Survival of the Fittest in Lord of the Flies
Who survives in the end? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys ages 6-12 are stranded on an island no one seems to know of. Throughout the story, the boys struggle to find a balancing lifestyle similar to the one they had back home in England. The boys take sides of the leader in favor to be rescued, Ralph, and the leader who looks to survive for life and come into overall power, Jack. The book shows suffering and loss as well, but manages to demonstrate what it can take in certain cases to come out on top. The theme of Survival of the Fittest has shown its face to the kids throughout the novel. This can be interpreted that the weak will die and therefore the character Piggy might’ve been portrayed as weak though he was just. Through deaths and the alternate thriving between tribes, the surpassing of Jack’s tribe …show more content…
Jack’s tribe had a reputation for going on hunts and ravishing pigs to stay alive, because of the meat, to have excitement, because it had been entertaining to them, and therefore it was a reward system. It notified the followers that there was more to Island life than fruit, meetings, and try for rescue. Not only did this keep kids on Jack’s tribe, but he also had a punishment system unlike Ralph’s. “’He’s going to beat Wilfred.’/ ‘What for?’ / Robert shook his head doubtfully.” This shoes how negative reinforcement had worked to keep control and so make sure that Jack’s tribe remains in check. This may be the reason Jack’s tribe was able to boom so much more than Ralph’s; because they were rewarded when doing “good” or what Jack wanted, and punished when doing wrong, or to remind those of who was still in power. This was never a concept on Ralph’s side and made more sense why many never left Jack after going to him. He was able to keep more people on his
Who survives in the end? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys ages 6-12 are stranded on an island no one seems to know of. Throughout the story, the boys struggle to find a balancing lifestyle similar to the one they had back home in England. The boys take sides of the leader in favor to be rescued, Ralph, and the leader who looks to survive for life and come into overall power, Jack. The book shows suffering and loss as well, but manages to demonstrate what it can take in certain cases to come out on top. The theme of Survival of the Fittest has shown its face to the kids throughout the novel. This can be interpreted that the weak will die and therefore the character Piggy might’ve been portrayed as weak though he was just. Through deaths and the alternate thriving between tribes, the surpassing of Jack’s tribe …show more content…
Jack’s tribe had a reputation for going on hunts and ravishing pigs to stay alive, because of the meat, to have excitement, because it had been entertaining to them, and therefore it was a reward system. It notified the followers that there was more to Island life than fruit, meetings, and try for rescue. Not only did this keep kids on Jack’s tribe, but he also had a punishment system unlike Ralph’s. “’He’s going to beat Wilfred.’/ ‘What for?’ / Robert shook his head doubtfully.” This shoes how negative reinforcement had worked to keep control and so make sure that Jack’s tribe remains in check. This may be the reason Jack’s tribe was able to boom so much more than Ralph’s; because they were rewarded when doing “good” or what Jack wanted, and punished when doing wrong, or to remind those of who was still in power. This was never a concept on Ralph’s side and made more sense why many never left Jack after going to him. He was able to keep more people on his