Throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses many themes. Many of the boys realize the need for social order, while others desire more power. Piggy and Ralph are among the few that use reason and logic for their thinking and decision making. Maybe that is why Ralph is voted chief. Jack and his tribe are the hunters that desire power and domination. While reading this book you start to forget the fact that these are young boys. Many savage-like catastrophes denote their loss of innocence. .
One theme is the boys' need for social order. The boys are excited that there are no adults to dictate and give them rules, yet the first thing they do is start setting up rules for themselves. The boys' see this as their only way to survive together. They agree to hold meetings to ensure some type of order and to discuss how well they are doing in fending for themselves on the island. They realize there are several jobs that need to be done (building shelters, and keeping the fire going) and they divide into groups to get each job done. As the book progress we see the boys have no real means of enforcing the rules and their true nature starts to show. .
A second theme is loss of innocence. When first landing on the island the boys have a very innocent view of how things will run. The island is seen as a paradise. As the boys begin to experience some of the hardships on the island, they are no longer nave, trusting, optimistic children but human instinct starts to play in. The boys realize the rules they've established don't .
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provide protection and have no real reason for following them. They forget what they are doing is ensuring for the future, that they will be rescued, instead they start focusing on "what will help me right now."" Their new instinct is every man for himself, each competing for more power of the others. William Golding describes the loss of innocence, .