Nobody would want to be trapped on a deserted island with people that they do not know. Would you want to have a leader, a society? Ralph, Simon, Piggy, Jack, and many more were trapped on an island. Just the boys, there were no adults with them. Nobody knew where they were.…
From the outside, it would look like Ralph's form of government would work much better, he has order and tries to remain civilized, but most of the boys see their time on the island to be free from adults, and so they don't work to get off of the island. The boys turn to savagery once they follow jack, they kill two of their own and are more focused with hunting then being rescued. Without a good leader leading the boys, they would fall into chaos, and it would be possible…
Ralph confidently and loudly proclaims that he is the leader while Jack “started forward, then changed his mind and stood still” (Golding 234). Also, after Ralph shows he is the leader, the other children on the island do not argue, they all stay silent as well showing that they do not disagree. Deciding who is going to rule a ‘society’ or in this case an island is a very important decision that within this story, children are forced to make. This decision is important because “The shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual (Bufkin 1). Bufkin’s point is proven by how in the novel when Ralph is in charge everyone else on the island is more tranquil and seem to follow directions, but the minute that the balance of power begins to lean towards Jack the children begin to act impulsively and their savage natures inside of them begin to come out in the open and their actions prove this.…
Savage or Civil, what is deep inside you? In William Golding’s “Lord of the flies” twelve-year-old Ralph asserts himself as the leader and maintains his personal civility in the face of hostility. Ralph organizes the boys and keeps them working together trying to build a semblance of the civilization they had at home. Ralph manages to keep a calm clear head while others panic. He also keeps the hope of rescue alive never giving into his own savage side.…
Civility is a miraculous thing, it not only keeps humanity together, but it’s also linked to innocence. In the novel, “Lord of the Flies”, William Golding effectively expresses how civilization was created to suppress inhumane and atrocious behavior and instincts. Unfortunately, in certain circumstances, savagery would prevail over civility and cause extreme destruction and ciaos. Through-out the novel the theme is revealed as the pre-carious nature of savagery over civility that initially leads to the loss of innocence.…
A central character is the main character or the protagonist in a novel. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, Ralph, the central character is faced with many obstacles in the novel. Ralph is a British boy during World War II and the plane gets shot down and the boys become stranded on an island. The group of boys encounter many problems during their duration of being stranded on the island resulting in many disputes between the boys. Ralph, the central character, affects the plot, conflict and characterization in this novel.…
Children are pure and endowed with a quality that adults lose throughout their lifetime, innocence. Yet, we would not know if that innocence was ever there. When a group of children attempt to build their own form of government, the tables turn when ambitious boys begin become power hungry, and would do just about anything to achieve it. This book presents itself with a strive for survival with children of various ages attempting to live while preserving their sense of reality. In the Lord of the flies William Golding uses the character Jack to represent temptation, the loss of reality, and humanity.…
From a conflict perspective, the breakdown that occurred between the boys on the island is a result of the struggle for a group as a whole to all agree and abide by one dominate leader. This struggle causes the boys to fragment off into groups, those who follow Ralph and those who follow Jack. Although Ralph’s group is small, consisting of mainly him and Piggy, they have Piggy’s glasses to provide them with fire, a valuable key to survival. Ralph centers his group around the goal of a rescue and putting their resources to constructive use, whereas Jack’s group is concerned with making a home out of the island, hunting food and playing around. Leaders advance their personal interest, struggling over control of resources.…
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a fiction story about a group of young boys on a stranded island, trying to supervise themselves without any adult supervision. This novel consists of conflicts between man and barbarism. This is represented with the two main characters Ralph and Jack. Different themes could take a part in this novel, but the one that stands out would have to be the Man vs. Civilization/Savagery. Without any type of adult figure while on the island, these conflicts between the boys will only get worse.…
In relation to human behavior, William Golding suggests that people follow what the majority of others around them are doing. On page ninety-one of Lord of the Flies, continuing onto page ninety-two (chapter five, Beasts From Water), there is a quote that relates to this idea ,“He gave a wild whoop and leapt down to the pale sand. At once, the platform was full of noise and excitement, scramblings, screams and laughter. The assembly shredded away and become a discursive and random scatter from the palms to the water and away among the beach, beyond night-sight”. This quote was at the point of the chapter where the boys (expect Ralph, Simon and Piggy) follow Jack because they think that it is the popular thing to do.…
The Influence of the Lack of Society “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.” (Golding 72). The lack of society created a monster whose main focus was to hunt another monster.…
Dylan Lankford English II 12/12/16 “Arkansas” LOTF Essay There are many instances of children killing other kids, adults, and even their own family members. A tough question that countries and states have to decide is when these children should be accountable for their crimes. The age varies from country to country, some allowing kids to be responsible for criminal actions at the age of 7 while others are much higher such as 16, or 18. In the article “Arkansas Boys Who 5 are sentenced” by Rick Bragg discusses an incident where two boys shot and killed 5 people.…
While the English school boys, on the island, evolved into demonic beasts without a strong parental-esque influence supporting them, modern U.S. high school students are not much different. Many adolescents let unachievable standards set by the media and their own peers dictate their social lives, and as a result, many teenagers, depressed, resort to unhealthy methods of dealing with stress if they are not able to reach the set standards. A hope for solvency, parents possess the ability to stop these cycles of conformity; as University of New Hampshire’s Amber Carlson puts it, “parental support is the largest influence on creating preferable behavior in adolescents” (Carlson, 42). In a speech to the Brookfield East student body regarding the…
Different individuals have different views on the true nature of humans whether it is that individuals are born naturally evil or innocent. A great example of one’s ideas on human nature is William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. The author of the novel shares many ideas on human nature with an enlightenment philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes idea on human nature correspond with Golding’s ideas through his writing. Hobbes believes that humans are born with a natural evil and will grow corrupt.…
Ralph, the protagonist of the novel, teams up with his friend Piggy, and gather the boys in one spot. When the boys assemble, most are in tears and scared for their lives. Ralph suggests that they should come up with a set of rules that they should follow in an attempt to keep order on the island. He first recommends that they pick…