The Loss of Innocence
Fear has affected the boys a lot.
To the extent they discover that what they fear could just be something in themselves.
To the point of downfall of civilisation.
The emotion of fear of the boys consumes their thoughts in a way that they start to create assumptions and stories of questionable scenarios. These things has lead to a sense of their loss of innocence. Being afraid of something makes someone stronger as they are more aware and cautious of every step they take. They boys in Lord of the Flies defends themselves, which has lead to the loss of innocence.
Their loss of innocence began when they start to abandon the rules they once implemented and the role of Ralph as the chief. It continues with the division of the group and to the point that the boys only think about hunting and surviving. It follows up to an extent that boys are no longer represented as just kids, but rather unrecognisable savages as they were no longer addressed with their names and dresses messily with dirt and marks on their bodies and faces.
The aspect of the loss of innocence in the novel is the representation of how humans placed under a taunting situation and have certain qualities in them to start appearing. These qualities include the 'bad' side of human nature, which is typically savagery, barbarism and violence. Every human has that particular quality whether it is not as noticeable as it is shadowed by civilisation, but eventually, it could appear in any form especially when ones sense danger and pressure in order to defend or strengthen themselves. In a case of fear, ones will sacrifice. How does the peer pressure of the presence of fear result to much chaos and destruction?
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To the extent they discover that what they fear could just be something in themselves.
To the point of downfall of civilisation.
The emotion of fear of the boys consumes their thoughts in a way that they start to create assumptions and stories of questionable scenarios. These things has lead to a sense of their loss of innocence. Being afraid of something makes someone stronger as they are more aware and cautious of every step they take. They boys in Lord of the Flies defends themselves, which has lead to the loss of innocence.
Their loss of innocence began when they start to abandon the rules they once implemented and the role of Ralph as the chief. It continues with the division of the group and to the point that the boys only think about hunting and surviving. It follows up to an extent that boys are no longer represented as just kids, but rather unrecognisable savages as they were no longer addressed with their names and dresses messily with dirt and marks on their bodies and faces.
The aspect of the loss of innocence in the novel is the representation of how humans placed under a taunting situation and have certain qualities in them to start appearing. These qualities include the 'bad' side of human nature, which is typically savagery, barbarism and violence. Every human has that particular quality whether it is not as noticeable as it is shadowed by civilisation, but eventually, it could appear in any form especially when ones sense danger and pressure in order to defend or strengthen themselves. In a case of fear, ones will sacrifice. How does the peer pressure of the presence of fear result to much chaos and destruction?
Photo source:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/276549233341911944/
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