Connection To The Downfall In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Failed Civilization and its Connection to the Downfall in Lord of the Flies A plane full of young boys crashed on an island with no people, no resources, and no way to leave. William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, is about just that. The main characters are as follows: Ralph, the democratic leader; Piggy, the voice of reason; Simon, the Christ-like character; Roger, the violent character; and Jack, the rebel who wants to go against Ralph to make a new civilization. The boys attempt to make a civil society together but ultimately fall to chaos and destruction. Lord of the Flies is about the fragile nature of civilization. An example of the boys’ civilization crumbling is when they disobey their first rule on the island: only talk when you hold the conch. At the first meeting Ralph, the leader, made the rule that they can only speak in meetings if they are holding the conch; however, this rule did not survive very long. On page 42, Piggy has the conch in his hands. He keeps getting interrupted, so he reminds the boys of the rule. Jack, another boy on the island,

This is achieved through a good leader and trust between them and the people. Moreover, civilizations thrive when there is a mix of people who can accomplish different tasks. In chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, there is a lot of discontent between Jack and Ralph. On page 126, Jack creates lies about Ralph by saying that Ralph called the hunters “no good.” The point of that is to slander Ralph so that the boys want Jack to be the leader instead of Ralph. Instead of electing Jack the leader, the boys split into two separate civilizations. Splitting in two causes problems since all of the boys who hunt go to Jack and leave Ralph’s civilization without meat. Additionally, splitting the boys causes anxiety and distress throughout all of the boys. This means they do not have unity or diversity of skills after the