The Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. Golding writes about some young boys that are stranded on a deserted island after their plane is shot down. The boys form their own society, complete with a form of government. The boys elect a rational, fair-haired boy by the name of Ralph to lead them through survival. However, Jack, a primitive boy with a hunger for power, is not happy about the boys’ choice in leader. To appease Jack, Ralph gives him power over his own group of hunters. All is well for a short time before it all starts to fall apart. Civilization starts to fall, and the boys start to fall towards savagery. Their government loses its power and the boys are left with no guidance or leadership, so they turn
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This is made evident in the book, like when he says, “Listen, everybody. I’ve got to have time to think things out. I can’t decide what to do straight off (Golding 23).” However, Ralph makes a major mistake while leading the island. Ralph isn’t aware of the darkness that is inside him, in fact, he doesn’t believe it exists. He believes everyone is as good as him, and they all want the same thing. This is not true at all for most of the boys on the island, and Ralph finds himself losing control of the island, and at the same time, his want for order. Ralph wasn’t aware of the evil that was lurking on the island, and he underestimated the power of it. Carl Jung talks about this, saying, “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people (48).” Had Ralph known about this darkness in himself and everyone else, he could have ruled over the island in a different way. Maybe even preventing some of the unnecessary …show more content…
He was described as being younger than the other main characters. Simon was a more innocent and light hearted character in a group of boys who didn’t care about what was around them. Simon was the only one to that though the beast was the evil in all of the boys, and he was the first to discover the lord of the flies. He found out the truth about the beast when the other boys were content with living in ignorance. Simon was killed because the boys unwillingness to know the truth about themselves. Simon was the character that was able to balance the other three aspects of the human mind, and in turn, he became aware of things the other boys could not
This is made evident in the book, like when he says, “Listen, everybody. I’ve got to have time to think things out. I can’t decide what to do straight off (Golding 23).” However, Ralph makes a major mistake while leading the island. Ralph isn’t aware of the darkness that is inside him, in fact, he doesn’t believe it exists. He believes everyone is as good as him, and they all want the same thing. This is not true at all for most of the boys on the island, and Ralph finds himself losing control of the island, and at the same time, his want for order. Ralph wasn’t aware of the evil that was lurking on the island, and he underestimated the power of it. Carl Jung talks about this, saying, “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people (48).” Had Ralph known about this darkness in himself and everyone else, he could have ruled over the island in a different way. Maybe even preventing some of the unnecessary …show more content…
He was described as being younger than the other main characters. Simon was a more innocent and light hearted character in a group of boys who didn’t care about what was around them. Simon was the only one to that though the beast was the evil in all of the boys, and he was the first to discover the lord of the flies. He found out the truth about the beast when the other boys were content with living in ignorance. Simon was killed because the boys unwillingness to know the truth about themselves. Simon was the character that was able to balance the other three aspects of the human mind, and in turn, he became aware of things the other boys could not