In the Novel, Lord of the Flies, there are two boys that take on leadership roles while stranded on an island. They both want to be in control and have the power, but they have a contrast in the way that they gain control and gain their position. While Ralph’s leadership is taking a more democratic approach, Jack’s is more like a dictatorship. When comparing the two, one clearly is more effective than the other. Instead of forcing his leadership on everyone, Ralph decides that they should have a vote, and leaves it up to the other boys to decide who should be leader.
In the beginning of Lord of the Flies everything was going off a dictatorship but throughout the book it turned into a democracy. When the boys had first crashed on the island they immediately elected a leader, they chose Ralph as the leader of the group. There were rules set right away for example, there was a designated place for bathroom purposes, and the fire must be kept going in order to get saved off the island. Although the rules were just getting thrown into the garbage and the some of boys were persuaded by Jack to not follow Ralph as their leader and so they divided into multiple tribes. That had ended up badly when they killed Simon and Piggy was making excuses making seem that it was no big deal.
In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding the ultimate one responsible for the destruction of the island is Jack. In the novel Golding has wrote about how a group of british boys crashed on a plane and landed on a island where there are no adults,just little british boys stranded on a island .In the beginning one of the boys Ralph was the responsible leader where he knew what to do an how to manage. But of course there was this one cureles jealous boy that wanted to be a leader,the one in charge. Because of how ruthless and savage Jack was he took the fear that the boys had within them and used it against them to make them join his tribe which started the destruction of the island.
“Human nature is not black and white but black and grey,” quote by Graham Greene. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding published in 1954. The boys are stuck on an island where they experienced their true nature. Ralph, the leader, controlled, the civilized tribe, until Jack becomes chief leading them to the downfall of savagery and terror. Fear eats the tribe up until a savior( the adult) comes.
Ralph, one of the most important characters in the novel serves as the human ego, a subconscious mind that works by reason and common sense. However, even the conscious and reasonable mind can vanish in a society with no structure and civilization. At the beginning of the novel, Ralph asserts “… We can help them to find us… a ship comes near the island they may not notice us…we must make smoke on top of the mountain…” (38). Ralph focuses on the important and common sense actions that need to be taken in order to survive and get rescued. Even so, Ralph is being diminished by the savagery committed by Jack and his hunters, the quotes “He tried to remember…we want smoke…
Democracy vs. Dictatorship It is assumed that if kids were ever forced to choose a government, they would choose the most reasonable and civil option, but that may not always be the case. In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, a group of boys gets stranded on a deserted island without any adults. They have to manage to keep everything under control until rescue arrives. Early on upon their arrival, the boys decide they are going to need a leader. The options for leader are two of the main boys in the story, Ralph and Jack.
No matter what form of government a country has, they all have one thing in common. That one thing is to rule the citizens under its power that has been established. Many people don't realize it, but government is a vital part of ones life. The boys however, from Lord of the Flies realized how important government is to society rather quickly after finding themselves stranded on an island with no adults around. The boys know that in order to survive until they are rescued, they have to come up with some form of government.
In the movie, Lord of the Flies (Castle Rock Productions, 1990), from a psychological perspective, many issues can be identified throughout the movie. The issues that were present in the movie involved the following topics, adolescence, aggression and personality theory. There are only about two adults in the movie, which have small parts other than the pilot. The main focus on the movie was upon the children. The children’s ages varied but, it can be assumed that the children were in their pre teens to teens.
Lord of The Flies: Human Nature Are humans instinctively evil? Savage? In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, young boys are left to organize themselves into a society to keep balance and peace on the island. When the society crumbles beneath their feet, one must ask these questions. The downfall and overall plot of the book is largely telling of human nature, and may be a smaller analogy for human nature in itself.
Irrepressible Urges There are urges in this world that are simply irresistible. In The Lord of The Flies by William Golding, the concept of human nature is depicted through a story of schoolboys trapped on an island. Throughout the novel, Golding illustrates a battle between the schoolboy's primal vs. civilized desires, which cements itself as the root cause behind the majority of decisions that happen on the island. Golding claims that in human nature, our primal desires intoxicate us into believing in senseless dominance, and our civilized desires become less desirable as a result. As the boys hunt for meat, they unfortunately fail to do so.
Lord of the Flies was written around the time World War II had just ended and Golding had a fresh new perspective on human personality and actions. Golding’s new point of view is similar to the Thomas Hobbes’s philosophies stating that people aren’t naturally ethical and will throw their morals away when given the chance to benefit themselves. Furthermore, the novel demonstrates his newfound knowledge by emphasizing Jack as a character and his internal struggle for power over Ralph and the others in the tribe. And, by expressing Jack’s struggle to rule with an iron fist in Lord of the Flies, Golding adds meaning to his work; making the novel about more than a group of boys stranded on an island.
The Truth about Human Nature William Golding author of the award winning novel Lord of The Flies suggests in this novel that deep inside of human nature there is a deep dark evil that has been hidden away by society. Living a day to day life in society humans do not notice this dark side because it is hidden by rules. Just like in Lord of The Flies and other events once that side can be shown a sneak peek then the rest comes out. When the darkness within is released nothing can hold this nature back.
Human’s True Nature or Are Humans essentially Good or Bad? Someone may look and act like the nicest person in the world. However, looks can be deceiving and he/she is most likely evil on the inside. It is humans’ natural tendency to resort to or partake in bad actions, whether it is shown through taking the easy way out, the art of manipulation, or through acting upon emotion rather than logic.
Lindy “Neil” Canada Mr. Horton English 10 Honors 17 March 2023 Human Nature: The Reality of the Evil Inside Us All Humans can be monstrous at times. It’s a question of personality, situation, and in total, human nature. Golding’s stance on human nature as portrayed in Lord Of The Flies is that it is a constantly changing aspect of humanity that can shift towards evil at the drop of a hat. It has been featured in other works of fiction such as Animal Farm by George Orwell and is even displayed in current events like the Russo-Ukrainian war, where evil cannot even begin to describe the atrocities of man and its hunger for power.
Humans are complex creatures. Understanding human nature is difficult, but the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding helps to show what true human nature looks like. Humans are inherently evil, but that evil is hidden by societal dictates. Throughout the novel, the human societal mask is stripped away and true human nature can be seen. Society enforces rules and trends that people feel they must follow.
