What Is The Loss Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

“Go back.. Way back. To that little innocent girl walking around barefoot on the sidewalk in the summer sun. Worry less. Be like her”- Author unknown. In the book Lord of The Flies by William Golding. One of the main characters, Ralph, struggles to keep his innocence. The book tells a story about a group of young, innocent British boys who end up alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and try to organize themselves, but with the intent and struggle to survive the kids end up violent and brutal. By the end of the book you can see how WIlliam Golding showed survival causing loss of innocence towards the boy's actions and emotions. Jack is known to be the antagonist in the book Lord of the Flies. He is introduced as the leader of the

In Lord of the Flies the main protagonist is Ralph. In the beginning of the book Ralph was a good leader and the chief of all the stranded boys on the island. In the book Ralph always had his mind set on surviving and keeping a fire going, to get rescued. Although Ralph was seen as an innocent kid to most readers, there are some moments that show differently.” ”Didn't you see what we--what they did?” there was a loathing, and at the same time a kind of feverish excitement, in his voice” (Golding 157). These lines from the book took place the morning after the children, including Ralph, killed Simon because they all thought Simon was the beast. When Ralph was talking about Simon's death the book explains how Ralph had some excitement in his voice showing his enjoyment of the killing. All of the children, especially Ralph, have gone through so much on the island trying to survive and it really shows at the very end of the book. Once it came to an end they were all in shock at what they had experienced.” Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” ( Golding 202). Piggy was Ralph's friend. He lost piggy from trying to survive from Jack and his group. It's obvious in the book that Golding is trying to show that surviving from others and for yourself can lead to a great loss in your innocence even as a

At such a young age it's obvious to most that these are just innocent kids that don't deserve to be on an island alone that have to survive by themselves. At the beginning of the book they showed their innocence by ethier playing in the sand or making fun of the other children, but trying to survive at such a young age changed that. They all convinced themselves that there was a beast on the island, in the book they mistook Simon, one of the “biguns”, for this beast.” There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of the teeth and claws” ( Golding 153). They killed Simon. and it was described as a very brutal moment which is obviously not common for such young kids. Even though many would think young kids would be innocent. It's very clear from the description of Simon's death that trying to survive on an island can change innocence for anyone. While trying to survive all of them needed food. While hunting for the pigs it was a trend between themselves to cover their faces while hunting. During one of the killings of the pigs they all wore these masks with one another. “The mask compelled them”. They were compelled to, meaning that they seemed like they had to do it. Golding does a good job showing how trying to hunt to live can change a child's