Surroundings can change the way one's brain, body, and mind work, even in simple ways, but further surroundings that are not so simple may change you in a more severe way. In Lord of the Flies the boy's savage behavior towards the end of the book is more environmental development rather than biological development. The boys in the novel adapted to their environment in violent ways, whether they realized it or not. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph and the other boys are friendly, helpful, and kind to one another; this changes as they face more conflicts with each other and the island. “Things are breaking up, I don’t understand why. We began well; we were happy” (Golding 82). This connects to my claim because even early on in the book it shows that change in the boys has already occurred. Ralph is saying he doesn’t understand why things are not going well, because they began well when they first arrived. …show more content…
In the article, it discusses how accurate Golding was with the behavior changes with the boys on the island, and how situations, such like the boys had, can cause changes with their behavior and actions. In the article it says “The greatest threat may be not the harsh environment, starvation or dehydration, but the other survivors standing next to them.” What went on in Lord of the Flies. The boys got to the island worrying over shelter, food, water, and weather, when the real threat was the boys themselves. In the end they caused the most harm to each