Fear in Lord of the Flies Essays -- Lord of the Flies William Golding

Fear in Lord of the FliesIn the novel the Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, aidis the event of all of the problems that take place on the island. Atfirst, the island is thought to be splendid and a enlightenment, but as theboys stay on the island increases, so, too, do their fears. The boys soon become afraid of each other and soon after that the boys uncover upand fight because of the fear. The boys original fears ar of whatthey think are beasts. Then tidy sum started getting frightened(Golding, 88). This was spoken by Ralph at an assembly because he knewthat things were breaking up and he also knew why. It was the fear. Inthe novel the Lord of the Flies, fear is the root of the trouble thatis caused on the island.The boys fear turns into fear of each other after only a short timeon the island. Many of the boys emerge Ralph and join horseshits community ofhunters because Jack provides them with fun. Jacks tribe goes huntingand has feasts and everyone, even if it is only for a short time,forgets about the beast and ignores it. After a while, though, some ofthe boys are in Jacks tribe because of their fear, but not their fearof the beast. They stay in Jacks group because they are afraid ofJack and, eventually, Roger. Jack controls them all by covering he ismercilessHes going to beat Wilfred.What for?Robert shook his head doubtfully. I dont know. He didnt say. He gotangry and made us tie Wilfred up (176).Jack beats up members of his tribe for no reason at all, except toinstill upon them the fear of himself. Soon, everyone is afraid ofRoger also. The twins are forced to join Jacks tribe and areterrified of Roger. You dont know Roger. Hes a terror. -and t... ...ic, see a beast sitting on top of themountain and Ralph, Jack and Roger confirm what the twins saw, thitheris complete fear. No one is willing to walk alone or even to go deepinto the forests, except for Simon. The boys are terrified and this iswhen things start to break up. Now, the f ear moves on from what they thinkis the beast to something much more dangerous. Now, they are afraid ofeach other.At first the island is thought to be a paradise by the boys. It is adream come true. The boys are living every childs fantasy. Thenthings start to go horribly wrong. Fear sets in. In this novel,William Golding illustrates that fear is all over and can wreakhavoc on many things. In this case the boys become afraid of eachother and for all of them survival becomes impossible. They eventuallythey work out that dreams can easily turn into nightmares.