Lord of the Flies Civilized thoughts and morals are the outcome of a highly complex neural circuit producing chemicals such as serotonin located in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, the parietal lobe and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex of the brain (Morality Work in the Brain). The mix of adrenaline and the inaccurate quantity of serotonin influences the respectable opinions of humans into vile feelings and actions (The Moral Brain). In agonizing and traumatic situations, the behavioral ethics of the person alter and savagery and barbarity occur. In most cases, humans changing their behavioral viewpoint does not occur in modern day civilization. On the other hand, it does appear in detailed novels. A prime example of this category …show more content…
The writer, William Golding, gives the reader an obscene depiction of the scene using imagery and diction even after the pig is killed. A striking example of portrayal is established by Jack’s description of his actions by explaining that he was “lugging out the hot bags of colored guts, pushing them into a pile on the rock while the others watched him” (Golding Chapter Eight). William Golding meaningfully designed the phrase to project the extreme horrific acts the boys were committing. Describing the organs as “hot bags of colored guts” gives the audience a feeling of tremendous disgust because of the specific picture Golding wants to simulate. Jack “pushing them into a pile in the rock” shows that Jack acquires no regard or sympathy for butchering the pigs and was able to shove the organs out of his way. Jack maintains his beast during this hunt and asserts authority over the boys by jamming “the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through into the mouth. He stood back and the head hung there, a little blood dribbling down the stick” (Golding Chapter Eight). This quote shows Jack at an ultimate savage level. Using the phrase “the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through the mouth” provides the reader with an image of a lifeless organism being tortured, even after death. After Jack tormented the pig, it is explained that he stood still, admiring the abominable work he has performed. It is evident that Golding uses sensory and diction to show the ghastly acts in Chapter Eight of Lord of the Flies. Similarly, the author of The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind elaborates and uses sensory image as an advantage for horror. The novel states “the stench of caustic lyes from the tanneries, and from the slaughterhouses came the stench of congealed blood. People stank of sweat and unwashed clothes; from their mouths came the stench of