Is it possible to have both freedom and rules? Do we really understand what we are fighting for? This answer can be answered through William Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies. Society’s idea of freedom involves getting rid of rules and leadership. But, with good leadership, it is apparent that rules are important. Even when craving freedom, society needs to realize that it has to be tempered with order. Freedom is responsibility, and through the boy’s experiences in the novel, society can realize that with freedom comes rules. Members of our society should read William Golding’s book because it shows the importance of not only having a leader, but a good leader that can make good decisions for the group. The character, Jack ended up creating
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The boys on the island could do anything they wanted, because no one was telling them not to. For example, they had trouble keeping the island clean of their urine. Eventually, Ralph then creates a rule to enforce using the restroom where the ocean can clean it up naturally. Another example of what happens with lack of structure and laws is when they murdered Simon. The boys got caught up in their emotions and did not think about what they were doing. There was no one there to tell them not to do it. They were lacking structure and laws. If they had these set, then Simon would have never died. Having structure keeps things organized and focused. It also keeps society civilized, instead of savage and uncontrollable. Reading William Golding’s work shows that when there is no structure, having leader help others on how to make decisions that would not only help themselves but help others as well. On the other hand, some believe that they have a right to personal determination and the ability to make their own decisions. But, people still have to live with others. It must be considered how those decisions impact others. Society can learn that while freedom might be desirable, without structure or laws, it would create worse scenarios than a good leader helping to make those
The boys on the island could do anything they wanted, because no one was telling them not to. For example, they had trouble keeping the island clean of their urine. Eventually, Ralph then creates a rule to enforce using the restroom where the ocean can clean it up naturally. Another example of what happens with lack of structure and laws is when they murdered Simon. The boys got caught up in their emotions and did not think about what they were doing. There was no one there to tell them not to do it. They were lacking structure and laws. If they had these set, then Simon would have never died. Having structure keeps things organized and focused. It also keeps society civilized, instead of savage and uncontrollable. Reading William Golding’s work shows that when there is no structure, having leader help others on how to make decisions that would not only help themselves but help others as well. On the other hand, some believe that they have a right to personal determination and the ability to make their own decisions. But, people still have to live with others. It must be considered how those decisions impact others. Society can learn that while freedom might be desirable, without structure or laws, it would create worse scenarios than a good leader helping to make those