Comparative Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

(Law and Order) "We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things." (Golding 42)

This quote shows that people can be different then they can be, people can ultimately change for the worst.

“Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase of knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure” - John Boyd Orr. A social hierarchy has been present since the earliest of times, and is still relevant today. When a plane crash lands on an island in the middle of the ocean and only twelve and six year old boys are left to fend for themselves, they begin to start over and the reader watches them change from proper young men to uncivilized savages. Throughout the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the reader watches the boys that have started over on the island develop into a classic example of social hierarchy without any guidance or outside influence.

Johnn, lived in the largest tree in the world. He was a purple bird who lived with his brothers. Johnny, as he was known, was different from them. His brothers had green feathers and wings but Johnny was purple. Johnny did not fly but I he tried since he was a little bird. Cruel white eagle scared him every time he tried it until it decided not to fly. Johnny can’t fly, so, he could not attend bird school, and trained as a soldier for the protection of nature.

In Lord Of The Flies, the Beast on the Island represents more than just literally just a Beast on the Island. The Beast on the Island literally means there is a Beast on an Island, the boys believe there is something on the Island, other the the boys. The boys’ also blame the beast for anything that happens on the island that they cannot explain. The Youngins believe that there really is a beast, while the older kids believe it's just their imaginations.

Ralph: We need an assembly. Not for fun. Not for laughing and falling off the log.

In the beginning of the novel, a group of boys are stranded on an island resulting in the creation and decline of a civilization, and an uprising of savagery. Fear is an essential element of the story illustrated through foreshadowing, symbolism and diction. The young boys are terrified by a beast on the island. With fear rippling through the group, sheer chaos, savagery, a break in civilization, and a loss of innocence ensues.

“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast--Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! Said the head. You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s a no go? Why things are the way they are?” (page 206)

Power can be beneficial to a society but it can also be poison. In Golding’s Lord of the Flies a plane full of schoolboys crashes on a deserted island with no civilization and no adults. The boys, left the manage themselves, vote on a leader, create a plan to maintain a fire, and build shelter. Theoretically the boy should be safe until they’re rescued, but with every government there is controversy. After the boys begin to adapt to the island the head of the hunters, Jack, begins to grow unhappy with this leadership. Using symbolism Golding creates a government and a place of power that is bother very desirable and very dangerous that is present in many novels like Orwell’s Animal Farm. Jack’s constant struggle for power and validation illustrates

Power was abused in the book, Lord of the Flies, by the two older boys, Ralph and Jack. They both thought that they knew what was best to do for their tribe since they were the oldest, and were disagreeing with each other on decisions that needed to be made in order to survive on the island. Ralph was voted to be in charge which made Jack embarrassed and jealous. Jack overpowered him by creating a new tribe from the group of boys and leading them to turn against Ralph in the end. Jack abuses his power of being the leader of his tribe by sending everyone out to hunt for Ralph and kill him. In the beginning of the book, Ralph finds a conch shells and makes a rule for all the boys that only the person holding the conch shell has the ability to speak. Power was abused in this scenario because Ralph and Jack let Simon and a few other boys speak without holding the conch shell. Simon also got to go out and explore the island in the beginning because he was one of the favorites.

“The thing is - fear can’t hurt you anymore than a dream.”(Golding, 116). Ralph’s point of view on fear is declared within the quote. Ralph is the protagonist derived from William Golding’s esteemed bestseller, Lord of the Flies. In the renowned novel written by Golding, young boys in a plane have crashed and descended upon an uninhabited island with more than sufficient vegetation. On the first chapter of the fictional writing, many of the boys are very enthusiastic and exhilarated about being on an island without any parental supervision. At first, order and tranquility was established by the children and there was more civilization on the island compared to savagery. However, as the novel advanced, the readers could identify the kids were

The character speaking in the quote is being called by the insecurity of his nickname, Piggy. The other kids did not bother asking his real name because they cannot see him past his image which is being a fat boy. Piggy’s identity and personality towards the others was determined by his image which is dense do to the fact that they do not acknowledge his intelligence and knowledge of survival because he is not considered to be fun causing him to be a social outcast his intelligence is not noticed by the others.

Into symbolism and metaphors? “Lord of the Flies,”(LOTF) by William golding is the book one who’s into the previous subjects might be looking for. William Golding uses a lot of symbolism in his novel “Lord of the Flies”. For example, Golding uses symbols like, the conch, the fire, and the boys’ hair in their eyes to express how he feels about the society he lived in. The conch is supposed to symbolize rules and civilization.

Freedom and order are one of the biggest ideas in a government. When order vanishes, freedom may lead to riots and other upheavals. When there is no freedom, order may turn into a tyranny or an autocracy without the citizens having any say in anything. Freedom and order must be balanced when building a democratic society because people can get out of control, everyone should be treated courteously and the population should be able to voice in their opinions when needed. When order or freedom is destroyed, a myriad of people turn to savagery and turn everything chaotic.

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”