Question ÈcHow do defects in each of the main characters contribute to their slide from civilization

Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. A plane full of English boys escaped Britain and their plane was shot down into a tropical island. As they are all marooned, the boys establish rules which are followed in the beginning but as they evolve on the island, all of their defects start to

show and that leads to the separation of the group. They can no longer relate to what is civil and what is human. This essay will explain the defects of Ralph, Piggy and Jack, and how they contributed to the slide from civilization.

Ralph is the chosen leader. He likes things to be in order and imposes rules so all of the boys can survive and avoid conflicts. Ralph has one objective, which to get off of the island. He has the idea of maintaining a signal fire. To keep the fire going he appoints Samneric to watch over it. He does not like it when Jack disregards the rules and orders Sam

them, he lost all hope of being rescued. When Piggy and Ralph go to the Castle Rock to confront Jack, Roger lets a big rock go which killed Piggy. He is unable to see Roger and he can not see the

rock that falls on him. Piggy can no longer defend himself which causes his slide from civilization.

neric to hunt instead of watching over the signal fire. Ralph contributed to the slide from civilization because he is the one child that has the mind of an adult and he acted like an adult. Which is why the boys would have left him. All that they

would have been in panic and in horror of their futur. As long as there were no adults there, the boys would keep on sliding away from civilization.

Piggy was a follower, he obeyed everything that Ralph said and listened very closely. He would occasionally voice his opinion regarding rules and how people treat him. The first slide from civilization happens when Ralph doesn't call his friend by his first name but by the name of Piggy. He always seemed to think about what was happening back at home. He has glasses and re

Some common words found in the essay are:
Piggy Jack, Jack Roger, William Golding, Lord Flies, slide civilization, signal fire, contributed slide, Castle Rock, contributed slide civilization, lord flies, civil child, fire jack, roger rock,
Approximate Word count = 726
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)