Chaos on the island

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In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the reader can see how a society of boys quickly dissolves into a chaotic and erratic group of salvages. The boys, or any society for that matter, cannot safely function without proper leadership, law enforcement, and a structured environment. It is the lack of these three elements that lead to chaos on the island. <Tab/>Due to not having proper …

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…find there own ways of functioning, "Saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people, we're on an uninhabited island with no other people on it," (pg 32). Ralph and Jack stepped up to leading and enforcing in all the wrong ways, which resulted in deaths and injuries. Golding shows the reader that it is close to impossible to run a society of any age, without proper leadership, law enforcement and a structured environment.