Savageness In Lord Of The Flies

Have you ever wondered if you put 20 young boys on an island what would happen to their mindset and way of life? Would they go insane? Or would they help each other out? The boys' behavior and savageness are to blame on the environment they are being put in because of the lack of adults on the island and the mob mentality that slowly takes over as the book goes along. Due to the lack of adults on the island, the boys tend to act out and are in less order than before. The first showing of savageness due to the lack of adults is when the boys chanted after killing the pig. What they said was, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in.” (Golding 75) This was one of the first times the boys had shown savageness and if a parent was there maybe

I read an article on mob mentality that states, “ how we act will also inevitably influence the people around us in a way that we may never be fully aware of.” (Meagan Paragraph 2) This supports my thesis because all it took was one person to start a riot that influenced everyone else. All it took was one person to form a circle or one person to stab Roger and everyone is now involved in these actions that show savageness. Also if someone said there is a beast then others will follow because of mob mentality. My second piece of evidence that explains mob mentality is about jack. Jack was the reason most of the boys went savage because of his actions. These actions influenced most if not all of the boys in the story. Jack led to the killing of Simon, The pig, and the harassment of Roger. He was the first to start these actions and everyone joined after. In the article, it states, “A group of people will often engage in actions that are contrary to the private moral standards of each individual.” (Meagan Paragraph 3) This quote is explaining how good people in society or in Lord of the Flies Children who are not savage can get wrapped up in things that are not normally what they do and are