In the Lord of The Flies, William Golding tells the survival story of little boys after a plane crash to relate the creation of a dystopia in result of failed leadership. A plane carrying a group of British schoolboys is shot down into a deserted island. All the adults that were present in the plane, have died. Only the children remain, where they find themselves on an uninhabited island, without adult supervision. The boys need to find a way to survive, and revert to voting for a leader. The boys originally vote Ralph, a productive and charismatic young man, as their leader. Jack Merridew, a strong-willed and egomaniacal young man, has views opposing Ralph. Ralph and Jack’s leadership tactics differ, creating chaos as these two boys wrestle
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After Piggy’s death, Samneric were captured by Jack’s tribe and forced to obey them among the other boys. Jack did not allow Ralph into his tribe. Samneric were secretly providing Ralph with food and protection. The twins feared Jack’s consequences of disobeying him. The twins turned their back on Ralph, by telling Jack where he was hiding. Prior to being captured, Samneric were companions of Ralph. The boys listened to Jack rather than Ralph, due to the fear of consequence. Again, Jack was unable to lead a cooperative and functioning society. Jack has instilled fear into the boys which has allowed them to respond negatively towards Ralph. Jack himself instilled feared into Ralph by physically abusing him. Once Jack had retrieved Ralph from the bush, where he was hiding, Golding described Jack’s insanity through abusing Ralph: “Ralph was shot into the air, thrown down, dashed against branches… there was a kind of heavy feeling in his body where he had watched his own pulse”(194). Golding describes Ralph being beaten by Jack. Ralph tries to comprehend what happened as Jack threw him down. He felt his own body feeling so worn down and heavy, he could feel his heart beating. The fast rate of his pulse was defined by the adrenaline caused by his fear of Jack. Ralph was afraid of the consequences of attacking back, and took the pain, rather than fighting back. Jack’s use of cruelty and fear is defined by a failed society, rather than a successful one. …show more content…
My ideas were based upon a philosopher, Gary Wills. He explains how, in a society,“The goal must be shared, no matter how many other motives are present that are not shared”(Wills 4). Wills explains the importance of maintaining a common goal. Even when personalities or opinions may clash, a common goal should be shared to unite the followers to the leaders. If their motives remain similar for what they are performing, the society will obtain order. Despite the unfortunate situation, the boys in Lord of the Flies managed to set up a successful society through their shared goal of survival in the beginning of the novel. However, towards the end of the novel, the boy’s goals shifted and order was lost. Upon the arrival to the island, the boys were planning possible routes to survival. Golding described this conversation with having “The passionate noise of agreement from the assembly”(Golding 37). All the boys had assembled together after the plane crash. They were discussing possible solutions to survive and later came up with the system of using a conch to bring order. The conch symbolizes the order throughout the entire novel. Golding suggested they were all in agreement during this time. Golding suggests the agreement to be described as passionate. When the common goal is in place, they can use their full efforts to contribute to the society, which may be
After Piggy’s death, Samneric were captured by Jack’s tribe and forced to obey them among the other boys. Jack did not allow Ralph into his tribe. Samneric were secretly providing Ralph with food and protection. The twins feared Jack’s consequences of disobeying him. The twins turned their back on Ralph, by telling Jack where he was hiding. Prior to being captured, Samneric were companions of Ralph. The boys listened to Jack rather than Ralph, due to the fear of consequence. Again, Jack was unable to lead a cooperative and functioning society. Jack has instilled fear into the boys which has allowed them to respond negatively towards Ralph. Jack himself instilled feared into Ralph by physically abusing him. Once Jack had retrieved Ralph from the bush, where he was hiding, Golding described Jack’s insanity through abusing Ralph: “Ralph was shot into the air, thrown down, dashed against branches… there was a kind of heavy feeling in his body where he had watched his own pulse”(194). Golding describes Ralph being beaten by Jack. Ralph tries to comprehend what happened as Jack threw him down. He felt his own body feeling so worn down and heavy, he could feel his heart beating. The fast rate of his pulse was defined by the adrenaline caused by his fear of Jack. Ralph was afraid of the consequences of attacking back, and took the pain, rather than fighting back. Jack’s use of cruelty and fear is defined by a failed society, rather than a successful one. …show more content…
My ideas were based upon a philosopher, Gary Wills. He explains how, in a society,“The goal must be shared, no matter how many other motives are present that are not shared”(Wills 4). Wills explains the importance of maintaining a common goal. Even when personalities or opinions may clash, a common goal should be shared to unite the followers to the leaders. If their motives remain similar for what they are performing, the society will obtain order. Despite the unfortunate situation, the boys in Lord of the Flies managed to set up a successful society through their shared goal of survival in the beginning of the novel. However, towards the end of the novel, the boy’s goals shifted and order was lost. Upon the arrival to the island, the boys were planning possible routes to survival. Golding described this conversation with having “The passionate noise of agreement from the assembly”(Golding 37). All the boys had assembled together after the plane crash. They were discussing possible solutions to survive and later came up with the system of using a conch to bring order. The conch symbolizes the order throughout the entire novel. Golding suggested they were all in agreement during this time. Golding suggests the agreement to be described as passionate. When the common goal is in place, they can use their full efforts to contribute to the society, which may be