Without government, society degenerates and people lose the ability to behave morally. Survivors in Haiti say that if other countries had not provided aid and order restored, there wouldn't be much more violence and everyone would only serve themselves In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author uses the events on the island to show that people need the government to restrain their own. impulses The creation of a democratic government with Ralph as leader allows the island's inhabitants to make decisions together and take everyone's point of view into consideration. Soon, however, democracy begins to be disregarded. When Jack creates a dictatorship, he is unable to curb the boys' impulsive behavior which shows superiority of Ralph's government. The first government of the island is democratic, created at the beginning of the novel When the boys arrive on the island, two characters named Ralph and Piggy meet as they begin to look around the place their plane crashed. . When they find a conch, they decide to use it to make noise and call the other kids to a meeting. William Golding uses the conch throughout the book as a symbol of democratic government. Those gathered, except Jack's choir, vote that Ralph should be leader and he sets up a democratic system where anyone can speak. This system involves using the conch as a talking stick: whoever wants to speak holds the conch in their hand and everyone else has to listen to what they have to say. As a goal for the group, Ralph says they should try to be saved. Most kids respect Ralph and admire him, so they support this goal. The rescue is a long term goal and this shows that Ralph is thinking about the future... middle of the paper... giving him advice. However, they are tortured into revealing Ralph's escape plan. Things like this show that Jack's tribe has little respect for others. They do things they wouldn't do alone, because the rest of the group is to blame. With this William Golding demonstrates what happens to society if order is not imposed by a government. At the beginning of Lord of the Flies, the boys create a democratic government. As the story progresses, the island's initial democracy is ignored and a dictatorship rises in its place. This dictatorship can't keep kids in order. The author, William Golding, shows that without the establishment of a strong government and set of rules people will become impulsive and seek instant gratification. In the absence of order, people tend not to discipline themselves, but rather to dissolve into destructive chaos.