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Civilisation vs. Savagery (LOTF)

Civilisation vs. Savagery (LOTF)CivilisationSavageryThe fundamental evil in mankind.Exists within our apparently civilisedsociety.Living by rules and order.Ralph Vs.JackJackRalphShowed signs of savagery in Chapter1. Still clinging on to a tiny bit ofcivilisation, which prevented himfrom stabbing the piglet.Clung on tocivilisation for aslong as he could(until army officer)"They knew very well why hehadn’t [killed the piglet] : becauseof the enormity of the knifedescending and cutting into livingflesh; because of the unbearableblood.""Ralph wept for the end ofinnocence, the darkness ofman’s heart..."Other CharactersPiggySimonRogerClung on tocivilisation. Acted asa voice of rationalityand reasoning.TheConchThe shattering of the conchrepresents the end ofcivilisation on the island.The conch (rules, law, society) was thething that suppressed evil on the island."...the conch exploded into a thousandwhite fragments and ceased to exist."The island's chiefcommentator on evil. Hediscovers that the beastpurely existed within theboys themselves. "Man'sessential illness"Without a structuredand ordered society,all civility andgoodness is lost.People regress andmorals diminish.When throwing rocks atHenry's direction, Rogermade sure that heavoided Henrycompletely."Round the squatting childwas the protection of parentsand school and policemenand the law."He still held on to the taboo of old life atfirst. As the novel progresses, Roger driftstowards savagery (with 'deliriousabandonment'), resulting in him pushing therock that killed Piggy.His death (along with the conch) representsthe end of civilisation, and the boys were lefton their own, with no more 'grown-ups' withthem. (Piggy's role was similar to that of agrown-up, as he possessed greaterintelligence that any of the others.)Double click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node