Based on Locke's work, there are three steps taken when joining under a government. First, people must have an understanding of knowing which rights is lost. Second, a number of men must gather to make one people, one body politic, under one supreme government. At last, everyone must agree to leave state of nature. Through the reading, Locke says, " Every man who has entered into civil society has thereby relinquished his power to punish …show more content…
The crucial point of creating these rules is to demonstrate an example of what a community should resemble. On the walk from Sudan to Ethiopia, the boys have a guideline they follow. Even though it is not a written law, it holds a significance power. Achak says, "Dut walked behind me, insisting on holding my shirt. This was a practice favored this night and on later nights by the younger boys -- holding the shirt of the boy ahead" (128). With that being said, this quote shows the beginning of the boys forming into society and how life was going to be. Since the kids are mimicking Dut's action, this is their way of allowing leadership and unification. In comparison to Locke's description of how society should form, Achak's group does engage in every step. The lost boys have united as one, focused on how to remain safe, and created a structured law that will be their survival plan. Mainly, these stages have benefited Achak's group because no other boys have violated each other