Ideal Government In Lord Of The Flies

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Lord of the Flies Ideal Government
What would an ideal government look like for a group of boys stranded on an island? In “Lord of the Flies” a plane crashes on an island stranding a group of young boys. They have no adult supervision, so they try to create a civilization themselves. They use a conch to symbolize power and use glasses to start a fire. This civilization does not work, for they can do anything they want and get away with it. The government falls apart in “Lord of the Flies” due to the lack of the boys’ effort to use founding ideals, create citizens’ rights, and establish a formal government.
The first aspect to a working government is the founding ideals. Tranquility is the most important ideal because without a peaceful country, …show more content…

Ralph jumps into a bush to get away from Jack who is hunting him. Golding states,”The pointed end of a stick appeared. In panic, Ralph thrust his own stick through the crack and struck with all his might” (Golding 194). Ralph uses a stick to protect himself against Jack and his “army”. The boys on the island are good at defense, but they are not using it the right way. When the boys kill Simon because they think he is the beast, they are protecting themselves. They should look who the person is before they attack them. The Preamble declares,”...provide for the common defense…” (U.S. Constitution). In other words everyone needs protection, but they must use it for the right purpose. The boys receive weapons, but only if they can prove they are using them for the right reason. Everyone needs some kind of protection to survive in a world with many …show more content…

Since Ralph is in charge, he lets Jack choose what he wants to lead on the island. Although, Ralph chooses the wrong person to lead hunting. Jack takes all of the power into his own hands. “Communism is supposed to mean we’re all in this together” (John). This is something that the boys on the island do not understand. They turn against one another, which is not the smartest idea. If the boys work together, they can find a way off the island and have a better chance of survival. With this economy, the best type of government has to have officials that serve for a certain period of time.
Democratic is the government that would work best on the island. Anarchy is the type of government that the boys establish on the island. This does not work for the boys are missing the necessary stability that they need. Jack said that they need to decide about being rescued. Everyone starts talking at once. The boys decide to elect a chief to establish rules, so they have a vote and elect Ralph chief (Golding 22). This shows that the boys start this type of government on the island, but it goes downhill when Jack takes over without being elected. The boys need to hold a proper election and follow the rules the chief creates. John Adams states, “No other government in the world has changed its deficits to a surplus as has the United States under the present administration” (Adams). This means that the ideal government would succeed on the island because if the government

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