Adulthood In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

During adulthood, everyone will face challenges; some are going to be difficult and others will be easier to experience. The struggle in adulthood was vastly shown in the novel Lord of the Flies by children. In Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the young boys who crashed on the island are struggling to keep everything organized. Throughout the time period that the boys are stuck from the crash the boys are struggling to have everything under control. The boys on the island fail to imitate the adult world because they were not adequately equipped to deal with adult challenges, as a result of their development. This is displayed/ exemplified through their power struggle, their hatred amongst one another, and their descendence to …show more content…
“‘[Piggy] Aren't I having none?' Jack had mean to leave him in doubt, as an assertion of power; but Piggy by advertising his omission made more cruelty necessary 'You didn't hunt' “[Golding 73-74]. This scene was when the boys were receiving meat from what Jack and hunters hunted. This quote shows that Jack is using his power to act like he is greater and higher level compared to the others, due to this he acts in a rude way to the others (Piggy). It's is not only Piggy that is excluded but also Simon and the little boy with the birthmark. In adult life, there will be challenges that one will go through and by those challenges it helps one to discover them better. In this case, the boys are not ready to face those challenges. One reason is because the hatred due to this one will not get far in life. Like when you start at a job you have to collaborate with the people in your work site. Even if one is planning to own their own business, hatred might not get you many employees due to your attitude against them. This relates to Lord of the Flies, because when Jack had power, he stepped on a lot of people to 'rule' them. Maybe it does not say directly in the story but there are, obviously people that dislike him for how he is acting towards them. Jack is not thinking about others, how it would affect them but he only cares that he has the power over everyone. Maybe sometimes …show more content…
"Just an ordinary fire. You'd think we could do that, wouldn't you? Just a smoke signal so we can be rescued. Are we savages or what?" [Golding 170] Ralph considers the young boys as savages due to their inabilities. He focuses on what they are not able to do because it is easier than looking at what they have proven themselves to be capable of. These are one of the struggles for facing adult challenges because they want the easier way out. "The boys move not from one evil to another evil, but from one aspect or level to another of the same evil [...]" [Spitz 4]. One of the things that may lead to savagery is being afraid of your surroundings; this could also lead to the boys seeing how you really are inside. It could also say that they cannot really control themselves alone without adults “[…] The final murder of Piggy suggests that the final movement into savagery involves the killing […]” [Alida Roy 2]. This is one of the things that demonstrate that the boys are savages. Adults are one reason that helps us be who we are and lead us to the right path. To cause the boys to become savages could be the environment that they were in during that time period (island). Like in our society there must be rules that have to be followed and reached of the citizens, while on the other hand; in the island there was no rules/laws that had to be followed at first. Rules/laws were being made throughout

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