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Read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided.
One major theme in Lord of the Flies is that society falls apart when people do not follow its rules.

Choose Jack or Piggy to write about in your response. Use evidence from the novel to explain how the character's actions develop this theme.

Then, explain why this is a universal theme, and give examples across different cultures that support your explanation.

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Ralph was chosen as the chief. To help lead the boys and to make decisions based on what was best for the group. He lost control of the boys when the boys decided it wasn't fun to follow rules. Jack, who decided to not follow Ralphs orders, was having fun not following the rules. The boys decided to go to Jack and become lawless and do what they pleased. An example of this is when stealing from the other group and killing Simon and Piggy. The theme of a society that falls apart if there aren't rules can follow any culture, any group or any situation. An example of a lawless society would be the people in the middle east. ISIS doesn't want to follow the rules and they fight against the good people who want to have a normal life. They are fighting for territory and kill people who don't believe in what they believe.
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