Loss Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies Essay

The Dalai Lama, a wise religious figure, reminds us to “do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” Loss of innocence happening over time is natural, however the rapid need for change forced on the boys leads to mass chaos. In William Golding's book, Lord of the Flies, the bewildered young boys lose their innocence through their interactions with each other on the island. There are many passages from the book Lord of the Flies that demonstrate the children losing their innocence. When the boys are setting the island on fire, and the boy with the birthmark is dying due to their actions they are losing all purity they once had. While Simon is picking the fruit for the little un's the power struggle between Jack and Ralph is becoming heated; these two congruent occurrences …show more content…
Their rushing to build their “small fire (Golding 44)” was the spark that ignited their guilt free lives and burned them to the ground. Even though the boys knew on the inside that they are the reason they have already lost one of their colleagues, but they keep telling themselves that they are not to blame. All hope of the boy surviving is lost when “a tree exploded in the fire like a bomb (Golding 46).” At this moment the tribe realizes the full effect of the dirtying of their souls. Ralph, who is still mesmerised by their carelessness, is at a loss for words as he mutters that “perhaps he went (Golding 47)” elsewhere on the island. Ralph is still is doubting that he is one of many to blame for such an atrocity; he is finally coming to the realization that he needs to grow up and act responsibly . The first blunder for the group that corrupts them is the flame that ignited the forest into a sea of flames, however Simon picking the fruit off of the tree for the little ones tells us that not all hope is