In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, a group of school children find themselves lost on an uninhabited island after their plane crashes, with no adult supervision & no guidance, some members of the group turn to barbarity. The savagery and violence on the island are caused by Jack, his pack of hunters, & the power of masking your identity and humanity. Jack and his hunters’ obsession with hunting leads to the falling apart of the tribe, and the tragedies that occur on the island. In the novel Jacks’ disregard for the rules leads to the death of two innocent children, Simon & later on Piggy. The narrator states on page numbers 136-137, “The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the …show more content…
Even in the rain, they could see how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand. The great wave of the tide moved farther along the island and the water lifted, Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea.” This quote emphasizes the consequences of Jack mistake Simon for the beast, brutally killing him. Additionally, these actions caused Piggy’s terrible death, a boulder thrown at him from off a cliff, and the island’s descent into corruption and brutality. Moreover, the masks worn by Jack and his hunters contribute to their wildlike behavior. Initially, the masks represent a sense of freedom, allowing the boys to embrace their primal instincts without fear of consequence. However, as the story progresses, these masks become a tool for cruelty, masking the boys' true identities. The text states, "Jack planned his new face." He made one cheek and one eye socket white, then he rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw. A random patch of sunlight fell on his face and a brightness appeared in the depths of the water. He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but an awesome