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Comparing Thomas Hobbes And Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke was one of the greatest political theorists of their time. Thomas hobbes. Lord of The Flies by William Golding is about a group of England schoolboys who has been in a plane crash and is on a stranded island, with no adult to help them out. The schoolboys have to find a way on how they are going to live on this island. This relates to the theory of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes because the sch. On the other hand Thomas Hobbes was cruel person, he didn't believe or cared about the people. Hobbes wanted power and to be able to

“Lord Of The Flies” by William Golding is about a group of boys who got stranded on a island with no grown ups around and for a couple of months, they have to try to figure out how they are going to several. Piggy is one of the main character and can relate to Thomas Hobbes and human characteristics because “ you got tobe tough now. Make ‘em do what you want”(golding 92). Ralph was telling Piggy to stop being afraid, to take control and make them do what you want. That was the theory of Thomas Hobbes, he wanted absolute power and control of everyone. …show more content…

This relate to Thomas Hobbes because he theory was the world only need one ruler. Hobbes wanted power and believed that “people require a strong, central leader (ruler by fear)” (“Handout”). This benefits Piggy because the bullies were like Thomas Hobbes and piggy was the present. The bullies felt like they were kings when they were beating on piggy because they had absolute power and there was nothing Piggy can do but just lay there and take it. Piggy is the present because no matter what he still have to listen to the king if not you will get

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The entire conflict of the book centers around the evil in oneself breaking out and taking control. In this passage, Piggy and Ralph are the better and more sensible qualities of humans while the savages are human flaws struggling to break through the typical law and order. Law and order struggle to be heard as lust for power breaks free and overpowers the other voice. In Lord of the Flies, the boys struggle to decide what they want to live by until their society is corrupt and spiraling downward. The evil aspects of human nature are shown dominating over sense and reason as the conch becomes powerless and honor no longer has any meaning.

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After being stranded on an island with no sign of rescue or grownups, the schoolboys need some form of government or leader to rule them all. The first day they discover they are not alone, the boys elect Ralph, one of the older boys, to lead them. He believes they need authority, in place of the grownups. Otherwise, chaos will break out, as it does later on. Golding’s Lord of the Flies serves as a perfect illustration of Hobbes’s philosophy on the brutish, selfish nature of man and, therefore, the need for a strong government.

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Piggy is the one in the book who always tries to enforce the rules and follow them, just as what the superego is supposed to do. Piggy is the innocent good one that nobody wants to listen to because it is not fun to always follow the

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Hobbes and locke were two philosophers who two different ideas on the world and human behavior as a whole. Hobbes mainly believed that without any form of government people will always be trying to fight for power. On the other hand, Locke believed everyone is born peaceful but can be corrupted by society. Hobbes and Locke both had very different views on different human nature, the purpose of government, and both had a big influence on many different countries.

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The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding is a book about a plane full of boys crashing on an island. The boys are by themselves no adults so they have to survive on their own and establish their own government. Piggy is one of the first characters we meet as a boy with poor eyesight, a weight problem and asthma so the readers already like him even if no one else likes him. Piggy is the closest thing the boys have to an adult on the island. Throughout the story Piggy embraces the character traits of being intellectually intelligent, Mature and loyal.

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Piggy is the citizen of this government where the citizens work for the “General Will.” The “General Will” of Piggy is to be rescued and that is the general will for everybody. Robert Burns, the author of ‘To a Mouse’, through his book, gives the image of weak powers. “But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley (...) (37-40)”

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All throughout the book Piggy is faced with many challenges where most people would act in a bad manner, although Piggy is always responding very appropriately and does not act wrongly against the other. All these examples show how Piggy

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In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, an allegory is represented by several characters symbolizing various qualities of a successful society, but the absence of one or more of these beneficial traits leads to some of the characters and the society to become defective. Piggy is a character that has many qualities of a good society member, but he lacks in some areas that are crucial for survival. Piggy is insightful, decent, speaks out, and organized, but he does not show much bravery. Those who do, like Jack, can easily dominate him. When some names are first being introduced, Jack immediately picks a fight at Piggy saying, “ ‘Shut up, Fatty’ ” (21), Piggy then, “went very pink, bowed his head, and cleaned his glasses again” (21).

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A theme that arises around Piggy is the realists in the world are unheard when other people are overwhelmed by an inner evil. In the beginning, Piggy tries to make his name known but Ralph does not care and he calls him the one name he does not want to be called, which is Piggy. Piggy is seen as weak by the other boys because he is fat and has asthma. An example of Piggy being an unheard realist is when he is trying to get the attention of the boys and it is very hard when he finally gets their attention he tells them they need to build shelters and get rescued and points out that no one paid any attention to the ‘littluns’. Throughout the book, Piggy is a reminder of being rescued.

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