Fragility Of Civilization Against Destructive Force Of Fear
Fear has always been observed as a weakness of humankind. As a human impulse, this emotion is primarily used to ensure safety against something that is feared. However, it has been used countless times against civilizations, causing chaos, disorder, and destruction. Concerned of their own safety, people of the civilization fall to this fear, leaving everything aside, including order. William Golding in Lord of the Flies, a metaphorical novel demonstrates the regression of society. The civilization that Golding creates succumbs to the merciless reign of a manifested beast, the superstition on the island through the symbol of fear and cripples the civilization.
Although we, as the reader, know that the beast does not exist, the boys of the island still
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Speaking to the Lord of the Flies, Simon tells that “you knew … I’m part of you? Close, close, close!”. Looking to the supposed “beast” right in the face, he knows that it is the fear and the evil that has caused the disorder on the island. Even if he knows the truth, heads off in the dark for the feast that Jack has prepared for the boys. However, the boys at the feast are still fearful of the fictitious beast and mistake Simon as it. Chanting “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!”, the boys are psyched and begin to leap and strike, bite, and tear at the “beast”. Golding addresses Simon as the beast to portray the boy’s perspective. The killing of Simon shows that the boy’s fear prevented from discovering the truth about the beast. Their fear was so powerful, that even the harmonic character of Simon and the truth that he bore were destroyed. If people become isolated from civilization, the beast inside of us can break the bonds from society and unleash evil within using the power of