William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Chapter Analysis

The fire continuously causes conflict creating a survival of the fittest over power between egocentrism and responsibility where civility is all that keeps them from ravaging each other. The Author tells you,“They were savages, it was true, but they were human.”, showing how the situation and need for power drove everyone over the edge of society.(Pg.185, William Golding) Part of the reason things got so out of control so fast was Jack having the backing of roger who being the sadistic boy he is decided to make sure everyone was kept in line and if they didn’t stay in line he tortured them. There is also the fact that the island is covered with ignorance except for a singular place of knowledge which is completely destroyed by Jack and his tribe showing how egocentrism and sadism make a very dangerous combination. Ralph boldly says,"You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say.", even though this may seem egotistical he only says this trying to maintain a sense of
Ralph declares to everyone,"I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue.", when hunting for the beast to show is responsibility and capability as a leader.(Pg.104, William Golding) The only reason the islanders still listen to Ralph is because he is still slightly respected by them and he has the conch which has kept them orderly and civil for a while. The tribe feels the need for the conch to exist in order for them to have some sort of connection to the grown-up world they used to know and continue to remember. Therefore, the existence of civility is all that kept the tribe going as they were for as long as it did and in the fight of survival of the fittest there was no winner because as much as he tried Jack didn’t get rid of