The End of the Hunters in Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little embarrassed. He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance (Golding, William). “Alright lads, I think it’s about time we get you off this burning island, don’t you think?” said the Naval Officer as he noticed some of his crew running towards him. The crew had a look of bewilderment as they saw the boys wiping the tears from their faces, they have looked upon a group of boys that had forgotten society, and this astonished some of the crew members. “Is our nightmare finally over?” thought Ralph to himself. He soon realized the answer to his own question and began to cry uncontrollably.

The crew members began to pick up and take some of the boys onto the life boat, some of the boys were filled with so much joy and relief that they just fell over, not having the strength to pick up their legs. When the crew members finally came for Ralph, Ralph couldn’t feel a thing. He just stared out into the distance, watching the flames dance around as if claiming victory. He knew that Piggy would be left behind; Piggy would never be able to leave the nightmare of the island, no one would be able to. Every boy would remember what happened here; Ralph wondered if Jack felt any guilt for what he did, how much pain he caused to all the boys. He glanced over to see Jack with a gleaming smile on his face. “You! You, were the cause of all this madness, all this savagery! You and Roger both were the cause of Piggy dying!” Ralph began to fight his way out of the crew members’ hands, and started to sprint towards where Jack was sitting. The naval officer stepped in front and grabbed onto Ralph with so much force, that it surprised Ralph that he didn’t get knocked back. “Listen my dear boy; nothing can bring your friend back, nothing. Getting vengeance on that boy would do nothing but throw you into a world of darkness, it would never be satisfying.” “But he killed my friend, he tortured the other boys, and he-“ “and he will get his punishment in time, along with those that helped him” the naval officer, grabbed Ralph by his shoulder and directed him to a separate life boat.

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