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When one loses or changes their own individual identity because of cynical or scornful circumstances, the outcome of this transformation will result in negative events surrounding the individual, and a general loss of civilized behaviour and order. ... In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, the actions and all over behaviour of the characters can be explored and investigated in order to outline and pinpoint the certain conflicts and incidents that triggered the fateful change and loss of these particular character’s identity.
In order to be successful in indicating the reason and rate of change of the boy’s identity in Lord of the Flies, the reader must first become familiar with the original identity of the boys prior to and upon their arrival on the island. ... The fact that the boys had originated from an orderly, civilized, and equal society indicates their identity and system of values and morals may also be similar to that of their society. ... Because Piggy feels it necessary to remind his peers of their certain singularity, the reader has reason to believe the identity the entire group once shared may be disintegrating or warping. The civilized behaviour the boys first arrived on the island with may be slipping with the recollection of the former home that so heavily influenced their identity.
Due to the difference and extreme contrast between the boy’s former home, England, and temporary home, the island, the boys felt it necessary to alter their former identity and lifestyle in order to survive. For example, the group formerly known as the choir no longer had a purpose on this strange land, and therefore willingly changed their identity to one that would be more productive and useful; a group of hunters originally making their priority fetching food for all of their peers. ... The reader also makes note that when the original identity of the boys was lost, their sense of equality was also lost, seeing Jack refers to the hunters as his own, and therefore implies he has power over them. The reader realizes that upon arrival to the island, some of the boys instantaneously began to lose their identity, but several others were never given a chance to express any identity at all. ... Because this particular lack of concern is associated with an individuals identity, the loss and lack of the boy’s identity may also be associated with past negative events, like the shooting down of their plane, and may lead to immoral events in the future. ... Because the boys changed their own identities and forcefully blended the identities of others in order to survive the tragic events leading to their arrival on the island, the events triggered by the loss of their identity resulted in a similarly tragic way.
Approximate Word count = 2134
Approximate Pages = 8.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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