Lord Of The Flies

Lord Of The Flies

Every human has the same instincts. Depending on the person’s religion and society he/she controls those instincts.   In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding displays these instincts of humanity throughout the novel. They are ignorance, violence, and change. They are distributed across the characters.
Ralph tries to set order on the island. He orders the kids to keep the fire going, and build shelters. However, very few of the kids confirm. For example, Piggy says to Jack “You did not ought to have let that fire out. You said you would keep the smoke going—” (100: PDF Version) .This quotes shows Jacks ignorant side, and rude behavior, as a result, he punches Piggy.   In addition, Ralph tries to get the kids to start making shelters, to protect themselves from unknown dangers. (99: PDF Version)   Moreover, the queer boys ignore and continue hunting. “You could have had everyone when the shelters were finished. But you had to hunt—” (100: PDF Version). The queer boys are afraid of Jack, and they do anything he says. Jack being ignorant forces the kids to be like him, by telling them to hunt with him. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph displays an ignorant side. For example, “Because, thought Ralph, because, because. The roar from the reef became very distant. “They’d tell him at the airport.””. (16: PDF Version)   .  
An anarchy system usually ends in violent situation (i.e. blood, deaths…etc.).   The boys on the island come from a well civilized society. However, the boys only show that good society behavior at the beginning of the novel, and as the novel progresses the boys start to loose the sense of civilization, because there are no rules or grownups on the island. For example, Jack punches Piggy for just reminding him of his mistake. (100:PDF Version)   This reflects the changing of Jacks behavior into a violent and ignorant person. All the boys are surprised and shocked of this action. In addition, Roger shows a very intense violence. First, Roger...