Journal #3

    The theme that I identified in Lord of the Flies was: fear as a form of coercion creates a survival instinct, especially in children. This theme is developed throughout the whole book, beginning with when the boys found themselves on an unpopulated island full of mysteries. The doubt of survival created fear in everyone, especially the younguns. Golding continued to introduce fear as a major topic with the introduction of the nightmares about monsters and dangerous creatures on the island. When the boys actually saw some sort of beast, the fear grew into epic proportions. Coercion occurred when Jack divided the tribe. He threatened to kill the boys if they didn't follow him. Separating the camps, the war paint, and Rodger's twisted violence all contributed to the oncoming mayhem.