Too Much A Good Thing Is Bad

Children all around have been taught too much of a good thing can be bad. Too much sugar could lead to cavities. Too much junk food can lead to unhealthiness. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, boys trapped on an island have to create a thriving society. During a struggle for power, order disappears and chaos arrives. The boys are forced to split their tribe and make their decisions based on their morals. Some want to have cruel fun, while others just want be rescued. Throughout the novel, the theme is too much of a good thing can turn bad.
After bragging about his killing skills and his ability to hunt pigs, Jack is frustrated and filled with rage as he fails to catch and kill a pig to bring back to the boys. Too much confidence can lead to anger and
“Jack tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. The madness came into his eyes.” Ralph questions Jack again until “the antagonism was audible. [...] Jack shouted in rage” (51). By getting embarrassed at the thought of failure and letting his tribe down after bragging about his wonderful hunting skills, Jack demonstrates that even though having confidence is great, his over-confident behavior led him to rage and embarrassment after failing to complete the task given by Ralph. In addition to suffering embarrassment, Jack’s over-confident behavior leads him to put the tribe in danger when fighting over who will defeat the beast. After discovering a mysterious “beast” on the island, the boys try and decide if they are brave enough to fight the beast. Jack called his hunters and exclaims “This [will] be a real hunt! Who is coming?” “Ralph moved impatiently and said ‘These spears are made of wood. Do not be silly.” Jack replies with a sneer and tease Ralph for being frightened of the beast. He then gathers his group and says “[They] better get moving” (100). By ignoring Ralph and his suggestions to make sure they are able to successfully