In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of boys crash right into the middle of an island, and soon find themselves in a state of chaos. Though they mostly have all the necessities for survival, including food, water, and shelter, they still end up destroying each other. This sudden freedom from civilization and all around reason, leads them each down separate paths of either Locke or Hobbes. One of the main boys, Ralph, becomes leader of the tribe though pure Locke idealization, but when he is challenged, the power soon shifts to Jack. Jack, being able to bring in meat and a sense of authority, ends up controlling most of the boys and turning them against Ralph. Throughout the story, Locke’s philosophy shines through, demonstrating Ralph’s purpose and ability to reason.
Ralph was marked out, he was different, he was wanted by the people. Locke believed that “the …show more content…
The entire group interrupts Piggy and Ralph whenever they are talking, so Ralph is slowly losing most of the control he does have. As Piggy and Jack fight for the conch Ralph screams, “Hear him! He’s got the conch!” (89). This letting everyone know to shut up and listen to their chief. The conch represents order, and democracy, and for people to ignore it is like ignoring Ralph, and he won't have that.
Finally Jack has taken over the tribe, and has become chief. This leaves Ralph, with Piggy and Samneric, but when Jack decides to steal Piggy’s specs, Ralph has no choice but to go to Jack’s territory. Piggy not being able to see, and Ralph needing the fire for smoke, go to Jack’s tribe to call “an assembly” (175). Even though they are savages, Ralph knows that the tribe are still the people who voted him chief, and tries to reason with them. This is just like Locke’s philosophy, because even though everyone turned on Ralph, he still believed that there was some good in the people who had once voted him
Ralph was marked out, he was different, he was wanted by the people. Locke believed that “the …show more content…
The entire group interrupts Piggy and Ralph whenever they are talking, so Ralph is slowly losing most of the control he does have. As Piggy and Jack fight for the conch Ralph screams, “Hear him! He’s got the conch!” (89). This letting everyone know to shut up and listen to their chief. The conch represents order, and democracy, and for people to ignore it is like ignoring Ralph, and he won't have that.
Finally Jack has taken over the tribe, and has become chief. This leaves Ralph, with Piggy and Samneric, but when Jack decides to steal Piggy’s specs, Ralph has no choice but to go to Jack’s territory. Piggy not being able to see, and Ralph needing the fire for smoke, go to Jack’s tribe to call “an assembly” (175). Even though they are savages, Ralph knows that the tribe are still the people who voted him chief, and tries to reason with them. This is just like Locke’s philosophy, because even though everyone turned on Ralph, he still believed that there was some good in the people who had once voted him