William Golding's Lord Of The Flies: Movie Analysis

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding depicts the life of a group of kids who find themselves stranded on a deserted Island after their plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean. With no adult around, they were left to fend for a system of government to which they will all adhere to and will give them some sort of order as they lived there. While living on the Island they encountered a beast who they were afraid of a beast somewhere on the Island but had never seen in person. So they decided to build a signal fire using the glasses of a boy named Piggy. Seeking for any help possible they could get but weren’t able to attain any. Things started off okay when they realized that the Island was going to be their new home and had to create their own society.

They made agreements amongst themselves to ordain Ralph as their leader, created laws and sanctions for failure to obey. They gave up the thing that makes them most human which is their ability to self-rule. The effects of sharing my autonomy with the community is that every decision I make, I have to think of how my decisions will affect the people around me. The kids established laws and instituted some sort of punishment system for those who didn’t do any work. This is significant because from a Rousseau perspective, power should be given to an “extraordinary man in the state” who is a genius and most credible (Rousseau 443). This man is called the legislator. He implements laws and anything agreed upon by their assembly which in this case was their general will of the kids. He doesn’t care about his personal issues but will do everything within his power to shape these men that are “greater and more durable” by concerning himself with the peoples’ issues. He commands over men and cannot make laws or he can make laws and not have “any authority over men” because this prevents the creation of a sovereign who can do both (Rousseau 443). This is why in the movie, Ralph doesn’t make the rules. . In the film the kids used the conch as a way of giving power to everyone in the community. Once you were in possession of it, you had the right to voice your opinion. Rousseau’s

Another effects of sharing autonomy in Rousseau’s state of Nature is the rise of gender roles. Rousseau doesn’t believe that gender roles are formed naturally. For where there is gender roles and a society, there is division of property. What you have really isn’t yours or valuable until; you have a society around it. Men began to look into the future as they realized that they had plenty of goods to lose “for from property one is recognized” in the society (Rousseau 400). This division helps people grow and become better and stronger at what they do best. Jack in the movie, got jealous of Ralph having power and decide to form a group with his boys to devote their powers to hunting instead of creating and maintaining fire like Piggy and Ralph did. This quarrel between Ralph and Jack caused a separation which led to the division of land and a division of agriculture. The fire community which was led by Ralph had their own portion of the Island and so did the hunting group led by Jack. The fire group had tools like Piggy’s glasses which they used to create fires, signal for help and also for warmth. They also became fishers and looked for food. The hunting group had knives which they used to sharpen their tools for hunting. This division of leadership help both groups grow and become better and