Lord of the Flies 4

How mankind can’t survive without rules and laws
 
Could civilization live a normal and stable life, without any rules and orders to obey?   Could you picture, New York City, with no laws to follow and everyone doing as they please?   Just imagine the disasters that we will experience.   In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, we see how each individual character reacts differently to the exposure of complete freedom from an organized society.   Also, we see how this separation from a structural society causes chaos among all these different characters.
The story begins with 20 pre-adolescent boys who are on an airplane and the airplane crashes on a remote jungle-island, which is a very effective setting to establish the idea of savagery.   The setting of the story is very important because it shows how the boys are given their own paradise and destroy it. The airplane crew is killed and the boys are left on their own, with no adult supervision.
At the beginning of the story, we meet the character, Ralph, the protagonist of the novel.   Ralph is an example of the ethical citizen, intelligent and responsible but, on many occasions, is caught up in the opinion of others.   The leadership that Ralph offers isn’t as stable and organized because he isn’t able to control the “littluns” and the others after a certain point.   This is when the society that Ralph tries to create starts to break apart and Jack takes control.  
  Then immediately comes Piggy, a chubby asthmatic but intelligent kid, who becomes “friends” with Ralph.   He is teased relentlessly by the other boys but is highly respected by Ralph for his ability to think.   Piggy is considered the adult voice on the island, which often spoils the fun for the other boys.   He also becomes Ralph’s right-hand man.   Whenever Ralph can’t think straight, Piggy is there to put some common sense into him.   Just like Ralph, Piggy wants to be... [continues]

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