In William Golding's novel The Lord of the Flies, the setting is on a beautiful island with perfectly warm weather, the group boys stranded on the island were able to find food such as berries and they were able to hunt for food their water supply was great they had a stream that flowed right by where they stayed. When the boys first were on the island, Ralph, one of the older boys, Blew a conch to have a “meeting’’ there they discussed a meeting and planning a way for them to be rescued. Having their differences on how things should be, and Jack, another old boy, wanting to be leader , there will soon be trouble in paradise. Their issues will reflect on two philosophers, Hobbes and Locke, each character reveals a certain perspective of either Locke or Hobbes.
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At this time of the story, Roger had made a fire that got out of control and the group of boys did not know what to so they ran. As they came to a stop Piggy furiously states, “I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn’t half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says ’fire’ you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!” (45). Piggy’s statement is aligned with the philosophy of Hobbes ; Piggy attempts to use the conch as a tool to govern the unruly group of children and Hobbes felt that mankind needed a leader. Also, when Piggy refers to the “pack of kids,” he is expressing Hobbes’ view that without a leader mankind will act like a pack of animals. Unlike John Locke, who thought that mankind could function in their natural state, Hobbes and Piggy reflect the view that society could only function with a
At this time of the story, Roger had made a fire that got out of control and the group of boys did not know what to so they ran. As they came to a stop Piggy furiously states, “I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn’t half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says ’fire’ you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!” (45). Piggy’s statement is aligned with the philosophy of Hobbes ; Piggy attempts to use the conch as a tool to govern the unruly group of children and Hobbes felt that mankind needed a leader. Also, when Piggy refers to the “pack of kids,” he is expressing Hobbes’ view that without a leader mankind will act like a pack of animals. Unlike John Locke, who thought that mankind could function in their natural state, Hobbes and Piggy reflect the view that society could only function with a