Chapters 8 and 9 give us a view of mankind that many try to forget or ignore? What is Golding saying through these chapters about man? In what ways does he convey this message? (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Saturday, November 5, 2011)
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In Chapters 8 and 9, Golding reveals that everyone has both good and evil within him and that even in the darkest times goodness can still come out of it. He shows this through the continuous use of butterflies within the chapter. The butterflies symbol goodness. By placing butterflies in a horrific scene, Golding shows that goodness can always be found.
Within these two chapters, Jack's group is shown to be extremely violent and uncivil. We as humans try to forget that we have this trait about us, but Golding is trying to remind us that it is still there. However, he believes that within every evil situation, there also lies a certain amount of goodness. He shows this by putting butterflies within the gruesome scene of the boys gutting the sow.
In Chapters 8 and 9 we are shown the darkest sides of humanity yet, in particular the scene with the pig hunt. Also, even when Ralph and Piggy go to talk with Jack, they end up joining the dance and killing Simon in their excitement. Golding uses this to show that underneath a thin veneer of civility, we as humans are often violent, lashing out when we feel we have been slighted in any way. However, goodness can still be found, as is illustrated by the butterflies gathered despite the gruesome killing of the pig.
In chapters 8 and 9 Golding shows that no person is only good, but no person is only bad either. In Jack's case he is mainly bad person, whereas Ralph is a mainly good person but still takes part in the dance at night. The use of the butterflies in the most horrible scenes shows that there is an inherent goodness in every situation, no matter how bad it looks.
In the Chapters eight through nine Golding emphasizes the evil within human nature. The object of pure evil is revealed through the character Jack. Golding illustrates how easy it is to fall into darkness when Falph and Piggy join in the dance and kill their friend Simon. Evil often blinds humans to do things that someone would not do otherwise. However Golding also reveals through the motif of butterflies throughout the section to show beauty and goodness in even the most horrific times
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