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Lord Of The Flies Society Rules

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Rules and laws are necessary in order to maintain a civilized society because absence of law provides an open opportunity to go against the general foundation of the society. It goes against one's own conscience. The fear of punishment is absent which contributes to the growing confidence of the wrongdoer that he or she can get away with anything. This disturbs the balance of our civilized society encouraging more and more people to take on this habit. For example, in Lord of the Flies there are no adults on the island at all, so Jack feels that he can do whatever he wants without the fear of any consequences. Eventually, the ‘littleuns’ take on his bad habits. Ralph and the others try to establish rules on the island, the first one being: …show more content…

Rules can also have an effect on our personality and behavior. Social roles are the parts people play as members of a social group. With each social role you adopt, your behavior changes to fit the expectations that both you and others have of that particular role. Throughout every day you play many different social roles that all have different rules. Examples of social roles you may play during the day are daughter, student, sister, worker, friend, etc. All of these roles have different rules that affect your behavior as a person. Some social roles Ralph took on in Lord of the Flies are friend, leader, and protector. Ralph was chosen to lead the group until they were rescued because there were no adults to take on the traditional role of caregiver/leader, he had to be a friend and stick up for Piggy when he was made fun of , and he had to protect and ensure the ‘littleuns’ that they were safe when they thought that there was a beast. In Lord of the Flies the text states, “Every hand outside the choir except Piggy's was raised immediately. Then Piggy, too, raised his hand grudgingly into the air. Ralph counted. ‘I'm chief then.’”(Golding, page 13) This texts shows how Ralph was chosen to be the leader of the

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