Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

First of all, the government doesn’t always protect the patriot and defend the patriot the same way the patriot does for the Government. This is evident in numerous moments in American history and it is also shown all throughout the novel,\ “Lord of the Flies”. Simon was a very devoted and efficient member of the island community. He often listens and follows what Ralph and Piggy say. Although, this sense of loyalty and trust that Simon had toward Ralph ultimately lead to his demise. One of the major issues that the community of children had in the island was the constant fear of the beastie, an imaginary monster that lives in the jungle, that cause the “Littluns” to have nightmares. Simon finds out there isn’t a beast, instead it was a dead skydiver. He runs back to inform everyone that there is no beast but his community turns on him and kills him (quote). When the oldest of the community realize what they have done, they covered up his death by dragging his body into the sea and convince the littluns that he was the beast by saying "I expect the beast disguised himself”. Simon died trying to help his community,
In a society you need to have regulations, which aim to keep everyone safe and protected. Instead, in this dystopian society, rules are often neglected and slowly vanishing as the story progresses. One example of this is the conch, which is symbolic of democracy and structure. In the book, whoever has the conch gets to speak with out being interrupted, like in class when you raise your hand. One person that really benefited from this was Piggy, who was often ignored, but with the conch, his voice was heard. As the story progresses the conch lost power; Piggy would often say that "I got the conch" but no one would care. When Piggy and the conch are destroyed in chapter eleven, democracy is destroyed along side