Primal Instinct

In the Lord of the Flies William Golding has a group of schoolboys crash on an





island and become barbaric. The reason why the boys turn wild is because of their





primal instinct to hurt others. This   behavior is inherited from early ancestors killing to





stay alive. Mans   tendency towards violence, how people take sides and divide into





groups, and the struggle for power are three ways mans behavior will generally occur.





Each of these suggests that violence is a key factor to getting what they want.








Mans primal instinct towards violence really shows when they are living without





rules or realize that there are no authority figures to enforce any rules. Without having





consequences for any actions that might be taken then they primal instinct of the boys





begins to take over. Even though the fact of no punishments may be known in the back





of ones mind there is still the thought of what’s right. “Roger stooped, picked up a stone,





aimed, and threw it at Henry and back again.” (Page 67) This is an example of how





Roger knows it is wrong to hit someone with a rock but also knows that there are no





punishments for anything. “The madness came into his eyes again. “I thought I might





kill.”” (Page 55) This is showing how he lets his primal side take over his thoughts when





he is hunting. He forgets about everything he had ever been told about what’s right











because of his primal instinct to kill. He had an urge to hunt, his instincts were teaching





him how. Even thought he really did now know how to hunt mans primal instincts helped





him learn quickly.








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