Lord of the Flies"An attempt to trace the defects of human society to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the form of a society must depend on the ethical nature of 'individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable." Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of British boys who are shipwrecked on a desert island. The boys work together, collect fruit, build shelters and maintain a signal fire. When they get there they are civilized schoolchildren but they soon demonstrate that being away from society and the real world brings out their true nature and they disintegrate and turn into savages. The political system they had on the island was corrupt. It was not the system but the individuals who were responsible for the corruption in the society. In the beginning they had a leader, Ralph. He made rules, held meetings and tried to keep things in order. Soon Ralph's rules are ignored and questioned. Jack was too preoccupied with the hunt to worry about the other things that could keep them alive, like the signal fire that would save them. Madness entered his eyes. “I thought I might kill.” “But you haven't done it yet (51).” Soon, Jack decides that he has had enough of Ralph: "I won't be part of Ralph's group. I'll go alone. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come (127)." He lures the other kids away and creates a tribe. Ralph's community deteriorates. Jack is responsible for the corruption of their society. As the story progresses it shows how the boys transform from disciplined schoolboys to wild ones. Jack is the first to show the transition. When Jack, Simon and Ralph go exploring for the first time, they come across a pig trapped in a curtain of vines. Jack could not kill him "because of the enormity of the knife coming down and cutting the living flesh; because of the unbearable blood (31)." From that moment on, Jack felt the need to prove to himself and others that he is strong, courageous and not afraid to kill. When Jack says "Next time...(31)" he foreshadows his future of wild hunting. Piggy represents democracy and Jack represents anarchy. Piggy is cautious and responsible. He believes that having a leader and some sort of government is necessary for society to function smoothly.