Hobbes Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

In the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding, there are quotes in the story that help the reader understand what events are happening. Roger exemplifies all the negative human characteristics discussed by Thomas Hobbes. When Roger was introduced to the story, he appeared to be someone who would most likely be picked to be a leader, or “chief”. Thomas Hobbes mainly believed that “men cannot know good and evil, and in consequence can only live in peace together by subjection to the absolute power of a common master, and therefore there can be no peace between kings”. A great of example of Ralph is when Jack was introduced. There was a conflict because Jack also appeared to be a great representation of a leader. Although both characters compromised , there was still conflicts because two ‘testosterone-fueled’ children might not always have the skills to run a group together. “Ralph was annoyed and, for the moment, defeated. He felt himself facing something ungraspable. The eyes that looked so intently at him were without humor” (37).
Hobbe’s theory about humanity has been proven in the story: if humans are given a little bit of freedom, they will turn into animals and will cause chaos. If given a purpose, mankind will most likely enjoy the freedoms and life at first, but will overall hate it if situations weren’t going their way or if their paradise dream was dead. Unfortunately, Civilization at war saved Ralph because when he was on his own, he used his own strategies to be saved and didn’t have anyone behind him telling him that it was a bad idea. Mankind could be at peace, but it would only last a small ounce of time before an argument or a simple disagreement and destroy an alliance. The island wouldn’t have been at peace if Jack was chief. Maybe at first, there would be less death and less hatred, but the odds would’ve eventually turned against