Lord Of The Flies Dbq

Society was created as a method to provide safety and the ability to be successful for humans, it is necessary for everyone to accept and support the rules and protocols that are set in place for it to be effective. In the novel Lord of the Flies, children that are stranded on an island attempt to create a society with a leader and people supported it, but it ultimately failed. William Golding’s novel displays a hopeless view of mankind; humans are plagued with the inability to live together in peace because of their conflicting opinions and desires. Humans all develop differently, most important is mental development. …show more content…
Moreover, the children were savages while on the island. They made horrible decisions like killing two innocent people and setting many fires. Piggy asks the other children, “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” showing that he realizes that the children are starting to lose their ability to be civilized, and are becoming wild. A photo shows Ralph and Jack on the navy ship, Jack is apologizing the navy officer because of the fire he was supposed to be in charge of spread all through the island (Source E). It’s questionable whether or not Jack is actually sorry, he could be just apologizing because someone wiser than him caught him, because if no one saved them, he would’ve been still acting like the savage that he was before. Furthermore, war was the main reason the children got stranded on this island. They were being evacuated from where they lived and the plane crashed, causing them to be all alone without adult. The warfare between the