Split Groups In Lord Of The Flies

War starts because of adolescence in the story of “Lord of the Flies” written by William Golding. The day after the death of Simon, Piggy points and says, “That’s where they’re gone. Jack’s party. Just for some meat. And for hunting and for pretending to be a tribe and putting on war-paint.” (Golding p.g. 163) This statement by Piggy shows how the kids are starting to rebel and need to do work, but they are choosing to play instead. The split groups are a way that they have their own war going on. Being stuck on an island as a child can be difficult. They must have been terrified. To lose their own self might have been the easiest route to cover up their fear, even though they are terrified of that exact act. It is clear that they are very immature. In the passage, it says, “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from the chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.” (Golding Ch. 11) They show anarchy in this text. The boys try to keep order by using a conch shell as a talking stick. Whoever has this conch is basically the leader, which ends up being Ralph. The fire symbolizes war. From the war that was going on, the atomic bombs were

An excuse so that the boys can be afraid of something else other than themselves. Simon realizes that they fear the beast because of it existing in themselves. They all turn “savage” as the book says, and they know it truly exists in every single person. The boys give what they are afraid of- a name, and a shape in their minds. The dead parachuting man shows up unexpectedly and Ralph thinks it’s a sign from the outside world. Piggy says, “I know there isn’t no beast- not with claws and all that, I mean- but I know there isn’t no fear, either” (Golding Ch.5) The man from the sky may have been a sign, but not for war; the beast that is in everyone. People can’t defeat it, give it a shape, or even see it. The beast forever lives in the mind’s