How Does Golding Show Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

Savagery is the act someone makes for one's best interest that is cruel. This is a great book to show savagery, It is used many times throughout the book and is shown by many different characters. Golding is a very interesting author, the way he uses savagery in the book is much different than normal. The boys on the island want to live and it is their natural instincts to try and do what they can to survive. There are examples in the book that most people wouldn't call it an act of “Savagery” , but in this context it is. But, what makes some of the acts “savage” is the use of detail and description that Golding uses. Whenever he uses savagery in the book it is always descriptive because the description really shows how cruel something was.

(Golding 63) This is not regular hunting, Jack hunts to stay alive, but it seems as if he enjoys killing. Most people may hunt for the sport, but not in this case. Jack wants to survive. The natural instincts of someone on the island would be the same. Jack is also showing an act of savagery because he loved the way the pig was bleeding, he loved killing it, and he couldn't wait to tell everyone about it. After, Jack keeps going on and on about killing. He would talk about pigs and how he is a good hunter. He is in love with killing now.“He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling”. (Golding 63) Jacks snarl even proves his savageness. Killing this animal for his own good. Jack has been there for a while at this point now and it is all apart of the game. It helps them survive but his cruel gestures show his nature and how he really is. Lastly, Jack leaves this group for his own authority and he wants it so bad. “I’m going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too.” . (Golding 117) Jack refuses to participate under Ralph's authority so he leave to go and make his own group strictly for hunting. Jack is not worried about getting off the island at this point. He focuses on survival and eating everyday. Since Jack strictly wants to hunt, basically killing things, he shows a huge example of savagery. The term savagery is shown not only with hunting and survival instincts, but with

First, Simon dies and the whole group basically participates as his body disappears into the sea. ”The great wave of the tide moved farther along the island and the water lifted. Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea” (Golding 141) Someone dying is a huge example of savagery. The whole group, everyone on the island is basically involved. Even if it wasn't exactly their fault someone dying is a big example of savagery. Lastly, Piggy's death takes a huge impact on everyone on the island except Jacks group. Rogers kills Piggy very gruesomely. “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went. The rock bounded twice and was lost in the forest. Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across the square red rock in the sea. His head opened and stuff came out and turned red”. (Golding 165) The act that Roger did was a very important part in the book. Piggy was savagely killed by a huge bolder. This was huge example of savagery because Piggy was doing nothing wrong, he was speaking his mind and they just decided to kill him. Obviously, acts of