Thomas Hobbes Lord Of The Flies Argument Analysis

Suppose you are not familiar with the famous 1651 work Leviathan. In that case, Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, argues that people are naturally evil, and discusses ideas about the social contract to keep an evil society civil. Lord of the Flies is about boys stranded on an island and trying to civilize, but chaos breaks loose. The blame for unfortunate events can be placed on Jack and humanity, though Ralph, who lacked leadership, tried to govern the boys, Jack stopped that and wanted pure destruction and humankind was not to be controlled by it being wicked and selfish. It may be argued Ralph should be the one to be blamed because his survival method decisions were not very great. He makes the mindless decision to fight up a hill where boulders are being rolled down to fight against Jack, which knocks Piggy down and crushes him to death.

We’ve come to say this. First, you’ve got to give back Piggy’s specs. If he hasn’t got them he can’t see you aren’t playing the games-”(Ch. 11). The adage is a adage. This shows the dumb decision he made to attempt to retrieve Piggy's specs, which cost him his life. However, this argument is false because he was trying to stop evil. Jack is the first person responsible for the island's demise. Golding states, “Bullocks to the rules! Strong Hunting - Great Hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat”(Ch. 5. The adage of the adage. Midway Jack turns into savage. He's hunting and being wild and is seen to be power-hungry to become chief. This is why Jack is responsible for the chaos on the island. Humanity is the second reason for the island’s demise. Golding states, “Kill the pig! Cut his throat. Kill the pig. Bash him in! ” ( Ch.