Anonymous ID: 56b757 June 6, 2020, 3:37 p.m. No.9508761   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>9508711

 

https://study.com/academy/lesson/castle-rock-in-lord-of-the-flies.html

 

The Seat of Power

 

Castle Rock truly symbolizes Jack's power. When Ralph is still in charge, Castle Rock is only mentioned in passing. However, as soon as Jack leaves Ralph's group to start his own, Castle Rock is the base he chooses. From that point on we see a lot more of Castle Rock, since Jack operates from there for the rest of the novel.

Anonymous ID: 56b757 June 6, 2020, 3:41 p.m. No.9508844   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8872

>>9508711

 

Initially, the boys are giddy with freedom, running wild on the beautiful island and drunk with the idea that this world was their own - no rules, no discipline, no punishment. But, as is so often the case, best buddies today become mortal enemies tomorrow. Their descent is both tragic and terrifying.

 

Left alone on their tropical island, schoolboy skirmishes turn into barbaric cruelty. The petty grievances of childhood become appalling blood-thirst. Golding shows us that childhood is not the land of innocence. He shows us that, all too often, the natural condition of humanity is savagery. Civilization is little more than a frail covering to mask human brutality, a covering that unravels with breathless, sickening speed at the slightest tug of a thread.