Humanity shields
the truth behind masks, frightened of showing what lays beneath. Yet every so
often their true colors shine through. Lord of the Flies by William
Golding expresses how Ralph hides behind a painted mask cautious not to show
the beast that’s within. The red, black and white paint on Ralph’s face
signifies the concealed secrets behind the disguise.
Society
on the island gained an entirely new viewpoint, transforming Ralph into a beast
just by the application of paint; paint he hides behind that conceals the
creature within, the paint that covers the face of a stranger he turned out to
be. However, the island gradually demolishes the barrier Ralph built that
formerly masked the beast nobodies seen before. Although Ralph was portrayed as
an innocent choir boy he proved the speculations wrong by showing the demon
that rests inside him, “He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but an
awesome stranger.” (63) Finally the beast emerged from within. The mask could
no longer hide the untamable animal, but allowed for the demon to show itself
for all to observe.
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