The distinct manners in which the mind thinks about power are depicted in the ways that different characters interact with the conch in Lord of the Flies. As Ralph, Piggy, and Jack handle the conch in various fashions, Golding reveals his stance on the workings of the human brain. Jack’s role in the breaking of the conch uncovers Golding 's idea that the savagery of human nature is the reason behind the destruction of order on the island, suggesting that there are major similarities between the minds of early and modern man. Golding warns the reader as he illustrates the result of allowing the mindset of man’s earliest ancestors to control their own thoughts and actions. He proposes that man needs to balance the different ways of thinking about power, because if man is not careful enough to preserve society’s conch in this manner, it too will
The distinct manners in which the mind thinks about power are depicted in the ways that different characters interact with the conch in Lord of the Flies. As Ralph, Piggy, and Jack handle the conch in various fashions, Golding reveals his stance on the workings of the human brain. Jack’s role in the breaking of the conch uncovers Golding 's idea that the savagery of human nature is the reason behind the destruction of order on the island, suggesting that there are major similarities between the minds of early and modern man. Golding warns the reader as he illustrates the result of allowing the mindset of man’s earliest ancestors to control their own thoughts and actions. He proposes that man needs to balance the different ways of thinking about power, because if man is not careful enough to preserve society’s conch in this manner, it too will