How do the boys organise themselves in chapters 1 and 2 in “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding?

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How do the boys organise themselves in chapters 1 and 2 in “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding?

In the first two chapters of Lord Of The Flies, W.Golding introduces us to two characters and shows how they begin to organise themselves. He also shows how the different characters have very different attitudes toward the situation and lead for organisation.

 In the beginning of the novel we are introduced to the first characters: Ralph and Piggy. Ralph is wandering through the forest and Piggy is running after him. You would expect after a plane crash to not have any care in the world apart from how do they get off the island, but Piggy doesn’t. “The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings with an automatic gesture which made the jungle seem for a moment like Home Countries” Piggy has his own habits and even though he is stranded he still thinking of his habits. Together Ralph and Piggy discuss what has happened and Ralph decides that the only thing matters, “No grown-ups!”

 It shows that Ralph isn’t bothered and Piggy is smart and observing. “When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows… there was flames coming out of it.”

As they talk Ralph has the simple instinct that Piggy is obsessed by his Auntie and puts him straight “ My Auntie-… Sucks to your Auntie.” At this point it is obvious that Ralph is in charge.

 It is all fun and games until Piggy thought through the situation and came across that there should be other boys on the island. It just so happens that Ralph finds a conch while they are playing. Due to Piggy’s observational skill he remembers that he had seen one before on someone’s back door and it is blown to produce a tremor sound. Piggy announces to Ralph that it can be used to call the others. This is the first bit of organisation in the story, and Piggy produces it. The first sign of organisation is finally shown but before it was all fun and games on the beautiful island. W.Golding describes the island in beautiful detail and wonder. It relates to the story Coral Island by R.M Ballantyne. “The white surf flinked on a coral reef, and beyond that the open sea was dark blue.” But it is also seemed to be evil. “The place of terror.” There are two contrasts of the island and one side is that animals, mountain and darkness. Yet there is pink rock, palm trees and butterflies. “Scratched by thorns…At last the way to the top looked like a scramble

Over pink rock, no more plunging through darkness.”

The conch that was found by the two boys is used as a symbol of authority and action. It is seen as a peacemaker and like a king. “Most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.” The boys respect it and listen to whoever holds it. It has its own rules and some times they change. “The conch doesn’t count on the mountain”

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The reason why they change is usually because piggy is holding it. “We ought to have rules” before now the boys had been listening to what Ralph had told them to do, almost, but there were no rules so the boys didn’t know whether they were breaking them or not. A lot of the time there is always one person shouting out but then Ralph gives them a look and they are quiet. This is a large symbol and people believe in it. If they ever need to argue the innocent ones have it with them “I got the conch…I ...

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