In my opinion, William golding wants to display how savagery could affect people and how in a life threatening and isolated situation anyone could turn savage which is clearly displayed in the text lord of the flies. During world war two golding served as a part of the navy he experienced some horrible things, for example, he was appalled by what the nazis were doing in the concentration camps and how the Japanese treated their prisoners of war. This all contributed to the opinion he portrays in the book.
The first example of savagery which is portrayed in the book is on pg 28 when jack nearly kills the sow, considering this is early on in the novel the boys haven’t turned completely ‘savage’ but are soon getting there. The quote “he raised his arm in the air. there came a pause, a hiatus, the pig continued to scream and the creepers jerk and the blade continued to flash at the end of a bony arm.” The noun hiatus suggests that there was a long almost thoughtful pause, where jack was having an inner conflict with himself like
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the quote "the beast was on its knees, its arms folded over its face" the determinator its shows that simons been dehumanized by golding which I believe shows the fact that to the boys he is a beast and not a human. another quote is "at once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on the beast, screamed, struck, bit and tore." in my opinion, this is the most savage quote in the text because it shows how much the boys have changed from the beginning to now. the verb surged suggests that the boys moved with extreme force and eagerness like it were the most important thing in the world. it makes the reader feel apprehensive toward what the boys are going to do. I feel golding used such a powerful quotation to further express the savageness of the boys, and how much theyve