Thesis:
In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding suggests the decline of order leads to anarchy and chaos.
Blue Print:
The decline of order reveals the animalistic instincts of savagery, their lack of conscience, and the inability to entertain rational thought, causing an uprising of destruction.
Common Denominator:
Ways in which the decline of order results in anarchy and chaos.
Topic Sentences:
1. Without the former structure of their daily lives the boys are unable to entertain rational thought.
a. The boy’s have to now rationalize their thoughts pertaining to enjoying themselves on the island without getting out of line.
1. “We’ve go to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages.”(32)
A. At the beginning the boy’s believe that if they have rules and follow them that they will be okay and get rescued.
b. The boy’s are not in a civilized area with adults to tell them what’s good, bad, right, or wrong, so they have to become adults in a short period of time when they are still very much children.
1. “There’s another thing we can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they might not notice us. We must make a fire.”(38)
A. Ralph had grownup some and he has to think rationally.
B. They ponder on how to make a fire.
2. “His specs-use them as burning glasses!”(40)
A. Not only was Ralph’s idea of the fire a critical attempt to save everyone, it also helped to gain more respect and responsibility.
B. Jack suggests the idea of using Piggy’s glasses to light the fire.
C. Although the fire provides that the children are not able to govern themselves, the conch symbolizes the growing hope and potential that people have to advance.
c. At first the boy’s thought rationally before doing something wrong and felt guilty if they did, but later the savagery engulfs the boys and they feel no fear or guilt.
1. “I hit him all right. The spear stuck in. I wounded him!”(125)
A. Ralph is now feeling the power that Jack feels when he hunts.
2. “Right up her ass.”(135)
A. Roger is now showing the evil that is in all of the boys, but has not been presented yet.
B. Roger is raping this pig even though she is already in agonizing pain he still does it.
C. He feels no guilt but only pleasure.
D. This is showing his savagery.
2. Without an orderly system of discipline the boy’s lack of conscience starts to be more prominent.
a. The boys have no civilization or supervision to relate to so they realize what that they can get away with anything without punishment.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how golding suggests the decline of order leads to anarchy and chaos in the lord of the flies.
- Analyzes how the decline of order reveals animalistic instincts of savagery, their lack of conscience, and the inability to entertain rational thought, causing an uprising of destruction.
- Explains that ralph's idea of the fire was a critical attempt to save everyone and gained more respect and responsibility.
- Explains that everyone feels that ralph is there leader and that they are compelled to follow him in everything he does.
- Explains that without adult supervision, the young uneducated boys start to become more savage like.
- Explains that without the former structure of their daily lives, the boys are unable to entertain rational thought. they have to rationalize their thoughts regarding enjoying themselves on the island without getting out of line.
- Explains that the boy's are not in a civilized area with adults to tell them what’s good, bad, right, or wrong, so they have to become adults.
- Analyzes how the conch symbolizes the growing hope and potential that people have to advance.
- Analyzes how roger is showing the evil that is in all of the boys, but has not been presented yet. he is raping this pig even though she is already in agonizing pain
- Analyzes how the death of simon symbolizes the loss of religious reasoning. the boy's forcefulness gains respect and a confident response from the others.
- Analyzes how the boy's aren't adults yet, so they can’t get together and discus their problems that they were stranded on the island in the first place.
- Explains that the more the boys got used to living in savagery the greater their power and the affect it had on the other boys.
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