Lord Of The Flies Survival Analysis

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In the realistic fiction novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of British boys crash on an island and fight for survival. However, the group soon finds that the island they have found is not friendly. They must fight for survival. A system of rules is soon set up. Unfortunately, these rules are soon ignored as some of the boys discover how difficult survival will be. Basically, the awful living conditions on the island turn a well-educated group of boys into a squadron of death-obsessed killers. They have trouble getting along with each other, have to deal with poor living conditions, and are changed by the island. The biggest issue the boys seem to have is getting along with each other. This could be due to the fact that resources are hard to find on the island. There is a large age gap …show more content…
This change forces them to do things that they most likely would not have done before they crashed on the island. After trying to live together with almost no success, they split up into two different “tribes”. Each one hating the other. One tribe being lead by Ralph and the other by Jack. The two groups eventually clash with the cause being that Jack stole Piggy’s glasses. Even when the brawl is going on, Piggy is still trying to get everyone to work together and cooperate. He may very well be the only person not affected by the prolonged stay on the island. He constantly reminds to “‘...remember what we came for. The fire. My specs.’” (Golding 177) Piggy is doing everything in his power to prevent the boys from fighting with each other. Sadly, during the conflict Piggy is killed when hit by a rock. Once again, another thing that could have been easily avoided if the boys were able to get along. Theoretically, the aggravated attitudes were caused by the strenuous living conditions and quite possibly the lack of decent food and nutrition. When these attitudes were not kept in check, bad things