Lord of the Flies by William Golding (3rd quater)

Later in the book, in chapter 5, Ralph is walking along the beach and he suddenly gets frustrated. He realizes that all the other boys are the island are not doing their jobs, not hunting, no building shelters. He blows the conch shell and calls a meeting. Ralph realizes that the boys society is slowly falling apart. He tries to fix it but is not really sure how. Shortly after, Ralph and Jack's group officially split. In a way i see this as a replica of real society. Ralph and his group, i believe, represent the good in society. While Jack and his group represent the evils of society. Most of the boys give in to the urge. Deep down, everyone could be evil. However, in society we try to cover up the evils that lurk within. In real society, certain rules and regulations guides us away from it. However, when there are no rules, as you can see with the boys on the island, people often give in to desire and temptation. In Lord of The Flies, joining Jack's group of the hunters represents giving in to these evil desires.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (3rd quater)

I am at the start of this book and am trying to refresh my memory a bit after reading it in 9th grade. At the beginning, a group of young boys end up on an island after their plan crashes. The first thing they realize once on the island is that their are no other adults with them. Some of them seem to be happy about that, while others feel that without adults, they will not be able to get off the island. Even at the very beginning, the boys quickly figure out that they must establish some kind of order in their mini society. One boy named Ralph finds a conch shell on the island. Throughout the book, this conch represents power. The boys later if you have something to say, you must be holding the conch shell and cannot just yell things out. This is their way of creating order in their society. Ralph, one of the older boys on the island, is also voted to be leader over all the other boys on the island. Some people are happy about this, while others are not and feel it is unfair that Ralph gets to be leader.