Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies ~ Essay
L.J.L

Fear is oxygen for motivation. In ‘Lord of the Flies’, by William Golding, fear plays a huge part in how the boys react to being stranded on the island. Every action is controlled by fear; although the boys try to conquer their fears, it is impossible to do, because if they were to succeed they would feel no reason to survive or live.

Fears differ from person to person, because of this tension rises between Ralph and Jack. They have differing opinions on what is important due to their fears. Ralph’s biggest fear is that they will never be rescued, where as Jack’s biggest fear is that they will be unable to kill a pig for meat. “You let the fire go out.”… ‘[Jack] noticed Ralph’s scarred nakedness, and the sombre silence of all four of them. He sought charitable in his happiness, to include them in the thing that had happened. His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on...