The same up here as down here.” (42) Without any rules, how would life look like? How would anyone know the difference from right and wrong if the world didn’t have rules? There is no real way to determine what is right and what is wrong. Ralph says, “If we have a signal going, they’ll come and take us off. They wanted to keep a very order-based community, but they also fought with others and wanted to survive. There is a struggle for every human being to tell the difference of what is right from wrong it depends on personal opinions. With that being said, the world was created with good and evil inside everyone. Something that should be considered is that this book was written to demonstrate the problems of society and the sinful nature of each and every person. This proves that civilization left room for both to happen. He saw that the only way that he can survive is by looking out for himself and bossing everyone else around. Based on the quote, the readers see that Jack was doing what he thought was best. The readers are able to realize that Jack has some civilized qualities hidden in his savage actions.
"I thought I might kill."”(51) The author shows the struggle Jack has when he is stranded on the island. I thought, by myself-"The madness came into his eyes again. In the book, the narrator says, “ tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. Goldingsets the book up so the readers support Ralph more than they support Jack because he wanted Jack to be known as the villain. This is a war between a civilized and savage person. First thing to remember is how Jack came to be identified as a savage. Readers may support the civilized group with Ralph because they wanted to follow the rules that they were taught. This observation fits into the Lord of the Flies because there was a war between the different gangs lead by Jack and Ralph.
Something that should be recognized is the fact that even a rule-follower can have some savage traits. In an article written by Hamid Dashabi, he points out a quote saying, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” Dashabi is explaining that the reader is more likely to choose the person who follows the rules than the person who doesn’t. It might be better to take the civilized route because then you know you followed the rules, but if you take the savage route it might benefit you more. People can be faced with the pathways of choosing a civilized or savage way. People who possess normal minded behavior can resort to savage behavior when put into a desperate situation or stay their normal self. savage creates many scenarios in both the book and in real life. The environment that these characters were in before they were stranded on the island-shaped their decisions and the other characters in the book. That’s why Jack is known as savage and Ralph and Piggy are known as civilized. In the book, the characters of Ralph and Piggy view the world differently from the way Jack sees the world. Some people wait to see what the future holds and then make their decisions based off of that. What makes a person civilized or savage? How do the things that happen to a person affect their actions? Some people think that things happen to them for a reason. In William Golding’s “ Lord of the Flies ”, the author portrays the fluctuating identities of a group of boys who are stranded on an island. A Little Bit of Civilization, a Little Bit of Savagery
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