Lord Of The Flies Civilization Analysis

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young children are left stranded on an island during WWII without any adult leadership. Entropy increases on the island, and the boys soon fall into disarray despite the efforts of Ralph, the figurehead of civilization in the novel. They begin to follow Jack, who leads the group further away from society and creates more chaos. Their connection with civilization, at the start of the novel, is weak, and by the end, is nonexistent.
The human mind is made of up two instincts that are constantly in conflict - the instinct to live by society’s rules, and the instinct to live by your own rules. Civilization is when man meets his basic needs in a fine manner. Civilization forms slowly and carefully,

Ralph creates a civil system of government that is organized and based on laws. However, Jack displays power by defying the existing democracy on the island. His leadership is more careless than Ralph’s, but with greater, inhumane consequences. The boys of Jack’s tribe follow him out of fear - another major source of problems on the island. At first, the island is thought to be a splendid paradise, but as the boys stay on the island, their fear increases. They soon become afraid of each other. Soon after that they break up and fight (Golding 13) because of the fear. Their original fears are of what they think are beasts. Eventually, fear is what unites their weak society. No member of the group would be willing to protest their actions in fear of another member assaulting them who in turn is probably also driven by fear. The increased savagery on the island also plays a role in this - committing an unthinkable act is easier when everyone else behaves similarly, and if there are extreme consequences to face if you do not. This can be seen as the last remaining members of Ralph’s group transfer to Jack’s. The fact that everyone else is there acting a certain way, the power of Jack’s group, and the fear of being persecuted makes joining them a much simpler choice. Fear causes controlling behavior to become harmful. The hunt for power is fear, and the aspiration for fear is power to eliminate fear (Wilson). People with such fright realize what they are supposed to avoid in order to get past their fears and indirectly comprehend their personality with such traits (Pelczar). In the Lord of the Flies, Jack wants to hunt and kill the beast, but Ralph continues arguing that there is none (Golding 35). When it is proven that there is a beast on the mountain, things go awry. Jack then tells Ralph to stay behind on the mountaintop while Roger and him go ahead (Golding 139). This shows cowardice and