Chapter 12 brings the culmination of all things evil. Following the murder of Piggy and the capture of the twins, Samneric by the tribe, Ralph is left alone, with the realisation that Jack and his followers have taken the final step over the line from civilisation to savagery. Ralph attempts to convince himself that the tribe cannot be as evil as they seem. To someone like Ralph, who has attempted to maintain some sense of their …
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…consequences. Piggy, however had led a different type of life, although in some ways it was restricted by love. His aunt had always been over protective of him, but he understood love and thinking about others. In some ways William Golding may have been reflecting on the behaviour of the so-called civilised people of Nazi Germany. How people could be whipped into a frenzy and to overcome the layers of civilisation to commit terrible consequences.