The Lord Of The Flies Research Paper

Brayden French
Mrs. Cuneo
English 9
13 February 2023
Title
How could someone completely lose their sense of civilization? The Lord of the Flies is a novel by William Golding. In the novel, a group of boys crash land on an island and attempt to form their own government with Ralph as their chief. Many events unfold causing the boys to drift away from their organized government. Jack, the leader of the hunting group, gets very violent later in the story and inspires other hunters to be like him. This causes many problems for the boys later in the novel. Jack is responsible for the demise of civilization on the island because Jack was obsessed with hunting and got very violent, he had his own group of hunters that could help him gain more power

In chapter nine, Jack and his tribe are reenacting their hunt where they killed the sow to Ralph and Piggy. All of the hunters are chanting, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! (Golding, 152) This quote is very important in portraying what has happened to the boys, especially Jack. They enjoyed killing the sow, thinking they would be sending the beast a message. They are no longer hunting for food. It seems like they are just killing for enjoyment or out of fear of the beast. The hunters mentioning cutting a throat and spilling blood adds to the violence and savagery that has taken over. The author wanted this quote to have important meaning to show how far they have fallen throughout the novel. It’s almost as if they are celebrating the brutality they have caused by killing the sow. In chapter eight, Jack and the hunters kill a sow. They impale the sow and make the scene as brutal as they can. Jack speaks loudly to the other hunters and says, “This head is for the beast. It’s a gift.” (Golding, 137) The quote perfectly displays the real reason why Jack’s tribe hunts. They brutally kill the sow to simply send a message to the beast. They didn’t even do it for the meat. All they cared about in the moment was violence and fear, and the hunters enjoyed it too. Calling the head a gift shows how the boys think and how easy it is for them to cut the head off of something. The author wanted

In chapter five, Ralph calls for an assembly with the rest of the boys. Jack gets angry with he littluns during the assembly so he takes the conch and says, “Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies! (Golding, 83) Jack was very brave to take the conch right out of Ralph’s hands. He was also brave to say those things about the littluns. Jack hates hearing all of the boys talk about their fear of the beast. It disgusts him. Jack being allowed to take a stand like that and say those things without any consequences shows his power in the group. The author wanted to show Jack’s bravery in the quote and his darkness. He wanted to show that Jack doesn’t care about the littluns, especially because they don’t help. Even though Ralph is the chief, Jack is the most feared by the boys and also very well respected. When the boys first landed on the island, Jack was already leading the group of choir boys. When Ralph became chief, Jack and the choir boys became the hunters. Jack has many other boys to back him up which is one of the main causes of their separation later in the novel. In chapter eight, while the boys are hunting the beast, Jack takes the conch and says, “Ralph thinks you’re cowards, running away from the boar and the beast.” (Golding, 126) This chapter is a very important point in the story for Ralph and Jack’s relationship. Chapter eight is when the