![]() ![]() Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake–blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple. ![]() “Out there, perhaps a mile away, the white surf flinked on a coral reef, and beyond that the open sea was dark blue. Ralph is the one who discovers that they are on an island, which is described very appealingly: A group of English boys are the passengers, and the first two characters, who are introduced, are Ralph and Piggy. The book starts with a plane crashing into an uninhabited island. Their continuous fighting for power has an effect on the rest of the boys throughout the novel, as they are slowly losing their humanity and they sink further and further into chaos. The main conflict is between two characters, Ralph and Jack, who are the representatives of civilization and savagery. Golding shows a world of violence and moral desolation through his book to the reader. (Spitz, 22) The novel draws attention to the loss of identity and the transition between civilization and savagery with the help of symbolism. He discovered the true nature of humans he was disappointed in humankind. “Civilisation and Savagery in William Golding’s” ![]()
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