Lord of the Flies

What Comment is Golding making about society with this theme? (Savagery vs Civilization)

What Comment is Golding making about society with this theme? (LOTF, Civilization vs Savagery)

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The boys indulge more and more in stereotypical "native" behavior that emphasizes the use of violence and rituals of song and dance. For these boys the actions are initially little more than a game; when Jack invites the other boys to join his tribe, he explains that the point of this new tribe is solely to have fun. The boys continue to see their behavior as savages as part of an elaborate game, even as the "game" takes on increasingly dangerous and violent undertones. The mounting brutality and impulsiveness of Jack's group in this chapter foreshadows the events of Chapter Nine, in which the boys' behavior moves from mere pretending at violence to actual murder.

He is a loser. He has no life. He did not build a wall. No. I will not answer this question.

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