Because The Rules Are The Only Thing We 'Ve Got'

The quote, “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got,” is significant because it relates to the theme and foreshadows conflicts to come. Firstly, it relates to the theme intended by William Golding himself, which is that “All of mankind is inherently evil.” For example, we can see how Jack is acting more “savage-like” throughout the story. When he tried to kill a pig at the beginning of the story, he hesitated a lot. Later, he grew to leave his emotions aside and was determined to kill the pig. This is significant because we can see the same behaviour when this quote was said to him, saying “Bollocks to the rules! We're strong - we hunt,” showing how he pushed aside societies impacts and enforcements. This relates back to the theme because