later in the story. When the mistook Simon for the monster and killed him. Jack was stunned. Didn't know how to handle death. It didn't realize that killing someone was something that haunts you for life. It was something that never goes away. Ending someone's life was a huge piece of meat to swallow. It was just like the times grown men got shell shock from the things they did in Vietnam. Seeing the people die and suffer is so unbelievable hard on your mind that someone like me, with the virtually unlimited imagination that people are born with, could never imagine what it is like, let alone killing someone. It's human nature. It's how we're made. There's no escaping it. Another critical decision was the one Jack made to ignore any possibility of rescue. Anything he could do to put the thought of their fun being spoiled was acceptable to him. If he based his time on the island thinking that rescue was the only thing they had to live for, than their fun would have been ruined. And it was that decision, to have fun at all costs, that ended up ruining their fun. Killing two

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Approximate Word count = 1457
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels