Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Through his writing in the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding's view on nature is not as in the plant and tree kind of nature, but on the nature of man at a young age of life. Golding is trying to portray what instincts and desires are like at an early time in a man's life when there are no adults around to help shape those feelings to fit-in with the main stream society that people live in everyday. The nature of man is any and all of the instincts and desires of a person or animal. Instincts are a very important part of the nature of man because instincts are things that people react to, things that have grown into a person from repeated experiences and then get passed on to future generations as something they would do like a habit that can't be changed. An instinct is an inborn tendency to believe in a way characteristic of a species, in this case humans. When Ralph meets Piggy and they figure out that there are no adults on the island with them, Ralph calls a meeting with the conch that he and Piggy find on the beach by the platform. He knows there needs to be order among the boys, so he suggests there be a chief among them. He is elected chief by a majority of the boys, and by what Ralph's already been taught, gives the boys tasks so that there will be plenty of food, shelters will be built, and they will have a place where things will be half-way sanitary to get rid of waste. Since the littluns are not really old enough to understand things very well so they just play, explore, and rely on the bigger children to provide for them. Piggy's instinct is to stay back and out of the way while putting his imput in on things but not volunteering to actually do the work and using asthma as his excuse. Simon is curious about his surroundings and wants to find out what's here on the island. He is unafraid of the island and does not believe in the beast. A desire is suggesting a longing for something lacked or needed. All through the novel there are places where Ralph dreams of his home and garden back in Great Britain. He dreams of his mother calling him for afternoon tea. He remembers an odd house on a block that stands apart from the rest.

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he may lack in the athletic field, but his brain made up tremendously for that loss. In the first couple chapters, Ralph thought a fire would be beneficial in order to get rescued so, Piggy utilized his glasses, directed the lenses towards the sun and fire appeared. Thirdly, Simon represented the good on the island. All the young boys turned to Simon as their leader because Simon did not see age difference, he welcomed all with open arms. He also helped Ralph with the unstable shelters when the rest were distracted with antics, Simon is an overall warm hearted kid.
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The first two boys to meet each other were Ralph and another boy who although he protested, reluctantly accepted the nickname “Piggy”. The boys romped around, having fun swimming and running around until they chanced upon a conch. Piggy suggested to Ralph that he blow the conch to call the others. Ralph figured out how to blow the conch and proceeded to call the others. Slowly but surely, all the remaining survivors started trickling in to the cove where Ralph and Piggy had found the conch. Ralph proposed that they vote for a chief, and the all the boys except for the choir, voted for Ralph. Ralph’s first matter of business is to go on a hunt to make sure that this really is an island. He takes Jack and another boy, Simon and goes to the highest point on the island to scout out their newfound home. The trio confirms their theory that this is an island and they are indeed the sole inhabitants.
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Golding believes that all people are selfish, wanting to satisfy their own requirements and desires before considering others. Jack, the leader of the choir, has a selfish desire for power. With “simple arrogance” Jack says, “I ought to be chief because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C-sharp” (22). His motives for wanting to become leader are ultimately egocentric as he mentions nothing about his utility or his contribution to the group of boys. However, Jack's wish to become leader is partially granted when he leads a hunting expedition. As a result, the boys' unattended signal fire burns out, but when Ralph mentions this, Jack becomes “vaguely irritated by this irrelevance” (69) but is also “too happy to let it worry him” (69). The self-absorbed boy has no desire to be rescued and even wants to stay on the island, thus he puts his desire to hunt before everything else and endangers everyone by not tending to essential chores. The boys who hunted with Jack also seem enjoy the experience selfishly, albeit not without regret (some hunters agree that the signal fire should not have been let out) – this i...
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After turmoil erupts on the island, and Ralph is on the verge of being killed, a naval officer arrives on the island. Ralph is first unaware of the of the naval officer, “He staggered to his feet, tensed for more terrors and looked up at a huge peaked cap. It was a white-topped cap, and above the green shade of the peak was a crown, an anchor, gold foliage. He saw white drill, epaulettes, a revolver, a row of gilt buttons down the front of a uniform” (200). Once this uniformed (properly dressed) man arrives at the island, order is once again restored. The conflict and combat is immediately ceased. Once the naval officer asks who is in charge, Ralph claims authority over the boys without any questions.
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