Persuasive Essay On Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding in 1954 has been a commonly banned book in many schools across America. This is due to the content of the book being children on a deserted island, and the many challenges and themes that come from this. The boys are stranded on a deserted island after their plane crash lands, leaving the boys alone without adult supervision. To maintain order the boys elect a leader among themselves, Ralph, who attempts to keep an order to the boys and what their priorities are. One of the other boys, Jack who over the course of the novel, fights Ralph for leadership and wants the boys to follow him and his “hunters”. Being alone on an island to their own devices causes issues and challenges such as the priority

The Beast is a thought first introduced by one of the Littluns allegedly witnessed a giant snake-like thing, this was however refuted by Jack and Ralph. “You couldn’t have a beastie, a snake-thing, on an island this size,” Ralph explained kindly. “You only get them in big countries, like Africa, or India” (49). In the following days the boys later then claim that the beast came from the sky, as two littluns had been inside a shelter when something came crashing down into the trees. Fear of a beast led to many of the boys fearing for their lives, Jack attempted to distract the boys by creating a ring and having all the boys do the hunting dance. Later on after capturing and beheading an island pig, Jack places the head on a stick and tells his hunters it is an offering for The Beast, whether or not jack truly believes in the beast or just keep control is not fully clear. Using the fear from the Beast, Jack has the boys dance in a circle again, however this time Simon is returning to camp late at night. After claiming the shadowed Simon was the Beast, the boys tore him apart with spears and their own hands. After this Jack cemented his claim to power, throwing out Ralph and controlling every one of the boys left