Why Is John Locke Important In Lord Of The Flies
The setting of the story is a key factor to make the story as good and as meaningful as it was in a sense of seeing what the kids would do on the island. The weather on the island was warm and so was the water. It had a tropical kind of feel to it. The food on the island was mainly fruit that was found and pigs that they killed and ate. All the boys on the island were healthy and well except for Piggy because he needed an inhaler. The lack of wreckage played a big role in the book because there was barely any. This made it worse for the kids because there was nothing to remind them of home. Their first instinct was both Locke and Hobbes thing to do because they both new that people would always find each other.The social part of them was another
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At the time Ralph had found the conche and called everyone into a meeting and they were talking about what should happen and what they should do. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them, after all we're not savages we're English; and the English are the best at everything so we got to do the right things” (pg 34). This relates to Locke because John Locke believes that people need to have a government, vote for things that should happen and he also feels that everyone should be equal. This ties in with what Ralph said because he also thinks that they should have a little democracy. They should have it about what should happen . They should vote for everything and not have someone say what they …show more content…
As soon as Ralph was voted the chief he immediately makes a good choice by handing over the power of controlling the hunters “the choir belongs to you then” (23). Another example of Ralph exemplifying that he is like Locke“Ralph looked up we can use this to call the others” (16). Ralph’s personality is one that comes off kind of like Locke’s but their is a side to Ralph that will make him seem like he is Hobbes. For an example “No one not even Jack would ask to move and in the end they had to build the fire three yards to the right because he would not move” (73). This describes that Ralph and John Locke have the same mindset when it comes down to how to resolve
At the time Ralph had found the conche and called everyone into a meeting and they were talking about what should happen and what they should do. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them, after all we're not savages we're English; and the English are the best at everything so we got to do the right things” (pg 34). This relates to Locke because John Locke believes that people need to have a government, vote for things that should happen and he also feels that everyone should be equal. This ties in with what Ralph said because he also thinks that they should have a little democracy. They should have it about what should happen . They should vote for everything and not have someone say what they …show more content…
As soon as Ralph was voted the chief he immediately makes a good choice by handing over the power of controlling the hunters “the choir belongs to you then” (23). Another example of Ralph exemplifying that he is like Locke“Ralph looked up we can use this to call the others” (16). Ralph’s personality is one that comes off kind of like Locke’s but their is a side to Ralph that will make him seem like he is Hobbes. For an example “No one not even Jack would ask to move and in the end they had to build the fire three yards to the right because he would not move” (73). This describes that Ralph and John Locke have the same mindset when it comes down to how to resolve