Fear In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It is a product of the thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me, the danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” A person does not have to fear, but if anxious thoughts take over, it can stop our brain from reading a situation and cause actions before thinking. These reactions heavily impact all the characters in William Golding’s 1954 allegorical fiction novel, Lord of the Flies. On an island in the Pacific Ocean during a war, many young boys are stranded without adults and depend on each other to survive and get rescued. Ralph, a fair-haired boy, meets Piggy, a chubby boy, and begins to blow a conch they found. The rest of the stranded boys appear, including Jack, the leader of the choir boys,

With distortions, it puts everyone in danger of being regarded as a threat and in danger, reducing the chance of rescue. Even though this fear started as the beast, Jack begins to use the fear of people to manipulate others. When Jack can instill fear in others by beating Wilfred for no reason, it shows how fear causes irrational and panicked decisions. In chapter ten, Roger and Robert talk at Castle Rock when Robert changes the subject and says that Jack is "going to beat Wilfred" (159). Roger asks for the reason, but to his surprise, Robert says there is none other than Jack who was mad. Jack has control over the tribe because he creates fear through violence. When the boys have to tie up Wilfred as an order, they become wary of crossing Jack, afraid of punishment. Jack becomes a leader full of power because people want his promised protection rather than having a savage against them. Even though Jack beating Wilfred is immoral, no one questions his choices since they are vulnerable, the need to fit in with an authoritative figure, and believe what Jack is doing is right. They are now following someone who does not prioritize rescue but hunting, raising a big