Tolerance In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

To preserve children's innocence, parents and other adult mentors must be present and supportive. Children must have surveillance as it guides them to build resilience and navigate hard challenges. The importance of parental support and supervision became apparent in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies. The novel follows a group of boys who are stranded on a deserted island after the effects of a plane crash. Without adult supervision or parental guidance, children behave in a chaotic manner. Golding shows the consequences of having a child be an authority figure, as one will rebel and do it their way. Ralph tries to create a civil place when he declares, “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things” (28). The quote shows how the children seek for someone to fill

We can't have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have ‘Hands up’ like at school.” (44) Ralph discusses order on the island in the second chapter, and as the children are naive and don't know any difference, they bring up "Hands up," which they are familiar with from school. This passage portrays the boy's innocence and their childish nature. Ralph shows his authority by carrying out the following rule, “Then I’ll give him the conch. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak to. He can hold it when he’s speaking.” (45) Ralph tries to create rules that mimic the world they were living in before. Not only is the conch used to call meetings, but it is also used to establish order when the boys have discussions. Ralph guided the boys like an adult would, but he was also just a young boy, and his rules were not always obeyed. Jack took a defiant stance and said “We don’t need the conch anymore”. We know who ought to say things. What did Simon do, or Bill, or Walter? It’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us” (Golding