In many cases, with history and in fictional novels, societies have been destroyed by confusion and fear. The novel, Lord of the Flies, is full of context of fear taking over people’s ability to make rational choices. This is shown in chapter eight, when Ralph, Jack and older boys are afraid of the beastie and panic. Jack tries to take this as an advantage by using the time of fear to become chief. In time of chaos and panic, with the boys stranded on the island, is when others have to step up and take leadership. This was also seen in our real worlds after the Terrorists Attacks in New York, otherwise referred to as 9-11. A man on a flight to San Jose, California, opened an envelope and a powdery substance spilled out. A fellow passenger alerts
