“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” ( Vince Lombardi ) In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, we are witnesses to the chaotic societal ways of boys living on an abandoned island. As expected, these scenarios play into the calamity of the island. After reading this novel, one may no longer think an abandoned island is the ultimate paradise. At least not with multitudes of young boys on it. Throughout this book, egos will be clashed, words will be exchanged and blood will be drawn. Us readers obtain a truly transparent outlook on the characters in Lord of the Flies and how they react to this sudden change of plan. Ultimately, the cohesion and teamwork of the boys will be put to the test in the most undesired circumstances.
When those boys first stepped onto the plane, they were controlled and monitored by society. However, the meaning of society went down with the plane when the boys first arrived. It proved near impossible to live with a group of boys that you have never met in your life. As the boys fathom what just happened, leaders begin to arise. The protagonist, Ralph, …show more content…
Eventually, their behaviour and demeanor may cost them their life. Luckily, we live in a civilized society where people know their boundaries and can be set straight by those many people that go off the track. With no authoritative figure, the boys in Lord of the Flies figured this event to be similar to a vacation without adults telling them what to do. In addition, when the boys tried to input a level of authority, it would be disputed by the rival figure.
“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without any edge, fitter to bruise than polish” ( Anne Bradstreet). On the island, there was no wisdom resulting in a lost cause and a hopeless
When those boys first stepped onto the plane, they were controlled and monitored by society. However, the meaning of society went down with the plane when the boys first arrived. It proved near impossible to live with a group of boys that you have never met in your life. As the boys fathom what just happened, leaders begin to arise. The protagonist, Ralph, …show more content…
Eventually, their behaviour and demeanor may cost them their life. Luckily, we live in a civilized society where people know their boundaries and can be set straight by those many people that go off the track. With no authoritative figure, the boys in Lord of the Flies figured this event to be similar to a vacation without adults telling them what to do. In addition, when the boys tried to input a level of authority, it would be disputed by the rival figure.
“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without any edge, fitter to bruise than polish” ( Anne Bradstreet). On the island, there was no wisdom resulting in a lost cause and a hopeless