In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the reader can see how a society of boys quickly dissolves into a chaotic and erratic group of salvages. The boys, or any society for that matter, cannot safely function without proper leadership, law enforcement, and a structured environment. It is the lack of these three elements that lead to chaos on the island. <Tab/>Due to not having proper …showed first 75 words of 763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 763 total…find there own ways of functioning, "Saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people, we're on an uninhabited island with no other people on it," (pg 32). Ralph and Jack stepped up to leading and enforcing in all the wrong ways, which resulted in deaths and injuries. Golding shows the reader that it is close to impossible to run a society of any age, without proper leadership, law enforcement and a structured environment.