Before the decline of the Empire, the civilization was using uncivilized ways for their own entertainment. These games often included slaves or starving victims being torn apart by the ferocious animals. The romans also employed many torture methods for their enemies. People would be condemned to crucifixion for their crimes. Many factors had contributed to the demise of the Romans. Factors included overspending in military, government corruption, slave labor, political instability. They all relate to Jack’s way of running his government. His dictatorship had focused on military and quite obviously his government was insecure. If it wasn’t for Ralph his focus on military would’ve resulted in no shelters being built and all the time would be used for hunting and entertainment. We can relate the militaristic behavior to the way Jack’s tribe acted near the end of Chapter 10. Piggy had said “They didn’t come for the conch.” The conch was a symbol of democracy and obviously being on the opposite end of the political spectrum Jack had no interest in democracy. Instead, he targets Piggy’s glasses which symbolized the civilization. Furthermore, he also broke Piggy’s glasses so he destroyed any remains of civilization on the island. By destroying the glasses, the question would
Before the decline of the Empire, the civilization was using uncivilized ways for their own entertainment. These games often included slaves or starving victims being torn apart by the ferocious animals. The romans also employed many torture methods for their enemies. People would be condemned to crucifixion for their crimes. Many factors had contributed to the demise of the Romans. Factors included overspending in military, government corruption, slave labor, political instability. They all relate to Jack’s way of running his government. His dictatorship had focused on military and quite obviously his government was insecure. If it wasn’t for Ralph his focus on military would’ve resulted in no shelters being built and all the time would be used for hunting and entertainment. We can relate the militaristic behavior to the way Jack’s tribe acted near the end of Chapter 10. Piggy had said “They didn’t come for the conch.” The conch was a symbol of democracy and obviously being on the opposite end of the political spectrum Jack had no interest in democracy. Instead, he targets Piggy’s glasses which symbolized the civilization. Furthermore, he also broke Piggy’s glasses so he destroyed any remains of civilization on the island. By destroying the glasses, the question would