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Lord Of The Flies Supervision Quotes

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Without adult supervision, individuals do what they please. Similarly, adult supervision keeps people under control. When the boys crash land on the island, they realize that adults do not exist on the island. Before the savagery and turmoil, the boys innocently attempt to create a makeshift civilization. Proving unsuccessful, this attempt only destroys friendships and drives the island into further savagery. Ralph, the elected leader, attempts to keep the “civilization” intact; but, Jack rebels, and turns to savagery; thus, ending the boys only real chance of escaping this perilous island. Jack, Roger, and Ralph prove that without parental supervision the human nature is corrupt. Jack, the leader of the choir; unfortunately, turns savage …show more content…

Although not mentioned much at the start of the novel, by the end, Roger becomes Jack’s right-hand man. The following quote best captures Roger’s merciless savagery, Golding writes, “‘High overhead, Roger with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever… The rock struck Piggy a gleaning blow from chin to knee… the body of Piggy was gone.”’(Golding 181). Roger, in this scene, murders Piggy in cold blood. Roger clearly knows it is wrong to kill; but, with “abandonment” pushed the rock. Roger, who was first seen throwing stones at Henry, throws the rocks in the area around Henry. This demonstrates that he still has traces of civilization left and that the thought of rules exist. Roger; although, slowly afterwards loses most of his civilization. Once again seen with Jack after they kill the mother pig, Roger, tortures the pig with no remorse. During this sick scene, Roger stabs the pig in whatever place he can find. After all of this, the first thing Roger asks is how are we going to cook it. Finally, when Roger kills Piggy he reaches his final transformation into savagery; therefore, without parental supervision, Roger’s extremely corrupt human nature emerges. Along with Roger’s exhibition of corruptness, Ralph also displays the true human …show more content…

While in the beginning of the novel Jack, still maintains his inhibitions; although further in the novel, Jack does not care about the rules and does whatever he pleases. Roger, who originally keep some inhibitions, and realized that rules do still exist, ends up becoming so entwined with savagery that he takes Piggy’s life in cold blood and brutally tortures a mother pig. Ralph, the tribe leader during the beginning of the novel, gets thrown out by the evil Jack, and becomes so locked into the mob that he ends up becoming savage himself. By being involved with killing Simon and torturing Robert, Ralph proves the corruptness of the human nature. Golding proves through Lord of the Flies, without rules the sinfulness of the human nature . Even though under parental supervision the boys act civilized, without the rules and supervision that civilization and parents put on them, corruptness and savagery will take

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