The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)
This paragraph shows that the new chief, Jack, is not worried about order or rules. He is not concerned about working together to try to get off of the island. Jack is not putting in any effort to get off of the island all he does is hunt and kill. He expects a ship will magically appear even though he has no rules or laws to guide a ship to the island.
This paragraph also shows how out of hand this situation has gone. It shows that the two groups have different expectations and rules. In Jacks tribe, there are no rules or expectations. In Ralphs group, there are rules and expectations the group needs to follow to get home safely. The disagreement in both of the kids' group has led to several deaths and an unorganized society. This is creating more and more tension and it might even cause more deaths and even less organization.
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)
This paragraph shows that the new chief, Jack, is not worried about order or rules. He is not concerned about working together to try to get off of the island. Jack is not putting in any effort to get off of the island all he does is hunt and kill. He expects a ship will magically appear even though he has no rules or laws to guide a ship to the island.
This paragraph also shows how out of hand this situation has gone. It shows that the two groups have different expectations and rules. In Jacks tribe, there are no rules or expectations. In Ralphs group, there are rules and expectations the group needs to follow to get home safely. The disagreement in both of the kids' group has led to several deaths and an unorganized society. This is creating more and more tension and it might even cause more deaths and even less organization.
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