Essay On Lord Of The Flies Groupthink Analysis

Lord of the Flies Since the first chapter in Lord of the Flies there were no barriers or guidelines. Motives were unclear and children were left to fend for themselves. The actions and thoughts of the children were affected by groupthink. Little do they know groupthink was later going to influence the drive for dominance.
“We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages.” As we were being introduced to the characters readers were also introduced to groupthink. Ralph refers to the group of children as “we” and i believe that motivated them to act more like a group and less like an individual. For example electing a leader was easy for the children because the majority had already voted for ralph. It was second nature to do as they saw and to replicate the actions of the older kids. It shows how …show more content…
Readers can infer that Piggy has smart and reasonable ideas, but he was judged and shunned by the others. Physical appearance brought a feeling of inferiority to Piggy. Piggy’s weakness was fed upon by the group the same way the older kids feed on the little ones. Their intentions were not evil at first but as the older kids changed they did also. This shows how groupthink can affect the decisions of the kids negatively and positively.
Although the island gave them a feeling of isolation the children did too. For example as the story unfolded the true character came out from the children. Jacks “beast” came out and the others followed. “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” Savages chanted one after another. When the savages sang the song it foreshadowed the death that was to come. If they didn’t participate they could have been the next victim. Poor Simon was in the wrong place and the wrong time. Piggy and Ralph participated not because that was there intent but, i believe it wa out of