Darwinism and its controversial aspect denominated as “Survival of the Fittest” has left a permanent mark in human history and in the way humans perceive and interpret the social laws of nature. This term is a meaningful aspect of the film “The Lord of the Flies” introducing the deepest emotions that reveal the true nature of the modern man when is pushed to his limits as mentioned in the film by one of the characters "What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What's grownups going to think? Going off-hunting pigs-letting fires out-and now!"-Piggy (Hook, Lord of the Flies). Therefore, I will discuss and highlight the key elements that emphasize the role of the strongest individual and his influence among others under the same tough circumstances and how it affected the development of the improvised community within the story.
To begin, this movie began with children from a military academy who were traveling on a plane which exploded and this is how shipwrecked on a desert island, where they try to
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Firstly, as previously mentioned they considered to have rules to form a well-organized society, which finds conviviality and respect for authority, so as not to fall into a state of anarchy or disorder in which everyone would want to send. The leadership problem is resolved in a vote in which the victory belongs to Ralph as this would be able to impose order, using their physical and mental capacities. But, on the other hand, the other main character being an antagonist decides to not follow him and the conflict for the group’s leadership position begun. “How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper? Peggy to Jack (Hook, Lord of the Flies). Jack using the power assigned to him as the hunter of the group convince his peers to follow him brainwashing their minds in that way starting an internal conflict within the