The pursuit of philosophical proof and further analysis led William Golding to the birth of Lord of the Flies, a novel meant to be looked at closely as it stresses the importance of society, the inner workings of man, and the blind eye man turns to its inherent depravity. Stuck in an uncharted island, the minds of young, malleable boys explore the forests and shores of their new adventure, the absence of grownups and societal protection experimented on through a curious, inviting eye. Leading this band of British boys, Ralph undertakes the responsibility of organizing the boys according to how his upbringing dictates, the comfort of order and familiarity driving his leadership criterion. The opposition and antagonist Ralph faces stems from
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In the case of the marooned boys, the need for organization is made prevalent at the sound of the conch, the compulsion to its symbolic significance of the power civilization innately understood. Ralph, recognizing this vitality, is able to perceive the importance of the society he left and utilize the comfort of this familiarity to suggest his own proposition on social conduct. From his appearance to attitude, the boys saw him as a fit chief, being “...a direct link with the adult world of authority…” (59), societal familiarity proving to be his defining feature. It is the children’s likeness and relatability to Ralph and his temperament to the objectively essential that fortifies his understanding and encouragement for social order. Further, it is the notion that, “...to play a social role in...society, the child must implicitly take the role of others toward himself and toward others in a group” (Kohlberg) that reflects in Ralph’s principles and guides him to undertake any endeavors or challenges against this ideology. However, any weaknesses in the execution of reconstructing the known into an unknown realm--the absence of adults and rules--provides opportunity and cultivation for antagonistic forces to prosper. Contained ideas are the ones that wither; tempting, unruly ideas are the ones that
In the case of the marooned boys, the need for organization is made prevalent at the sound of the conch, the compulsion to its symbolic significance of the power civilization innately understood. Ralph, recognizing this vitality, is able to perceive the importance of the society he left and utilize the comfort of this familiarity to suggest his own proposition on social conduct. From his appearance to attitude, the boys saw him as a fit chief, being “...a direct link with the adult world of authority…” (59), societal familiarity proving to be his defining feature. It is the children’s likeness and relatability to Ralph and his temperament to the objectively essential that fortifies his understanding and encouragement for social order. Further, it is the notion that, “...to play a social role in...society, the child must implicitly take the role of others toward himself and toward others in a group” (Kohlberg) that reflects in Ralph’s principles and guides him to undertake any endeavors or challenges against this ideology. However, any weaknesses in the execution of reconstructing the known into an unknown realm--the absence of adults and rules--provides opportunity and cultivation for antagonistic forces to prosper. Contained ideas are the ones that wither; tempting, unruly ideas are the ones that