What Is Mob Mentality In Lord Of The Flies

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The mob mentality is a mindset that many people have in which one changes their views to fit the group they’re a part of. Having a mob mentality can be a dangerous mindset, so one should always be aware of how they are in the groups they’re in. The novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding demonstrates the concept of mob mentality and how dangerous it is for one to have. “Lord of the Flies” is a novel that takes place on a deserted island where a group of children are left to survive on their own due to a plane crash during a world war. Throughout the novel, the children undergo many tribulations that test their mental integrity, causing many of the children to go insane, leading to horrid events happening while the kids remain on the island. …show more content…

Throughout the novel, when the kids go hunting, they sometimes do a hunting ritual in which they repeat a chant and stand around in a circle. As the novel progresses and the kids begin to lose their sanity, these rituals become more and more intense and violent. This even leads to the boys killing another child as a result of these chants. After Ralph (the original leader of the kids on the island), and Jack (another person on the island with a lot of power) get into a dispute about who should be the island's leader, it begins to rain. Everyone but Ralph and his friend Piggy began chanting in a circle, as they typically do when hunting. This is when Golding narrates, “Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, find themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.” Page. 152). The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid This shows that it is bad to have a mob mentality because, originally, Ralph and Piggy were against the whole chanting ritual. After all, it made them feel like they were going savage. For example, in chapter 5, when Piggy begins to fear that the boys are becoming savage, he asks the boys, “What are we? Humans? What is the difference between human and human? Or a snare of animals? Or a savage savage? What are grownups going to think?”(Page). 92). …show more content…

On the first night of the festival’s opening, there was a massive crowd rush, where people were trampling others just to see rapper Travis Scott perform. These gigantic crowds, influenced by the rapper, were nearly impossible to stop; with over 50,000 people in attendance, security workers feared what was to come. Texts between security directors of the festival show that people knew that chaos would arise, “Pull tons over the rail unconscious. There’s panic in people’s eyes. This could get worse quickly,” (text from Reece Wheeler shown in an article by Billboard). This shows how having a mob mentality can be incredibly dangerous because getting this perspective on what was going on during the crowd rushes allows one to see how being in a mob like this puts others in danger. To restate, the mob mentality is when one changes their views to fit the group they are a part of. This festival is a prime example of this mindset because, logically, not everyone in the crowd of 50,000 people would naturally have violent intentions. However, Travis Scott’s aggressive and rowdy personality influenced many of the crowd members. This influence that Travis Scott has had has been demonstrated in the past, with him influencing riots at past shows, such as in his set in “Lollapalooza,” in which “he urged the crowd to jump the barricades into the security pit” (CBS News, “Travis Scott Had A Long

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