any ideas about what he has to say about civilization or civilised?
2007-12-04 07:01:33 · 11 answers · asked by jack andrews 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Humans need controls to prevent anarchy.
2007-12-04 07:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by BC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the entire point of 'Lord of the Flies' is that the boys are a microcosm of society.
Golding is trying to answer the question- Is it society that makes people evil, or are people evil and society keep them in check.
Obviously, since you've read the book you'll know, the answer Golding finds is that people are evil and it is society that keeps them civilised, as the boys become barbarians.
But you can also find another angle, which is that the book is an attack on war. The boys were doing fine, until they started killing each other and becoming "hunters" etc. Just in the same way as the book is set during the first world war. Society has a veneer of being civilised, then we start a war and all human refinement is lost. we are reminded of tis link when the parachuter lands on the island.
2007-12-07 05:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That civilisation is just a thin veneer in society and that after even a short while, without constraints, bully's will take over and the mob will rule.
But then again, it was only males on the island - an identical situation with only females would, I suspect, have a far better outcome.
2007-12-04 07:12:43 · answer #3 · answered by Bunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...That there is no such thing as 'civilisation'; that without the structures that control our daily lives we will fall over the precipice into violent anarchy. This novel together with Anthony Burgess' 'Clockwork Orange' that were seen as dangerous and impossible scenarios at the time they were written have of course come to fruition; just observe the life of the streets in the average British city today..
2007-12-05 15:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by David S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think natchryred nailed it.
Our barbaric nature is always there, just barely under control.
I recall going to see the film "The Rock" with a group of religious people, and by the end of the movie, they were on their feet cheering wildly as bad guys got blown away.
They were vicariously enjoying the killing through the characters on the screen.
The boys in Lord of the Flies weren't 'bad'. They are us.
2007-12-04 07:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by james p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think he's making a statement on civilisation in any of its guises good or bad, i think hes making a statement on individuality at all costs..
2007-12-04 07:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Civilization with out rules leads to anarchy.
2007-12-04 07:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that without civilisation man unsupervised and uncontrolled would deteriorate to a savage
2007-12-04 08:46:45 · answer #8 · answered by wordwitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That when you are isolated from all other civilized activities, you regress back to your base instincts of do or die.
2007-12-04 07:04:36 · answer #9 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try reading the book. If you did, you will know.
TOO many kids on here hoping for the easy wasy out. What a friggin surprise!!
2007-12-04 07:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋