Don T Follow Rules In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

The theme of Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is that people turn into who they aren’t when they don’t follow rules. One event that shows this theme is that Jack and his tribe plot a rebellion against Ralph and his gang because they disagreed with Ralph’s idea for leaving the island, and they cared about only hunting in the island. This shows the theme because Jack isn’t himself after disobeying Ralph and not giving any food to Piggy, which forces him to rebel against Ralph (91, 101-104). This is shown when Jack says “Bollocks to the rules” (91)! Jack also tried to kill Ralph and stole Piggy’s glasses to get out of the island. This also shows the theme because disagreeing with Ralph and attacking Piggy forced Jack to make his own tribe.
Another event that shows this theme when Piggy had the conch, Jack kept interrupting and ridiculing him (When a person in the story had the conch, they had a right to speak). This supports this theme is that Jack hated the conch idea and became rebellious. The rule of the conch was that a person has a right to speak when he/she holds it (101-102). This can be shown when Jack says “Conch! Conch!... We don’t need the conch anymore…(101-102)” Another reason the theme is shown because Jack did not want to ally with Ralph after he knew he supported the conch (80-170).These support the theme because they show what happened to Jack after he broke the conch rule. Because of these reasons, Jack & Ralph broke alliance and became rivals because Jack broke the rules and went rogue, forcing them to hunt and battle for survival. When people don’t follow rules, it leads to a chain reaction. When a rule is broken, the person who broke it gets a negative effect, uses it against others, and does not become himself.