Defence In Lord Of The Flies

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Lord of the Flies has left a huge influence on many people such as Suzanne Collins when she says, “Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. This was a big influence on me as a teenager; I still read it every couple of years.” In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the children show a lack of understanding of government and how to govern themselves on an island in a way that works for everyone. During a world war, many boys, ranging from ages six to twelve, are on a plane. Everyone back home are being killed by bombings. The plane crashes and the children get stranded on an island that has no other people. These children are now expected to be able to take care of themselves until they can be rescued, but they fail to agree on important …show more content…
Although the ideal of defence may seem important in some cases, there are other ideals that are actually more important and they should focus on those instead. The ideal of defence is focused on when the story states, “‘Supposing the beast’s up there?’ Jack brandished his spear. ‘We’ll kill it’” (Golding 116). Without realizing what the beast actually is, Jack and the other hunters are quick to be defensive by saying they will kill it. By being so defensive, it actually becomes unsafe, especially since they have weapons. The fact that they are being so defensive leads to Simon’s death. While everyone but simon are at Jack’s feast, they do not realize that Simon is in the woods, and not the beast. Thinking that Simon is the beast. they tear him to pieces, killing him. If they would wait to be so defensive so quickly. Simon would be alive to tell them who the beast actually is and that it is a lot more simpler than a dangerous, wild beast in the woods. The second ideal is liberty, which means freedom. Freedom is an important ideal in most cases, but focusing too much on it can cause problems. There should always be some laws or rules; no one should have complete freedom. Jack and his hunters focus too much on freedom, rather than making sure they get rescued or putting rules in place. While a ship is passing the island, the ship does not stop to rescue the kids because there is no signal. An example in the story when the children took the ideal of freedom too far is when Ralph states, ‘“They let the bloody fire go out”’ (Golding 68). Instead of tending to the fire, which is the only thing that will help rescue them, Jack and his hunters are out hunting. When Ralph tells them that they are the reason that the ship is not rescuing them, the only thing they care about is the pig. Instead of tending to
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