"When we say that a man is responsible for himself, we do not only mean that he is responsible for his own individuality, but that he is responsible for all men," are the wise words of the renowned philosopher and existentialist, Jean Paul Satre. Throughout the book, the boys on the island gradually lose their personal identities, therefore relying on others to make their decisions rather than being able to think for themselves. Morals, behavior, and physical appearance are all factors of life affected by the lack of individuality. Within The Lord of the Flies, a book written by William Golding, there are various examples that prove how much one's identity reflects on life.
             The lack of individuality throughout the story affected the morals of the children. H.G. Wells once stated that "in politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table." Ralph and Piggy were the ones who played their cards. They would not conform to what others were doing around them and preferred to stay away from blood and sacrifice. Ralph and Piggy were considered to be a symbolic democratic government. Where as Jack was the dictator. He would play off of the cards. Jack would do as much as he could to go against what Ralph was trying to accomplish. The group separated into either savagery or civilization. The children in the savage group all followed each other and did whatever Jack told them to do, even if was they once knew it to be a sin, such as killing. Death is regularly far out of the minds at such a young age. They conformed to Jack therefore their morals were changed.
             A lack of identity affects ones personality traits as well as causes changes in behavior. In The Lord of the Flies, all the boys began to act the same. The younger children no longer had names but we referred to as the "littluns." No one really got to know who the children were. At the beginning of
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