Comparison Of Lord Of The Flies And All Quiet On The Western Front

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There is a description of a
great celebration. The boys chant "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill
her blood." It is clear from Golding's description of the revelry that
followed the killing that the act of the hunt provided the boys with more
than food. The action of killing another living thing gives them pleasure.
The last stage in Jack's metamorphosis is demonstrated by the murder of the
sow. Golding describes the killing almost as a rape. He says, "Jack was
on top of the sow, stabbing downward wherever pig flesh appeared ... Jack
found the throat, and the hot blood spouted over his hands. The sow
collapsed under them and they were heavy and fulfilled upon her." In this
case it is certain that animal savagery is displayed by the boys. Because
they have been away from organized society for such a long time, the boys
of the island have become Golding's view of mankind, vile, destructive
beasts.

Although Golding shows that the longer one is away from society ...

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opinion of humanity. Where
Golding's characters become increasingly more sadistic when placed in a
difficult circumstance, those of Remarque manage to actually grow more
caring and develop a feeling of comradeship. It is clear that despite the
fact that Remarque's main character and narrator, Paul B„umer, is taking
part in a war and killing others, he is not a brutal disgusting creature.
Even on the front, where Paul is in danger of losing his life, he acts in a
way directly contrasting Golding's view of man as a vicious hunter. Paul
is faced with a French soldier who he is to throw a grenade at. Upon seeing
his face, however, Paul hesitates to toss the lethal weapon, as he ...

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