Impact Of John Locke On Government
As days go by the struggle to get civilization to withstand crumples, twelve year old Ralph the main character in William Golding’s classic tale Lord of the Flies declares "'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages" (Golding 43). When the the group of boys guided by Ralph and his enemy Jack are wrecked on a island in the Pacific at the start of World WarⅡ they experiment to establish a functioning society. At the start, the attempt to organize their own government is a simple task. However, later on the boys thoughts and ideas reveal that trying to establish a government is challenging because they lack the components necessary for a strong, central government. Though the boys have a charismatic leader Ralph, their
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On account of the boys failing to implement this basic fundamental into their society it soon results in war. John Locke believed that in order for a government in prosper, it is necessary to bring down the government when it does not protect the rights of citizens. Locke believed that a government is based upon the bond of trust between the people and their authority. The people gave up their freedom, and in turn, they expect the authority to act with the public good always in mind. Any breach of this bond of trust can result in an act of rebellion against the government. In particular, the boys did not try to overthrow the dictatorship of Jack. The arrogant Jack cunningly manages to overthrow Ralph. Jack splits away from the group then he persuades others to join him in hunting leaving Ralph hopelessly outnumbered. Once the tribes split, making Jack the dictator things start to fall apart. As the new leader Jack’s only goal is hunting and he doesn’t care about being rescued. "The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain" Said Jack," So you shut up" (Golding, 42). Ralph tries to talk things out with Jack but he doesn’t succeed and eventually, disagreements between the two groups became violent. Jack created a society that lost all resemblance of civilization; the boys in his tribe had become completely savage; they painted their faces, hunted, and punished those that went against them. They identified Ralph, Piggy, and their followers as the enemy and their goal was to destroy those would not join Jack's tribe. On the other hand, Ralph tries to talk things out with Jack but he doesn’t succeed and eventually, disagreements between the two groups became violent leading to a war. Hence Jack’s target becoming
On account of the boys failing to implement this basic fundamental into their society it soon results in war. John Locke believed that in order for a government in prosper, it is necessary to bring down the government when it does not protect the rights of citizens. Locke believed that a government is based upon the bond of trust between the people and their authority. The people gave up their freedom, and in turn, they expect the authority to act with the public good always in mind. Any breach of this bond of trust can result in an act of rebellion against the government. In particular, the boys did not try to overthrow the dictatorship of Jack. The arrogant Jack cunningly manages to overthrow Ralph. Jack splits away from the group then he persuades others to join him in hunting leaving Ralph hopelessly outnumbered. Once the tribes split, making Jack the dictator things start to fall apart. As the new leader Jack’s only goal is hunting and he doesn’t care about being rescued. "The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain" Said Jack," So you shut up" (Golding, 42). Ralph tries to talk things out with Jack but he doesn’t succeed and eventually, disagreements between the two groups became violent. Jack created a society that lost all resemblance of civilization; the boys in his tribe had become completely savage; they painted their faces, hunted, and punished those that went against them. They identified Ralph, Piggy, and their followers as the enemy and their goal was to destroy those would not join Jack's tribe. On the other hand, Ralph tries to talk things out with Jack but he doesn’t succeed and eventually, disagreements between the two groups became violent leading to a war. Hence Jack’s target becoming