Why Do We Break The Rules In Lord Of The Flies
If the president came on T.V. and announced that there were no more rules, if it became legal to do whatever you want, would you break those rules? What if the general opinion was that you should follow the old rule? Would you still break those rules? Opinions can make all the difference when it comes to how well a society runs. I feel that rules don't determine a society’s actions and lifestyle, opinions do.
“‘—and then, the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled—’ The semicircle shuddered and muttered in agreement.
’ (Lord of the Flies 160).” In this quote, the children have just killed Simon. But, instead of feeling bad about it they decided that Simon was probably the beast in a disguise, and that killing him was the right thing to do. Killing a person isn’t something people tend to see as morally right, but here the children seem to be okay with it.The kids started out with a goal of survival, killing was most definitely bad in their opinions. But, the morale value of whether or not killing is wrong changed, and that changed the common opinion. …show more content…
It was the common belief that someone would spot the smoke, and rescue them from the island. But, it became less of a priority as the book went on. The kids started to think that no one would rescue them, and that hunting was more important. “‘Don’t you understand, you painted fools? Sam, Eric, Piggy and me— we aren’t enough. We tried to keep the fire going, but we couldn’t. And then you, playing at hunting. . . .’ (Lord of the Flies 178).” Here Ralph is trying to enforce the old rule he had made about the fire being the most important. But, people’s opinions have changed, and most people no longer agree with that rule. And, because opinion carries more weight than law, Ralph’s having a hard time enforcing that law. People aren't worried about the fire despite the fact that they are breaking the
“‘—and then, the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled—’ The semicircle shuddered and muttered in agreement.
’ (Lord of the Flies 160).” In this quote, the children have just killed Simon. But, instead of feeling bad about it they decided that Simon was probably the beast in a disguise, and that killing him was the right thing to do. Killing a person isn’t something people tend to see as morally right, but here the children seem to be okay with it.The kids started out with a goal of survival, killing was most definitely bad in their opinions. But, the morale value of whether or not killing is wrong changed, and that changed the common opinion. …show more content…
It was the common belief that someone would spot the smoke, and rescue them from the island. But, it became less of a priority as the book went on. The kids started to think that no one would rescue them, and that hunting was more important. “‘Don’t you understand, you painted fools? Sam, Eric, Piggy and me— we aren’t enough. We tried to keep the fire going, but we couldn’t. And then you, playing at hunting. . . .’ (Lord of the Flies 178).” Here Ralph is trying to enforce the old rule he had made about the fire being the most important. But, people’s opinions have changed, and most people no longer agree with that rule. And, because opinion carries more weight than law, Ralph’s having a hard time enforcing that law. People aren't worried about the fire despite the fact that they are breaking the