Irony In Lord Of The Flies

“We may stay here until we die.” Immediately after the word “die” was spoken, fear raced into every single one of their hearts. After realizing that they may never get off the island, the boys began to panic, which makes sense. Afterall if I thought I was going to die on an island, separated from civilization, I would be terrified too. "…fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island . . . Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!” Irony is found in this quote because fear can end up hurting you. For example, fear can lead you to do things that you would not normally consider because you are desperate to get away from something. Another form of irony is when he says there are not any beasts to be afraid of. In my opinion, I
A chief!" "I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance.” A group of boys is stranded on an island with no order. Of course, someone, most likely someone arrogant, is going to try and take charge of everyone else, Jack is the perfect candidate in that case. He later goes on to say how he can sing C sharp, which obviously has nothing to do with becoming the chief of everyone. “You're no good on a job like this.” “All the same –” “We don’t want you,” said Jack, flatly. “Three’s enough.” Ralph tries to explain his reasoning behind his point which shows that he can be an amazing leader. However, Jack brings insult into the matter proving that he would be a terrible leader. "And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can't hunt, you can't sing—" I'm chief. I was chosen." "Why should choosing make any difference?” At this point in the book, it is extremely easy to say that Jack represents a leadership that does not give choices. However, Ralph represents the leadership that allows the boys to choose for himself. Obviously making Ralph the smart