Lord of the Flies - Evil
Within every soul's lining lies the capacity for evil. This evil lurks about and is hidden deep inside almost every character in the novel, "Lord of the Flies." It was most compellingly represented through the eerie beast, the constant search to kill pigs, and the endless pestering and mockery directed towards Piggy. The beast manifested much evil that was vividly present throughout the story. From the littleuns, to the boys who portrayed themselves as strong and bold characters, they all feared the daunting creature. In attempt to persuade the beast from killing them, a group of hunters put a pig's head on a stick and left it for the beast to savor. Simon wandered by the pig's head and through his mind's eye, it began to taunt and tease him. It told him, ""Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill didn't you? I'm part of you? ...I'm the reason why it's no go." Simon became conscious that the beast was just a concoction of their imaginations. He stumbled out of the forest, weak
The fascination of hunting and killing the pigs that inhabited the island, was another indication of the evil within the boys. Primarily, Jack the chief hunter, felt remorse and gave up the opportunity to kill a pig. "... They closed in on the struggling pig, they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink." As the story progressed hunting became easier for the boys, the evil that dwelled inside each of them developed and became more evident. Another specimen that suggested that evil had conquered the thoughts of the boys was their hunting chant. "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in." No innocent, harmless child would have the desire to say such words. In the beginning of the story the idea of killing pigs was for simply for survival. But, as the boys became accustomed to the island, killing pigs became an obsession amongst the boys. The evil in the minds of the boys was tightly related to the rummage for pigs. The fact that Piggy was made fun of throughout the novel, also
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