Theme Of Fear In Lord Of The Flies

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The novel The Lord of the flies, the boys are massively affected by fear, as it manipulates their decisions and their way of thinking. Fear as the most dangerous and destructive force on the island, although natural to the human race it will always be perceived differently by different people. In the beginning of the novel, Being surrounded by beaches, water and exotic fruits. However, this novel only reinforces the idea that suffering is inevitable as it is a result of their inherently flawed nature. The boys go hungry and become dirty. Piggy is the brain of the party and also the wisdom of the heart. This description of Piggy becomes more accurate as the novel increases and the distinction between savagery and civilization becomes clearer. …show more content…

He is not allowed to go on the early exploring “expedition” with Ralph, Simon and Jack. Although the boys are supposed to allow the possessor of the conch shell to speak, Piggy’s right is often denied. Including Ralph who is Piggy’s closest friend. Ralph betrays Piggy’s confidence early in the story when he reveals the nickname that he hates so much. “I don’t care what they call me,’ he said confidentially, ‘so long as they don’t call me what they used to call me at school. Ralph was faintly interested. What was that? The fat boy glanced over his shoulder, then leaned towards Ralph. He whispered. They used to call me “Piggy”. Ralph shrieked with laughter. He jumped up. “Piggy! Piggy! As Piggy survives the way many bullying victims do – by blending in and by being helpful when it wont draw a tremendous amount of attention. Piggy could almost consider himself accepted, even after Jack and other hunters steal hi glasses, until Roger’s assault on Piggy, which is a final act of bullying that proves fatal. Weather Roger knew that purging the boulder would actually kill Piggy or just scare him is unknown; either way, it was an attack on him that happened out of a desire to control and