“Oh the horror...
the horror…”
-Kurtz, Heart of Darkness
-Kurtz, Heart of Darkness
In the novel Heart of Darkness
the protagonist Captain Kurtz exclaims “Oh the horror! The horror!”
as his dying words. The reason he said this is because of the
darkness he had seen in himself and others throughout his life. This
quote directly relates to Lord of the Flies because the boys although
starting of bright and wholesome have gone downhill and the darkness
inside of them has really came out. The isolation made the boys
commit acts they wouldn't have dreamt of regularly, they became
savages without even realizing it.
I really like your ending "they became savages without even realizing it" because that one phrase really ties in to the quote. It might have been better if you had explained why the quote is so much like the novel, rather than summarizing the story. Other than that, I think you had the right path of ideas, you just need to elongate them a bit more.
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