Without law and order, savagery takes over. Without law and order, man is free to do whatever he desires. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, savagery highlights the focus of the novel, reminding us that humans without law and order drift to becoming more uncivilized. When law and order induces a fall in human nature, and drifts away from a common society, one becomes aware of a fall in democracy while an uprising of dictatorship or savagery forms and takes over countless lives. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack said- “See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that! There isn’t a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone--” and “I’m chief!” (Golding 181). Democracy has fallen. The conch, which focus gave the boys power to speak if being held, is now broken, which results in Jack seizing the moment to take all power and ruling of the island. A government helps to keep peace, without one it accomplishes absolute anarchy. Lord of the Flies has many dreadful …show more content…
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack said- “For hunting. Like in the war. You know- dazzle paint… Jack planned his new face.” (Golding 63). After Jack applied the paint to his face a new person is born, one that is aware that he is free from all restraints and responsibilities, he can in effect do what he pleases. In today’s society, controversies about morality brings about many questions asking what factors affect us. Nature or nurture. What actually causes humans to become this new form of savagery? Is it nature where it all involves genetics or hormone based behaviors or is it nurture where it all involves the environment or experiences? In Lord of the Flies, the boy’s are exposed to savagery in both nature and nurture. Nature is shown by there being no adult supervision involved and nurture by being alone fighting to survive another