Outline For Lord Of The Flies Dbq Essay

During the twentieth century, author William Golding produced one of the most groundbreaking novels of the era, “Lord of the Flies,” confronting the psychological aftermath of World War Two. Published in 1954, in the midst of crisis among the nation, Golding sets “Lord of the Flies” in the backdrop of an atomic war, in which a group of young boys deserted on an island, due to a plane crash, fear an imaginative creature they call “the beast.” Symbolizing fear, war and savagery of human nature, the children dread they are unable to escape the hauntings of the beast, initially appearing only in their nightmares, but now, externalized into a never-ending terror, ineluctable by the boys, no matter their age. Primarily, only the youngest of residents on the island believe the actuality of the beast, while the more mature children simply believe the little ones are speaking of demons exclusively in their nightmares. “The younger ones first, then gradually the older ones… begin to people the darkness of night and forest with spirits and demons which had previously appeared only in their dreams or fairy tales,” (Document A). Even after confronting the leader, Ralph, the smaller …show more content…
After recovering from his sudden faint, Simon cleverly realizes that the beast is realistically the savagery of human nature, and staggeringly runs to tell the others of his groundbreaking discovery, but is greeted abhorrently. A thing came out of the forest. It came darkly, uncertainly,” (Document F), “There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.” Because of the beast, truthfully the mental illness of man, Simon, an utterly innocent child, is beaten to death by his peers, who are convinced there is a monster, destined to be defeated, when what they are trying to destroy invades the minds of them