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Lord Of The Flies - What's The Point?

Lord of the Flies - What's the Point?

Lord of the Flies, a literary classic, examines specific social and human nature

issues.   The boys experience power and leadership struggles, a battle with sadism, and

the never-ending fight for the role of intellectuals in society.   The author William

Golding, presents human nature as a contrast to the reality of the boys on the island.

Jack and Ralph were two boys who both wanted to be the leader.   From the very

beginning of the book the two boys had disagreements.   Jack thought that he should be

leader.   Ralph was the central character and he had a lot of pressure put on him to come

up with ideas for survival.   That's where Piggy comes in; he was the never noticed

sidekick of Ralph.   Piggy always came up with the acceptable ideas to help Ralph   be the

preferred leader.   Ralph was a democrat, he wanted order and things to be accomplished.

Such as the rescue fire and huts being built.   At first everyone wanted to help and get

everything achieved, but soon after the tasks went to a few people.   The boys who did not

want to work wanted to play.   That is when Jack started to do whatever he wanted.   At

first Jack preferred rules, but after the book progressed he slowly put the things he

wanted first; that's when the battle for leadership starts between Jack and Ralph.   Jack

wanted to have fun and to hunt.   He was the appointed leader of the hunters and he had

an addiction to kill.   Jack got satisfaction out of slaughtering animals, it made him feel

commanding and powerful.   Jack represented dictatorship and showed how everything

should be his way.   He played on the fear of the boys and persuades them to join his tribe.

Jack had his own agenda to follow.   Now that he had control over so many boys, he could

have his own fort with guards.   Anytime he wanted Jack and his hunters could go kill

without Ralph getting mad at them for not working.   Jack won the battle...