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Savagery In Lord Of The Flies And The Hunger Games

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You often hear the phrase “Kill or be killed” and in The Lord of the Flies and the Hunger games, these are the only options. In the Lord of the Flies and the Hunger games, the characters either have to kill or they will not survive. Savagery is an essential part of Lord of the Flies. In the Hunger games, the theme of savagery is also prevalent. In many ways they both have an exceedingly clear and obvious theme of savagery.

Savagery is a large part of the Lord of the Flies. An example of savagery is the quote “Kill the pig!Cut its throat!Kill the pig! Bash it in!”(ch9). The kids have developed a blood lust, as evident in the quote “We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat…”(91). Again with Jack, it is evident that they are
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