Primal instinct
...e are no punishments for anything. “The madness came into his eyes again. “I thought I might kill.”” (Page 55) This is showing how he lets his primal side take over his thoughts when he is hunting. He forgets about everything he had ever been told about what’s right because of his primal instinct to kill. He had an urge to hunt, his instincts were teaching him how. Even thought he really did now know how to hunt mans primal instincts helped him learn quickly. How people take sides and form groups shows how majority rules. The majority that rules needs a leader. This leader has to hold the rules but when the children’s primal instincts take over the control is lost but the majority still rules. “Let him be the chief with the trumpet thing.” (Page 24) This quote shows how all of the children are agreeing on this. Once one mentions it, the rest agree. If there is not anyone brave enough to mention something then no one will because they are all afraid that no one else will agree with them. “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t be chief?” – “he looked expectantly at the boys ranged round, who had frozen.”(Page 140) This particular quote shows that. Everyone really wanted Jack to be chief but each of them were afraid that no one else felt the same way. They tend to group together when they make fun of someone or something funny is said. “ “He’s not fatty,” cried Ralph, “his real name’s Piggy!” “Piggy!” “Piggy!” “Oh Piggy!” A storm of laughter arose and even the tinniest child joined in. For the moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside:” (page 23) As long as what someone has started seems mildly amusing everyone will join in. It takes one person to start something and after that everyone will join in. There is a major struggle for power, their desperate attempts for this power brings them to their primal instinct to hurt others. They wish to control and in the process of being there will do anything they can. Also to stay there they will make the others fear them. Before the primal instincts start to show they listen very well. “Ralph smiled and held up the conch for silence” (page 25) All of the children are quite content a...