Lord Of Flies: Animal Instincts

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the book, " By the time Ralph finished blowing the conch the platform was crowded." (p.32). This shows that in the beginning of the story the children were very obedient to following the rules. As the story progress, though, Ralph becomes aggravated. He states, "Things are breaking up. I don't understand why. We began well. We were all happy." (p.82). He is also annoyed with the amount of work the others are not doing. He says, "I bet if I blew the conch this minute they would come running. Then we would be very solemn and someone would say we ought to build a jet, submarine, or TV set. When the meeting was over they'd work for five minutes, then wonder off or go hunting." (p.51). This shows that people would rather wonder around unorganized and having fun than doing what is important. The final example of this is when Jack asks, "Who will join my tribe and have fun?" (p.150). The majorities of children follow Jack since his priority is fun and not reason or order.
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