Violence In Lord Of The Flies

The Violence Within Us Throughout recorded history, human nature suggests that people should thrive to study and interrogate one another for understanding. A wild idea that “The human brain could never comprehend its own workings, let alone understand its own understanding” corrupted the theory (The Onion). In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding is able to portray this ideology through a group of young boys who are castaways on an island. Through many struggles and tribulations, they learn the importance of maintaining a proper society and the effects of its failure. Rather than trying to recover what they had lost, the boys fought among each other, trailing down a dark path of progressive violence caused by dehydration, human nature, and

Even though water was accessible, Ralph, the chief, seemed to prioritize his workload over consuming the minimal amount necessary to survive. In the novel, violence progressed as the plot evolved because of the lack of water, leading to disillusions and hallucinations. This proved to be dangerous and resulted in imaginary visions and voices in the boy’s heads. This thoroughly supports Simon’s conversation with the Lord of the Flies. When he retreats to the solitude of his secret spot, the readers are informed and can assume that he was dehydrated--but there was a chance that it was not only him. As Simon trails back to the others, “he walked drearily between the trunks, his face empty of expression, and the blood was dry around his mouth and chin,” leaving us to assume that he is not in his right mind (Golding 146). Jack and the others including Piggy and Ralph had begun their “dance” where “the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 153). Distorted visions and hallucinations are common side effects of dehydration; Jack compared and continued to validate that Simon was the beast and they did not have to worry anymore. It is human nature to justify why one is in the right and that is exactly what Jack does to make himself feel like a hero about the crime he had