In the story Lord of The Flies it
is sometimes hard to determine what the authors purpose is however
after reading several chapters and conducting my own research on the
books author: William
Golding (a very intriguing figure in himself) When conducting my
research I found that William Golding a British novelist had a very
pessimistic view on the human psyche, he believed that humans without a society
in which they are taught to uphold certain moral standards humans will turn
into "savages". Through out the book Lord of the Flies he
is constantly implying this concept. This primarily shown as the conflict
between Ralph and Jack, one representing civilization and order with the other
representing savagery and chaos. However he does an excellent job showing the
change that the innocent children undergo, primarily in the character of jack
who at first jack does not kill the pig "because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting
into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood". However as time
progresses we the readers are shown that jack's lust for blood grows to the point
where he even stops searching for a means of survival in order to hunt! As
stated earlier the author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to abide by his
own pessimistic view on life in an entraining fashion!
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