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Mob Mentality In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

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Participation in mob mentality has many causes. As illustrated in Golding’s Lord Of The Flies, characters became violent when in a large group: “...and the complementary circles went round and round as though repetition would achieve safety itself. There was a throb and stamp of a single organism.” (152). This accurately parallels an interview “Explaining the Mob Mentality,” in which a psychology professor explains the larger the group, the more vehement it would become. Moreover, anonymity promotes group think, another name for mob mentality. Using more evidence from Golding, characters in the book paint their faces to remain anonymous, which leads them to steal a character’s glasses. This is further supported by Avant, who claims “...physical
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