Corruption In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Firstly, being envious of others causes the characters to have loss of civilization. When Jack first comes into the scene, his choir, who are holding knives, escortes him. The choir praises him for having a warlike nature. Jack is a personification of evil, hungry for power and main destruction of the island. Knowing that there is no adult on the island, Ralph knows they need a leader. Jack automatically assumes that he will be the chief. However, more people votes for Ralph. Jack envies Ralph’s power as a leader, and in return he disobeys his job in the group. Ralph says, “I was chief; and you were going to do what I said…then you go off hunting and let the fire out.”1 By saying this, Jack gets furious and becomes more rebellious. Jack knows

Out of all the characters, Simon demonstrates a Christ-like-figure. He finds food for the younger ones, he does not criticize Piggy and he is brave to go out in the dark alone. Although after all his compassion for others, he is brutally murdered. Simon represents innocence in the novel. When he is executed, their innocence end. Corruption played a role in the aftermath of the murder, when Ralph says, “Didn’t you see- what they did?”2 This demonstrates corruption because they did not admit to what they did. The characters know they did something they would not have done if there were adults. Piggy and Ralph could not believe that they are involve in murdering Simon. Likewise, in the bible, the story of Garden of Eden illustrates loss of innocence. Adam and Eve is put to a garden and was told one thing, which was not to eat from the tree of good and evil. However they have done so and cause them to sin. In the bible, Adam says “I heard you in the garden,

Piggy is the character in the book that is not respected due to his physical condition. Piggy is known as the outsider, who has glasses and is overweight compare to the others. Although, out of everyone he is the one that uses his knowledge in making solutions. He sees perspectives that enables him to see things that Ralph cannot. Golding uses Piggy’s death as an example of savagery as a loss of civilization. Jack said, “See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that!”2 Jack knows it was an accident to what happened, but took it as a consideration that he planned it. This explains that due to their careless act, it resulted into someone’s death. The characters are slowly losing their inner goodness. They start fights that can easily be solved. In the same matter as the bible, savagery is clearly shown in the story Massacre of Innocence. When King Herod commands his people to kill all male child. This demonstrates savagery because babies are innocent and did no harm to him, yet he wants them killed. Having different views “when it comes to other issue of right and wrong, good leaders exercise strong ethics.”3 This demonstrates that in