Winner In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Who is the Winner?

War has engulfed humans for centuries. The outcomes of war have either been positive or negative depending on the scenario, however who is the real winner? In the novel, Lord of Flies, by William Golding, conflict leads to chaos because of wanting power. Jack’s unwillingness to abide by Ralph’s rules creates chaos and strips morality from the group. This leads to death and a dark realization that war can only result in mutual loss.
Jack resents Ralph’s power and the rules while also disregarding what is asked of him, creating tension between themselves. Jack constantly tries to turn the others against Ralph and undermine his opinion. When Jack does not do what is asked of him, it sparks conflict as shown in this quote:

This conflict grows when Jack did not keep the fire lit and a ship passed by. Jack wants to hunt and does not give a second thought as to what he is affecting. Conflict and confusion take over as the children fully grasp that the ship and the hope they had is gone. Ralph also states while watching people cave into the fear that Jack has imposed that “The world , that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now- and the ship had gone.”(91). The children began to fear said “ghosts” and “beasts” and the group as a whole experience a sense of fright, mainly put into effect by Jack. He is able to control the group by using their own fear to manipulate them. Once Jack feels as if he has enough power to overthrow what has been put in place by the kids on the first day with Ralph as the leader, he begins to try to take Ralph’s role by creating issues that wouldn’t be relevant elsewise such as the fear of “the beast”. Jack challenges Ralph’s rules and his leadership skills when Ralph says, “‘The rules!’

Madness and chaos really sets in when Roger pushes the rock off the cliff towards Piggy, crushing the conch and knowingly committing murder. The brutality of Piggy’s death is shown in this quote: “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from the chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist”(181). Chaos begins because the unifying factor between the two groups that was the conch is destroyed. Also, with one less person in Ralph’s group, the odds are in Jack’s favor so he pursues his overall goal of getting rid of his opposers. Once Piggy dies, Ralph is on the defense and is told to hide. Jack will stop at nothing to get Ralph’s blood and begins to pursue him throughout the jungle. Towards the end of the search, Ralph is spotted, and they try to kill him. The extent of which they try to kill him is shown in the quote: “He swerved as a spear flew past and was silent, running, all at once the lights flickering ahead of him merged together, the roar of the forest rose to a thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped flame”(199). They are willing to burn the island down in order to kill Ralph. The hate for the rules was strong enough to persuade an entire group of people to target one person all over