Lord of the Flies: Without Authority

             I learned that without the rules and authority of a society there would be total chaos in the world. Authority and discipline are what we encounter in everyday lives. William Golding's The Lord Of The Flies tries to prove that. What would happen if there were no authority, rules and discipline in society? This novel displays what can happen when just that takes place. The island that the boys land on turns to anarchy within just a short period of time, just for that very same reason. At he novel's beginning the boys show that they still have values of the society that they came from by choosing a leader, Ralph, who holds the conch, a symbol of authority and respect. When the speaker holds the conch they can't be interrupted, and are the only ones that can speak. Although the boys decided on their leader by a vote another type of leader emerges, one who is the opposite of Ralph. Jack lost the vote, but is still in charge of the choir. Jack is a natural born leader, which he only concerns about him and his choir. He is not concerned about rescue or what is best for the group. The choir is in charge of the fire maintenance for rescue and hunting for food. The rest of the boys are in charge of getting water and building shelters. After a while the boys started to get lazy from their responsibilities, which lead to consequences. The choir was only concerned with hunting and killing the wild pigs on the island. One day after their first hunt, they were carrying a pig and Ralph was waiting by the burned out fire for the hunters to return. There had been a ship that went by, but there was no signal fire for the ship to see. This was the start of the two groups that emerged out of the boys. One group, lead by Ralph represented fairness with common sense ideas for survival. The other group, lead by Jack, represented hatred and violence. The island in Golding's book is comparison to the real world, which we live in today. If the same order were ...

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