William Golding message
The message the author is trying to convey is that we all have that "savage" deep within our self. He expresses this thought in the story by using children, for him to use children is very interesting because when one thinks of children they think innocent humans who don't have the capability of actual murder, humans who just want to be happy. So using children expresses his thought even further because it shows that even the most innocent can turn into savages. These children were middle class children who were just on there way home to visit there parents, just like a child may go home to visit there parents. When there plane was shot down and crashed on an unknown island they coped we'll in the beginning. The children chose a chief (Ralph), planned to make a fire as a signal for rescue, build shelters and have hunters hunt for meat. Later on in the story a littlun talks about his dream of a beast. This leads to a controversy that there actually may be a beast far out in the forest of the island, Ralph as the chief tries to calm every down by saying that there is not an actual beast on the island but that doesn't prevent there minds from wandering. Jacks group the hunters, eventually get there first kill. Jack expresses his excitement of the kill by talking about how he sliced the pigs throat and so much blood spilled out. Unfortunate in order for this kill to happen Jack had to take extra people to go, including the ... ( Not finished)
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