Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies....... 12

Question: 11

Why do you think Golding describe the savages as "little boys on the Beach" and Jack in particular as a "little boy"? What point do yo think he is trying to convey to the reader with this shift in wording?

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I think Golding was juxtaposing the new reality with what they were before the sailor showed up. By chapter 12, Golding had stopped calling them boys and just called them savages. The moment the sailor shows up, Golding's little social experiment ends. The savages revert to being who they really are: little boys with sticks. The arrival of the adult world brings them back to who they were.

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