Aim To Kill

Aim To Kill Is throwing a ball in society today something a young boy would take for granted. But say the boy throws a rock instead of a ball, yet never actually hits anyone… is that still all right? Or may there be something rooted deeper? Could a simple throwing motion take a life? Or does it matter the mind behind it? In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Roger, a fairly docile and …

…do. With no consequences or rules to hold anyone back, savagery would reign over the world. Children would in fact not throw balls or play games but throw rocks and torture others. The youth of tomorrow would be filled with poison and hate. With our horrific problems in today’s age, how far are we from Goldings novel? Are we yet breaking down the barriers of civilization and leading ourselves into an age of savagery?