With Out Rules

With Out Rules

The starting point of the destruction and comradely of the boys is the loss of adult supervision and guidance. The boys created games in order to cope with the extreme situation that they found themselves throw into. Imagination ran rampant as they envisioned a snake-like beast. The lack of knowledge of a working society appeared in the structure of their civilization and chose of leaders. They were unable to work as a unit and could not resist the temptations to fulfill the desires of childhood; they were only able to think of themselves. "So the boys try to construct a civilization on the island; but it breaks down in blood and terror because the boys are suffering from the terrible disease of being human" (Golding, 255). The boys are just small children that have not matured into adulthood with the experience or knowledge accrued to develop the democracy needed to substance a civilized society on their island.

On the first day on the island, the boys began by electing Ralph as the chief which was a good move however they handled this as if it were all a game. "This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch." (30). After this meeting when Ralph, Jack and Simon leave to go on an expedition to survey the land around them, Jack speaks to Ralph "Come on" Jack presently, "we're explorers." (33) Jack makes this serious situation in to a game. The first assembly of the boys presents their immature and innocent by their inability to realize the significant of their predicament.

During the second assembly, the fear of the beast stemmed from the littlun with the mulberry-colored birthmark on his face "A snake-thing. Ever so big he saw it. He said that the beast comes out at night." (46). Both Jack and Ralph think this is simple childish nightmares. The fear of the beast does not diminish after the littlun with the distinct birthmark disappears after the fire on the mountain; instead the fear grows amongst the littuns. Without the direction and compassion of adult reasoning, the boys are unable to understand that this is only a figment of their imagination.

When Ralph suggested building and lighting a signal fire up on the mountain, the boys all rushed off as if starting to play a game. Piggy was the only one who released the danger that they where about to create "Like kids!" he said scornfully "Acting like a crowd of kids!" ... "What do they think they're going to do on that mountain?" (50). When the boys reached the mountain top they stacked the gathered wood into an enormous pile and light it with Piggy's glasses. No precautions were considered. The flames crawled through the creepers and blazed out of control setting the forest on fire. With disorganization that ensued, one littlun with the mulberry-colored birthmark on his face was never seen again.

After a night with no shelter, the boys starting to build huts together and then slowly they started to disappear to amuse themselves in one way or another until there is only Ralph and Simon left to work. "They're hopeless. The older ones aren't much better. D'you see? All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing, or eating, or playing." (64). Because of lack of knowledge of the topical climate, the boys could not understand the importance of shelter for the ever changing weather patterns.

Theatrically, Ralph was elected the political leader of the group. Ralph appointed Jack next