In five pages this paper examines how society's faults are represented in the novel Lord of the Flies. There are no other sources listed.
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problems with our own society. Goldberg was an author that was able to take the world of children, put that world on an island, and illustrate how mankind is living
on a thin line when it comes to civilization. In this book we see that with too much restraint, or too little restraint, society and order will tumble and chaos
will prevail. In the following paper we examine Goldbergs book and illustrate how he presents us with the problems of a overly strict society and a overly free society, both
of which lead to chaos in the end. Too Strict While many may argue that the society that evolved on the island in "Lord of the Flies" was
far too lenient, we also note many instances where the society from which these children came was far too strict and thus controlled the boys spirits, creativity, ingenuity, and individuality.
This was partially to blame for the chaos in the end. We first note this strictness, this militarily deafening and inflexible, reality when we first meet Jack. He is the
leader of the choir and symbolically represents the controlling nature of such leaders and such institutions in society. The boys that follow Jack are weary, yet Jack maintains a
sense of order that is completely irrational and stifling: "When his party was about ten yards from the platform he shouted an order and they halted, gasping, sweating, swaying in
the fierce light...Choir! Stand still! Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line and stood there swaying in the sun" (Golding 17). In this we note the power and the control
inherently possessed by Jack, and we note the symbolic need for order and the reality of overly oppressive order, such as is presented by Jack. It is irrational in the