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Claim
Everysocietyhasaleader,theymayeitherbegoodorbad,buttheyaretheretoemphasizeonthe
rules/lawsandkeepthegroupinorder,awayfromchaos.Ralphtakethepositionandresponsibility
ofchieffrombeginningtoend.
Data
Whosbosshere.Iam,saidRalphloudly,(Golding,201)
Ralphmakesthedecisiontobeaccountableforthedamagedonetotheisland,whichshows
thatheknowswhathisroleis.Ittakescouragetostandupforsomethingthatis
unacceptable,butitstherightthingtodoasaleader.
Data
...NowIsaythisandmakeitarule,becauseImchief:wewonthaveafireanywhere,buton
themountain.Ever...AllthisImeanttosaynowIvesaidit.Youvotedmeforchief,nowyoudo
whatIsay.(Golding,81)
GoldingswordchoiceseemstoputRalphinasituationwherehetakesitseriously.Notall
leadersarerespectfultotheirfollowersbutinrealitytheyshouldtakeonthecharacteristics
ofaselfless,kindheartedperson.Aleaderneedstoemphasizerulestohisfollowerseven
ifitmeanstakingdrasticmeasuresbecausesomecantobeythem.
Therules!shoutedRalph.Yourebreakingtherules!Whocares?Ralphsummonedhiswits.
Becausetherulesaretheonlythingwevegot!ButJackwasshoutingagainsthim.Bollockstothe
rules!Werestrongwehunt!...(Golding,91)

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Claim
Istherepuregoodnessinthesociety?Doesitexist?Simon,thecharactertherepresentslove,hope,
peaceandgoodness,butyoudontfindthattooofteninsociety.
Data
WhatImeanis...maybeitsonlyus.(Golding,89)
Simonistheonlyonewithcommonsenseaboutthebeastieintheentiregroup.
However,nooneseemstolistentohimbecauseofhisoutrageousideas.Theyarent
outrageousordumb,itstheuseofcommonsense,whichinsociety,mostpeoplelack
inthatarea.
Data
...Simonsdeadbodymovedouttowardtheopensea.(Golding,154)
Asthedeadcorpse,floatsoutintotheoceanitsymbolizesthepeacethatonceliesinthe
youngboysheartdisappear.ThecharacteristicsSimonhasexistsinsocietybutnooneis
exactlylikehim.Goldinggiveshimatragicdeath,ifwethinkabouthowtheyoungboys
makeupasociety,therearenoSimons.Inreality,nooneisaskindheartedandnature
lovingasSimon.

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Claim
Leadersneedfollowers,andtheoneswhofollowaretheindividualsthatwanttherules.Thepeople
whoarebornandraisedcivilizedcaneitherchangeorsticktothesamehabits.Fromthemoment
Piggyisintroducedinthenovel,hehasthehabitsofacivilyoungboy,whoonlygoesberules.
Piggyisawellmanneredboywhograduallychangesoverthecourseoftime.Although,Piggy
changeshestilldoesntlosetheaspectofbeingcivilizedandhisintelligence.


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WhichisbettertobeapackofpaintedIndianslikeyouare,ortobesensiblelikeRalphis?...
Whichisbettertohaverulesandagree,orhuntandkill?...Whichisbetter,lawandrescue,or
huntingandbreakingthingsup?(Golding,180)
AsPiggyslowlybecomesmoreconfidentinhimselfandhisideas,heisabletospeak
whatsonhismind.Itallowshimtoadvocateforhimselfandnotjuststickaroundinthe
backbeingpickedon.
Igottheconch,saidPiggyindignantly.Youletmespeak!(Golding,42)
TheconchandPiggyareone.Theybothrepresentlawandordertothegroup.Piggyis
veryprotectiveoftheconchbecauseofitsworthtothegroup,withouttheconchthere
wouldbeyoungsboystalkingovereachandargumentswaitingtohappen.
Ithoughttheywantedtheconch.(Golding,168)
AsJackandthehuntersraidtheirsite,Piggygoesstraightfortheconch
asifitseemedimportantforthemtoget.Hedoesnotprotecthimself
andwhathevaluesmost,hisspecs.Atthatpointintimehisspecsdidnt
matter,buttheconch.
Wecanusethistocalltheothers.Haveameeting.Theyllcomewhentheyhearus(Golding,
16)
Notallleadersaresointelligent,themostimportanttoolistohavethecourageand
confidencetospeakandtakechargeofagroup.PiggyisthebrainsforRalph,ifhehad
nevergiventheideaofblowingtheconch,thentheywouldnthavemettherestofthelost
boys.

Data

TherockstruckPiggyaglancingblowfromchintokneetheconchexplodedintoathousandwhite
fragmentsandceasedtoexist.
Allorderinthegroupisgone,becauseasPiggyandtheconchdiethereisntanyoneto
keepthingsorganizedforRalph,andthetalkingconchhasdisappeared.
Transition
Sometimesindividualscantworkindependentlyandeventuallyneedsomesupport.Leadersneedto
havethosewhoarealwaysbytheirsidetoguidethemalongtheway.

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Claim
Therearepeoplewhowontstopuntiltheyreachthegoalofhavingsuperiorityamongstothers.
AlthoughRogerandJackstartoffaswellmanneredboyswhodontseemtodomuchharm,theydo
progressivelychange.
Data
Jackwasonhisfeet.Wellhaverules!hecriedexcitedly.Lotsofrules!Thenwhenanyone
breaksem(Golding,33)
Astheyoungboysaregatheredtogetheronthebeach,theydecidetocreaterules.What
wasironicwaswhenJackwasallforit,becausehisopinionchangesashispersonality
becomesbloodthirsty,andonlywishestohuntandbecomechief.
Bollockstotherules!Werestrongwehunt(Golding,91)
Wellhunt.Imgoingtobechief.(Golding,133)

AsJackbecomesChief,helosescommonsenseineverything,and
doesntrespecthisfollowersthewaytheyshouldbe.Jackhasfinally
tookhismaskoff,forpeopletoseewhohereallyis.

Data

Letshaveavote.Yes!Voteforchief!Letsvote(Golding,22)
Ifchildrenknowthatvotingisthebestsolution,thenitskindofobviousthatthere
wouldntbemuchconflict.WhenRogermadethesuggestion,itseemsasifhesthekind
ofpersonwhowontresorttoviolence.Intheend,itsjustamaskshewearsandhelltake
itoffwhenthetimeisrighttoshowhistrueidentity.
Rogerledthewaystraightthroughthecastles,kickingthemover,buryingthe
flowers,scatteringthechosenstones.
ItwasntnecessaryforRogertodosuchathing,butitisntcomparedto
whenhekilledPiggyonCastlerock.Rogerwasbadfromthebeginning
butgraduallybecomesevilintheend.
Transition
Maskarewornbyeveryoneinsociety,andsomemaynevertakethemoff.Ithidestheirtrue
identity,whotheyreallyare,itcouldbesomethingtolookforwardtobutitalsocouldleadtothe
worstcasescenario.Therearepeoplewhowilltakeadvantageofcertainsituationstotakeoffthe
maskandbewhotheyare,justasJackandRoger.

Conclusion
WilliamGoldingsnovelportraysthedifferenttypesofpeoplewhommakeupsocietypeoplewholiveby
rules,theintelligent,andthosewhoresorttoviolencetoobtainsupremacyoverothers.Fromtheleader,
Ralph,tothebloodthirstyhunters,JackandRoger.TheintelligenceofPiggyandthepuregoodnessinSimon.
Astherulesdiedown,orderbecomeschaos,withouttheconchandemphasisonrulestheyarefreetodowhat
theyeachwish.