In the first chapter, references run rampant to the "scar"
that the plane caused on the island in scratching the surface of the earth there.
Obviously in this case, the technology of man combined with man that was in the plane
later littered up the island tremendously destroying the
land.
In chapter 5, Ralph called a meeting that called
attention to the boys lack of respect for the land:
“I said if you’re taken short you keep away
from the fruit. That’s dirty!” Laughter rose again.
“I said
that’s dirty!”
He plucked at his stiff, grey shirt. “That’s
really dirty. If you’re taken short you go right along the beach to the rocks.
See?”
Piggy held out his hands for the conch but Ralph
shook his head. His speech was planned, point by
point.
“We’ve all got to use the rocks again. This place is
getting dirty.” He paused. The assembly, sensing a crisis, was tensely
expectant.
Taking short
meant going to the bathroom. The boys began letting loose wherever and whenever they
felt like it. This really made the place filthy when they had already had a plan in
place for cleansing the land.
These details taken together
demonstrate the lack of respect the boys had for the environment. Perhaps their civility
made them that way. I think you could use these circumstances to argue that humanity has
a destructive tendency toward nature.
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