Monday 9 May 2011

How did the boys on the island in Lord of the Flies fail to effectively govern themselves and what were the consequences of their failures in relation...

Initially, the boys attempt to establish a
civil society on the uninhabited tropical island by voting for a chief and organizing
themselves. As chief,initially establishes rules regarding the conch and creates a signal fire
on the top of the mountain, while stressing the importance of being rescued. Ralph also divides
necessary duties among the boys, which they gradually begin to neglect. Unfortunately, Ralph
fails to punish disobedience, and there are no consequences for breaking the rules like there
are in an effective criminal justice system. Offenders likewould be punished and stripped of
their leadership roles in an effective justice system. However, Ralph fails to enforce the rules
by establishing consequences, and civility eventually deteriorates.

As the
story progresses, the boys become less concerned with following Ralph's directives and develop a
reverence for Jack, who is a successful hunter. Onceclaim that they witnessed a beast on the top
of the mountain, chaos quickly ensues as boys rapidly descend into savagery. The majority of the
boys join Jack's tribe of savages at the opposite end of the island and follow their primitive
instincts. The savages become obsessed with hunting and eventually begin acting violently toward
each other. The boys murderon the beach after mistaking him for the beast;brutally kills ; and
the boys hunt Ralph. In an environment with no rules, consequences, or punishments, civilization
cannot exist, and the boys revert back to their primitive nature.

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