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Lord of the flies

The story of 'Lord of the flies' is about the boys who have to survive in a deserted island. A plane that carried boys is shut down over an uninhabited island. Ralph and Piggy find a conch shell and decide to use it for gathering other boys and getting the opportunity to speak first. In addition, The boys elect Ralph as a leader. Their independence seems successful at first. However, the boys lose their chance to be saved because of Jack being too obsessed in hunting. From this incident, Jack and Ralph divided into two groups. In the end, Jack go more barbarous and make Piggy dead with his dictatorship in the name of stabilizing the structure of his community. Fortunately, Ralph are rescued by British soldiers when he face to face the death.

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Once we analyze the novel 'Lord of the flies', you will realize that Ralph symbolizes democratic power and Jack being the symbol of a dictator regime. Moreover, we know that there are some conflicts between them and that the legitimacy of power comes from the consensus of the social constituent. The boys in the novel appoint Ralph as their leader through an election, and set the communal rules through meetings. This shows that Ralph is ruler under the democratic system. However, Jack organizes a coup and tries to kill Ralph. This was due to the failure of Ralph ...

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