Jack, Kate, and Sawyer, are in cages like animals. They are treated like animals by the Others. They are conditioned and trained like animals. Sawyer learns a reward system to obtain food in the cage... like an animal. ("It only took the polar bears two hours to figure out.") The symbolic imagery and accompanying message tells us this: Devolution. The survivors of Oceanic 815 have devolved into animals.
By season 3 everyones packing. Everyone shoots first and asks questions later. Paranoia and distrust are rampant. There is no law. There is no order. There is no beacon of civilization remaining in the hearts of anyone on the island. It's the Wild West with automatic weapons. The law of the jungle prevails, or, as Guns-N-Roses quite correctly point out in a song: "It's a jungle baby, and yer gonna die...." Season 3 is actually an Easter Egg. It's a shout out to "The Lord of the Flies," and much of season three reflects, like a mirror, (another iconic symbol used extensively in the series) a Lord of the Flies theme, tone and mood.
So, sit back and enjoy Lost's reinvention of Lord of the Flies.
By season 3 everyones packing. Everyone shoots first and asks questions later. Paranoia and distrust are rampant. There is no law. There is no order. There is no beacon of civilization remaining in the hearts of anyone on the island. It's the Wild West with automatic weapons. The law of the jungle prevails, or, as Guns-N-Roses quite correctly point out in a song: "It's a jungle baby, and yer gonna die...." Season 3 is actually an Easter Egg. It's a shout out to "The Lord of the Flies," and much of season three reflects, like a mirror, (another iconic symbol used extensively in the series) a Lord of the Flies theme, tone and mood.
So, sit back and enjoy Lost's reinvention of Lord of the Flies.