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How Does William Golding Create An Institutionalized System In Lord Of The Flies

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In the book Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, become stranded on an island. Ralph, a boy elected leader, attempted to form an organized democracy; however, he, and his society, failed. Jack, not purposely, created an organized system, that did in fact end up working quite well. He overthrew Ralph’s leadership and started his own hunting society. He had people join him, because he became aggravated when Ralph told him he was not killing the pigs for the meat that he wanted. Jack, overall, was the best leader on the island. Jack’s tribe had numerous traits that made it the more successful of the two tribes. Jack, when he left claimed, “Anyone who wants… can come, too” (Golding 127). This is evidence that the people in Jack’s tribe joined willingly, except Samneric who were captured and beaten, even if they joined only for the hunt and meat. However, Ralph, when the only leader on the island, had the conch shell to keep a semblance of order. Although Ralph had the conch, Jack was able to keep order without it. The boys in Jack’s tribe, most of the Biguns on the island, obeyed his orders. If you did not obey, …show more content…

A major part of Jack’s tribe that made him the superior leader over Ralph, was discipline, which Ralph did not have. When Piggy defied Jack and was killed, Jack yelled,” There isn’t a tribe for you anymore” (181)! Jack utterly destroyed Ralph’s power and led the boys with a sort of crazed discipline and order. Jack inadvertently, with the smoke from a fire, drew the attention of the Navy and had the rest of the boys on the island rescued; nevertheless, his real intention was to kill Ralph with fire. Jack had all of his tribe work hard for meat, or they would not eat. By not trying to copy the structure of an adult world civilization, Jack was able to lead his tribe much better than Ralph led his copy of an adult society, which inevitably decayed and

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