‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding Essay

Lord of the Flies by William Golding describes a group of schoolboys means of life when they become stranded on a desert island after(prenominal) a plane crash which killed any other passengers and crew, with only vast jungle and sandy shores around them. During their unusual experience, one of the main characters Ralph learns thing rough himself and the others that no other twelve year old would ever imagine.With a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no evil, Ralph seems the relaxed sort, confident and trustworthy. Although when he first meets Piggy, another schoolboy, this all changes and the immaturity of a typical child of his age shines through. When finding out that his new friend utilise to be nicknamed Piggy as a result of his short and fat appearance, he dived in the sand at Piggys feet and lay there laughing. Ralph thinks of Piggy as a paranoid wimp, and relishes in the fact that they have a whole island to roam around on, with no grown-ups to tell th em what to do.Piggy, however, instantly realises the mischievousness of what has happened, and panics at the model of the future We may stay here till we die. As far Ralph is concerned, the island is paradise. He is glad when he meets crap, another one of the lump of schoolboys with an obsession for hunting, but who is out to have fun on the island. Things get off to a good start, but when their new way of life descends into disaster, Ralphs relationship with Piggy grows as it comes clear that Piggy is actually a very wise person, and Ralphs relationship with old salt turns to rivalry, Ralph finds himself having to grow up speedily and reinforce his position as leader to restore civilisation a fast fading luxury We need an assembly. Not for fun..but to put things straight.When shite becomes fed up with Ralphs rules and leadership tactics, he decides to break away from the crowd and forms his own folk music of hunters. By this point Ralph grows aware that trying to hold them to stay with his tribe, he is fighting a losing battle, and discovers that he may not be as good a leader as he thought he would be Only, decided Ralph as he faced the chiefs seat, I cant think. Not homogeneous Piggy. The death of Simon, a quiet, subdued fellow schoolboy, really disturbs Ralph, as he faces up to reality.Simons death was a consequence of Jacks tribe getting excited about the beast and was a mistaken identity case involving the beach, many spears, and a chorus of youngsters wildly chanting Kill the beast Cut his throat Spill his blood Do him in The realisation of the awfulness that occurred affects all of the boys not in Jacks tribe, and in a moment of abridge alarm, Ralph almost snaps That was murder. Piggy, now the most faithful and loyal friend Ralph has left on the island, cant bear to even think about it, let alone discuss it You stop it What goodre you doing walking like that? By this time, the relationship between Ralph and Jack has deteriorated so much tha t bitterness from power-possessed Jack is all that is left.By the end of the novel, it is clear that the relationship between Ralph and Jack has no amiability in it whatsoever. The power and authority that Jack enforces over his tribe portrays him as a king to the reader Power lay in the brown swell of his forearms authority sat on his shoulders and chatted in his ear like an ape. After Simons untimely death, Jack and his tribe seem somewhat unaffected by what they have done, and become even more uncivilised, to the extent that they experience another shocking and unexpected death. Piggy is killed by a rock that Roger pushes over the edge of the cliff, near the beach. This event shows just how disconnected with reality Jack and his tribe have become, and now Ralph is on his own.His only friends death has made him now completely alone and so vulnerable. Ralph feels like he is the only one left with any sense of the real world. The shock of what has happened since they first explored the island scares Ralph and fear of the future kicks in. These painted savages would go further and further. Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack who therefore would never let him alone never. Jack discovers that Jack and his tribe are planning to kill him the future(a) day, and now survival is the only thing that matters to Ralph. Realisation of his desperate situation comes to Ralph when he is told by one of the twins Listen, Ralph. Never mind whats sense. Thats gone. A lonely, terrified, weak and exhausted Ralph wakes the next day to noises of every other child on the island hunting him down.They set fire to the island and eventually locate Ralph, and accordingly the chase begins. Ralph reaches the end of island, and the end of his sanity. He literally runs into a naval officer and recognition of everything hits the twelve year old. Shock of the circumstances is all overly much for Ralph to bear, and he falls to his knees and breaks down. Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of a mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. Ralph takes responsibility for the snake pit and collapse of civilisation, as he believes that if he had been a better leader, none of this would have happened. He realises just how far things can go when there is no order imposed, and that he alone couldnt change that.Throughout the novel, Ralph makes a journey towards self-discovery, and witnesses behaviour no other person, like the naval officer, would believe if he explained them. His relationships with the other two main characters influence the horrific events that took place on the island, and at the end of Lord of the Flies Ralph sees that man can lose all sense of civilisation when no rules and order are in place.