Beliefs and opinions on the end of the Lord of the Flies

In the last few chapters of the novel lord of the flies all of the boys on the island except for Piggy, Sam, and Eric, leave Ralph to go join Jacks tribe. They leave Ralph because they feel that Jack will protect them from the beast. Then in the beginning of chapter 12 Roger ties up Sam and Eric and forces them to join their tribe. When the boys first got on the island Ralph was voted leader and had many good ideas. The conch was his first idea which represents who is going to talk. Piggy is very fond of this rule because then the boys have to let him speak.  Then Ralph comes up with the fire that represents getting saved. Then Jack gets focused more on getting meat and killing rather than getting saved. Throughout the story you can tell that Jack gets a little bit wilder every day and he becomes violent. I believe that if there is not a person that is mostly in control then the world would be chaotic. I think this world needs someone in the middle. Someone who doesn’t have complete control, but someone people will listen to. I think the biggest mistake the boys on the island had was when they picked Ralph to be in charge. I think some of the boys didn’t real like Ralph but got out voted. If you don’t have a society that fully agrees, then the society is definitely going to have problems. 

Thoughts on Ch. 1-5 lord of the flies

After reading chapter 1-5 I think author William Golding's has some interesting things to say about the human race. He describes his feelings about our species in his book "Lord of the Flies". I believe he feels that if there were no rules or laws in our world, that there would be complete pandemonium and that the murder rate would go through the roof. I also believe that he thinks that people cannot get along and work together. I agree with Mr. Golding that if there were no rules this world would be chaos. But I fully disagree with him on his feeling on how people can't work together.  My main reason why i disagree is because people work together on every day bases. For example, sports teams. A quarter back and his receiver have to work together to get the ball in the end zone to score. There are many more example that prove that people can work together.

How do people react to dangerous situations

Can we trust people to be good?  If we left a group of people on an island with adequate food and water and no external threats, would they be able to live together?


I believe that if a group of people were on a deserted island with enough food and water to survive and not have to worry about anything, I think they could all get along well enough so that they can build a shelter to protect each other from the elements. All they would have to do is tolerate each other until they find help or someone comes to rescue them. But if they find out that one of the people in their group can't handle the situation and start to freak out. I think they should get rid of the person or tell them they have to leave before they get out of hand. Another thing this group of people should do is try to keep them selves busy during the day so their not thinking about their situation. Also, I believe they should spend all day away from each other. If they do this I don't see why they would have any problems living with each other.