Lord Of The Flies Man Vs Society Analysis

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Intelligent individuals created our massive and complex society. It’s obvious that a group of kids, who didn’t know or understand how our society and government works, will not have the ability to recreate even a fraction of it. Lord of the Flies shows this through the main conflict in the novel; man vs. society. Ralph tries to create a makeshift version of a democracy, but ends up more with monarchy, with him as the main person in charge. This wouldn’t have been the main issue, however, if he had created any form of law, with rewards and punishments, to create a successful civilization because it instills fear and motivates into civilians, which doesn’t exist on their paradise island. Instead, the boys turn into an anarchy where they can do whatever they want without an annoying adult, or in this case, Ralph, telling them what to do:
“Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong--we hunt! If …show more content…
society is the motif of Jack and Ralph in their symbolic form. Jack represents an anarchists, filled with chaos, destruction, and freedom, while Ralph represents a democrat, with rules, moral integrity, and peace. Ralph’s symbolic form shows how people can come together and live in the same society in peace, however, it’s extremely hard to accomplish with different conflicting views. On the other hand, Jack’s symbolic form shows people living freely through anarchy, and it’s simply easier to live in freedom, to destroy, and not worry about the rules of society. Through Ralph and Jack, the main conflict shows as the children flock to the side of freedom where you can destroy and do what you will, instead of sticking with sanity and peace:
The beast struggled forward, broke the ring, and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. (Golding
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