The book I will write about is “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. “Lord of the Flies” is set during World War II on a desert island. The plane, full of school children, came from Great Britain. The importance of the story's setting is that the boys have been taken away from a normal society and are isolated on an island where they must figure out their own form of society and decide what should be considered normal for them. When we are in a society where someone has already thought about the rules and sanctions; it's easy to make decisions between right and wrong. When these kids are left to their own devices, they become confused about the right way to run their community. When all kids first realize they are alone, they are excited to think about life without adults. For these kids, adults represented rules and order, which wasn't fun for the kids. The kids all just want to play and have fun. Ralph makes unsuccessful attempts to tell the boys that they need to keep the fire going and build a shelter. None of the boys really wanted to work; everything in their previous life was controlled by adults. The main characters in this book are Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, Roger, Sam and Eric. Ralph and Jack are the two main guys who are in control of their own tribes. At first Ralph is the leader of all the kids. Ralph is a good boy deep down, he wasn't the strongest of the group but thanks to his popularity he managed to win over the other boys and at first become the leader of all the boys. Throughout the story, Ralph never wanted to believe that there was evil in him or in the other boys. As the story progresses, Ralph must strive to maintain the order of the land... middle of the paper... years, human nature does not change. Works Cited Benn, S. I. (2006). Society. In Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2nd ed., Vol. 9, pp. 93-97). Detroit: Macmillian Reference. Geser, H. (n.d.). Georg Simmel: Work. Homepage Sociology of Switzerland. Retrieved April 11, 2011, from http://www.socio.ch/sim/work/htmGingrich, P. (1999, December 8). Notes on structural functionalism and Parsons. University of Regina. Retrieved April 11, 2011, from http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/n2f99.htmKeel, R. O. (January 26, 2011). Sociology 3210-Sociological Theory: Weber. University of Missouri-St. Louis. Retrieved April 8, 2011, from http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/3210/3210_lectures/weber.htmlWilliams, D. (n.d.). Max Weber: Traditional, juridical-rational and charismatic authority. Skull hostage productions. Retrieved April 10, 2011, from http://danawilliams2.tripod.com/authority.html