How Do Boys Become Civilized In Lord Of The Flies

“This was a savage whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shorts and shirt” (Golding 143). The book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is about a group of young boys who become stranded on an island during the time of WWI. They developed a system and rules to live by to have some organization; however, that did not last as they soon became violent and evil towards one another. The young boys are more savage than civilized because they turn against one another and become violent and brutal, their way of living and thinking changed throughout the story, and their innocence diminished as they were corrupted by evil and immoral personas. Overtime, the boys became more manic and violent towards their own friends. Instead of being mature and working together, they were brutal if one did not agree with another. The text states, “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee…” (Golding 141). Piggy was tired of the group turning and killing their friends and tried to speak upon the issue during an argument, but then he was murdered intentionally by a boulder that the boys pushed. Piggy did nothing to cause harm to the others and was innocent,

The reading states, “This was a savage whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shirts and shirt” (Golding 143). This quote explains how the playful and genuine kids the boys once were are not there anymore. They have changed so much that they have lost themselves and are not recognizable. Another quote is, “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the beast” (Golding 111). The mindset of the boys has changed and they have been corrupted with evil. There is no real beast, but the “beast” is actually themselves. The group has been corrupted and changed them in a physical way that is not recognizable anymore. They are no longer young little boys, but heinous