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Witness Behavior In Lord Of The Flies

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Witness behavior had a large effect on the actions of the boy in the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding. There are many instances throughout the book that lead to the findings of John Darley and Bibb Latane experiments. For example, when all the boys choose Piggy as their target, that was social influence pushing them into becoming a bystander. Many of the situations the boys face are impacted by social influence or diffusion of responsibility. It is through these effects that the boys change, and react in ways they never would have, if not for the influence and diffusion around them .
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