Golding starts out Lord of the Flies with symbolism of World War II taking place and the plane crashing down. As soon as the boys start to get settled on the island they develop a type of rule and choose their ruler. Ralph, who represented order and civilization and shows civil instincts rather then a savage one was voted group leader. However, Jack a strong willed boy whose instincts are savagery, violence and power becomes obsessed with hunting and begins to rule by fear. Later, Piggy tries to bring the two groups together by saying, “Which is better, law and rescue,

“…whether it is better to be loved more than feared, or feared more then loved. The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared then loved, if one of the two has to be wanting” (Machiavelli 90).

That applies to the Lord of the Flies because Ralph tires there method of rule for the community rather then himself. But in the end Jack’s rule, that is similar to the prince, over powers his. By Ralph allowing a democracy type government he makes himself available to be ridiculed. Madison even says in The Federalist Papers, “No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and not improbably, corrupt his integrity” (79). By allowing them to judge and have a say, in the end he allows for them to break him and his government down. Instead of allowing only a few trusted men rule with him or complete rule himself. He allowed everyone, including the littleun to sit in on the meetings. This gave Jack the perfect opportunity to ridicule him infront of everyone. A perfect example of this was when everyone was talking and worrying about the beast. “Jack handed back the conch and sat down. The whole assembly applauded him…” (Golding 77). This shows Jack gaining control by asserting safety and telling them what they wanted to hear. He used the conch to speak, in order to win them over. And in the long run was able to prove to everyone that Ralph wasn’t that great of a leader and that Jack himself would be better.

Showing his purpose was to unite a country through a team of people. These papers support a republic such as Madison’s No. 10 of The federalist Papers, “… by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure of which we are seeking” (79). These philosophers believed in natural rights, and described the forms of government that best protect these rights. They believed that an individual's fear of self-interest would become too involved than the actual needs of other individua

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