English Essay on Lord of the Flies The test of whether civilization or savagery is greater is put in the book Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. The book is about a group of English boys who are stranded in an island in a large ocean. Over time, the boys' minds turn savage. The boys become more savage as they become obsessed with hunting and getting meat. It̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s evident that savage impulse is superior to civilized reason because almost all of the boys join Jack̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s tribe by the end of the story. The fear caused by the beast makes the group more chaotic and less orderly. Ralph and Jack represent civilized reason and savage impulse; the novel ultimately suggests the more powerful of the two is savage impulse. One of the most important reasons for the group to be more savage is through hunting the pigs. Hunting is a critical part of survival, because through the meat, they get their protein and nutrients from. At first, when the group is not very savage, the group does not depend so much on hunting. They first begin to eat the fruit that appears on the island. However, after eating these exotic fruits, they begin to feel sick from diarrhea. As the group starts to hunt more and more and rely on meat more, they begin to act morel like savages. The group leader, Ralph, is not primarily concerned with hunting. His primary concern is to get the boys rescued as quickly as possible. As the group starts to get more involved in hunting, their behavior begins to break down. The group begins to chant a song when they hunted their first pig, which starts of the group's obsession with hunting. ̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅKill the pig, cut her throat, spill her blood.̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ