Lord of the Flies written by William Golding is a critique of British Imperialism. Golding uses themes and characters to show its relevance to Colonisation. He portrays one side of the coin as the colonisers and the other as the colonized. He does this to portray the harmful effects of colonisation. This novel gives us a deep analysis of the British Imperialism and its historic analogy.
Golding uses the centre and periphery to describe the savage behaviour of Jack and civilisation of Ralph in British Culture. Jack us a living symbol of this savagery and violence. He is pushed further and further into the Periphery by his yearn of leadership and true nature. Ralph is shown at centre of the periphery according to the British Culture throughout the novel. He is shown as the embodiment of civilisation throughout the novel. He enforces rules and values good-doing. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all we’re not savages. We’re English and English are the best at everything”. (2, 192). Jack on the other hand, is forced to become savage by his hidden colonising behaviour. The desire of leadership and the feeling of having superior qualities also makes him violent. “I ought to be a chief;
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Colonisation and Imperialism are shown throughout the conflict of the story. Golding does this by showing who is at the centre and who isn’t according to the British Culture. He also demonstrates the impact and dominance of the colonisers during Colonisation. Jack’s tribe kills Piggy, Simon and the living symbol of civilisation. They take over the fire, territory and troops which include: Sam and Eric. Golding has written this novel to show us the historic event of conflict between the colonisers and the colonised, repeating again in this story. He shows this novel as a critique of the British Imperialism through the comparison of its conflict, characters and