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Allegory In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an allegory for human society in the way that it tells us that in a survival situation, it is difficult for humans to get past their savage and anarchic instincts. Without order, madness will ensue. The boys strongly believe that rules are their only attempt at order. "We 've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we 're not savages".(42)They strive for rules, for example, the conch. "Ralph stopped smiling and was pointing into the lagoon. Something creamy lay among the ferny weeds. 'A stone. ' 'No a shell '".(15) They even aim for having one person in control to make decisions, like a chief. "He lifted the conch. 'Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things '".(22) No matter how much they
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