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Examples Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

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I'm interested in how innocence fares when it collides with hard reality ~ geoffrey S. fletcher. In the lord of the flies kids from a school in england end up on a island in the pacific from a tragic plane crash. during the time of WWII the end of innocence for these kids was impending upon them. There was no adults this led to chaos. The children on the island killed a momma pig, and eventually killed a young boy named Simon and hunted down another boy, Ralph, which led to the end of their innocence. Killing their first pig was a start to the end of jack and the boys innocence. Jack and his group were in the woods hunting for food. “the spear moved forward inch by inch and the terrified squealing became a high-pitched scream. Then Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands. The sow collapsed under them” (pg 192) this quote from the book was depicted as a very gruesome killing. One that which not many school boys will ever experience and may never experience for the rest of their lives. this was just the beginning to the end of …show more content…

Ralph and all the boys were deciding who was going to be in jack and ralph's tribes when simon came to tell them the beast wasn't real. “the beast broke the ring, struggled forward broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of a rock by the sand on the edge of the water. at once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leaped onto the beast screamed struck bit tore there was no words, no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (pg 152) this scene depicted the murder of simon. Even though the kids knt was simon they still tricked themselves into believing that it was the beast. They did this so that they could give themselves a right for “mistakenly” killing simon so they didn't seem so barbaric. This was the real beginning of the end of their innocence. The murder of simon led to the manhunt for

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The boys killed a mama pig horrifically and offered it to the Lord of the Flies. Then Simon died by being stabbed and beaten to death. At the end the boys hunted Ralph and were planning to kill him, until the officer came to the rescue. The schoolboys have lost their innocence and nothing will ever be the

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Ironically, the children in their deranged mental state believed Simon to be the “beast,” even though they were the ones who “stuck” and “tore” him to pieces. “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, lept on the beast [Simon], screamed, struck, bit, tore,” (Doc. F). Their savagery is also demonstrated by their near-vile chant, “‘Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!’”

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In the beginning of Lord of the flies Jack was Innocent and not yet a killer. Jack was standing over the pig with the Knife ready to kill, but a wave of terror washed over him freezing him in his tracks. The pig untangled itself and broke free leaving Jack still frozen with terror. “I was choosing a place.” said jack. “I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him.”

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Of course Boo Radley shows his innocence, but what happens with that innocence? This idea is showcased throughout the book in the form of Atticus's metaphors, Tom Robinson being innocent in the court case, and boo radleys character. Harper Lee's most important example about preserving innocence is in the case of Boo murdering Bob Ewell. Boo is seen as a mysterious character, then later revealed to be extremely caring for Jem and Scout. His innocence is extremely obvious, but he has a dark side.

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People in our society face experiences and deal with problems that make them lose their sense of innocence. Once their innocence is gone they forget how to act according to society and start to act wild. The loss of innocence is seen all throughout Night and Lord of the Flies. Elie and Ralph face a series of unfortunate events that can break someone and their ideas of civilization. The life experiences they were thrown changed the way they acted and felt towards the end.

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In the beginning of the story all the boys seem harmless but that sadly doesn’t last very long. The first big evil event that happened was Simon’s death scene. Simon was different

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The kids were following Jack’s lead on how to kill the pigs. Jack’s inhumanity showed when he said “I cut the pig’s throat”(69). It was the way that jack claimed it was he was proud that he killed the pig and watched as it died. Jack’s choir were the ones that will be influenced by Jacks decisions the

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In the book, Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses five main themes one of which is loss of innocence. There are several occasions were loss of innocence takes place in the story. While reading the book, I tried to imagine myself as if I was one of the characters living on the island and what was like trying to solve problems. In the book, Lord of the Flies, It shows the capacity for human beings to modify their behavior in order to survive while being capable of doing heinous things and losing their innocence. It shows the capacity for human beings to modify their behavior in order to survive while being capable of doing heinous things and losing their innocence.

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In the novel "To Kill A Mocking Bird" written by Harper Lee in 1960, innocence is displayed and shown through some of the characters including Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Boo Radley. Although these characters were innocent, they are all accused of doing something erroneous and are caused great shame because of it. The novel relates to a mockingbird because just like the bird, they had caused no harm and being punished was preposterous. One of the main characters in the novel, Tom Robinson, was charged with false accusations of raping the daughter of Bob Ewell, Mayella Ewell. Tom hires Atticus to defend him in court, even though Atticus knew he had a strong chance of being defeated, he still took the case for not only Tom, but his family too.

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In the novel to Kill a Mockingbird the author believes that harming innocence is still trying even though you might lose your innocence when harming something. One example from To Kill A Mockingbird is when Atticus does not let his children torment Boo Radley. The author writes,” Give me those scissors” Atticus said,” they are no things to play with. Does this by any chance have anything to do with the Radleys' '

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Also, within the novel Lord of the Flies the topic of innocence is shown in specific children. There are similarities between Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies that prove that there is innocence in certain characters. Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies proves that there is innocence inside of children. There was an example where an antagonist like character named Roger that would still resist to throw rocks at the younger children, the novel says, “Yet there was a space between round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw.

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In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the stranded boys take on a complete loss of innocence as they continue to live on the island. The war paint is one way Golding portrays the loss of innocence. Jack is the first one to use the war paint, and he designed it for hunting. The paint is shown to be like a mask: "...the mask [is] a thing on is own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness."

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Everyone is born innocent, but for one reason or another, people lose it. It’s an inevitable fact that everyone has to grow up, which Holden Caulfield learns throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. One can’t stop or prevent someone from growing up because through life experience innocence gets lost. In this novel there is, the loss of innocence, Holden trying to prevent the loss of innocence, as well as the acceptance that it is all a part of life.

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According to the dictionary, innocence is the quality in a person or thing that lacks impurity which makes a person innocent of a crime or offense. Innocence itself in a person should not be tested or forgotten because it is what makes a person free of wrong doings and hatred. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird to portray how innocence should be preserved and protected from the discrimination and prejudice of the world. Harper Lee uses Boo Radley in her novel to portray her own understanding of innocence by showing how innocence can be the victim of prejudice which can be saved. The beginning of the book talks about how Boo lived in an eerie house and stayed in his house all day which led kids to believe there was a phantom inside (10).

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The unfortunate death of Simon was a result of the boys behaving off of their terror and distorted reality.

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