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The vile and wicked nature of human beings is captured in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies; the characters mysteriously symbolize a plethora of human society’s known defects, but also manage to resemble its “positives.” The characters develop along with the plot, turning from what seemed to be a formed enlightened democracy, to a tribal uprising - this in turn shows that any government created can only be expected to uphold the standards of its members. If the quality of a society and its rules can only be dictated by its members, then how is this resembled with a few younger boys and their microcosm on a stranded island?
Ralph and Jack are both characters in the book that have leadership qualities; the duo join together all of the distraught boys in Lord of The Flies, and seem to both posses exceptional ideologies when it comes to running an island teeming of little boys. Even as Ralph forms the rules, Jack (later known for anarchy) excitedly exclaims “we’ll have rules, lots of rules!” The entire group seems content with having a serene and …show more content…
The once peaceful nature of the island dims with the unrest from the beast. Simon says, “maybe it’s only us,” but the littluns on the island still stay in fear. Due to this unrest, Ralph, Simon, Samneric, and Piggy decide to make a fire to get off of the island, as well as shelter to stay comfortable while they await rescue. Jack and his group for boys armed with sticks now known as “hunters” disagree with this idea - they would rather get a meal from the nearby pigs. Jack feels like he needs to prove his masculinity with violence, therefore his group disregards keeping the fire smoking (which was their assigned job) to focus on hunting. When Ralph notices this as a ship goes by, he is obviously upset. This focus on leaving the island and gathering food to stay eventually further draws a line between the
The vile and wicked nature of human beings is captured in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies; the characters mysteriously symbolize a plethora of human society’s known defects, but also manage to resemble its “positives.” The characters develop along with the plot, turning from what seemed to be a formed enlightened democracy, to a tribal uprising - this in turn shows that any government created can only be expected to uphold the standards of its members. If the quality of a society and its rules can only be dictated by its members, then how is this resembled with a few younger boys and their microcosm on a stranded island?
Ralph and Jack are both characters in the book that have leadership qualities; the duo join together all of the distraught boys in Lord of The Flies, and seem to both posses exceptional ideologies when it comes to running an island teeming of little boys. Even as Ralph forms the rules, Jack (later known for anarchy) excitedly exclaims “we’ll have rules, lots of rules!” The entire group seems content with having a serene and …show more content…
The once peaceful nature of the island dims with the unrest from the beast. Simon says, “maybe it’s only us,” but the littluns on the island still stay in fear. Due to this unrest, Ralph, Simon, Samneric, and Piggy decide to make a fire to get off of the island, as well as shelter to stay comfortable while they await rescue. Jack and his group for boys armed with sticks now known as “hunters” disagree with this idea - they would rather get a meal from the nearby pigs. Jack feels like he needs to prove his masculinity with violence, therefore his group disregards keeping the fire smoking (which was their assigned job) to focus on hunting. When Ralph notices this as a ship goes by, he is obviously upset. This focus on leaving the island and gathering food to stay eventually further draws a line between the