In the world today, everyone is held responsible for their actions. If a murder takes place, charges would go against the murderer. They would spend time in jail and deal with the consequences of their actions. However, in the book Lord of the Flies, the boys who crash on a deserted island do not have to deal with societal consequences for their actions such as murder. They are free from accountability by adults and other supervision for any wrongdoings that they commit. These boys set up their own form of civilization, and as the book continues, the columns of their civilization starts to fall apart. In the boys civilization, they elected a chief. If a person is electing a leader, which characteristic would they want their leader to have? A leader who procrastinates, or one who gets things done right away? This is just one of the examples that in the poem Good and Evil Xxii, by Khalil Gibran, the poet speaks of the good aspects humans have, along with the ways they reveal them. While Golding emphasizes more on the change of the boys from good to evil, Gibran focuses more on the good characteristics of humans. Nevertheless, both illustrate a common theme; without accountability, society would not be able to function properly, and with the listings of good aspects which Gibran calls to our attention, society can thrive without collapse.
To start off, during Lord of the Flies, there is a “beast” which has many symbolic meanings; for example, the “beast” represents the savage