Thesis: William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the littleuns leave Ralph's democratic government to establish a Hobbesian commonwealth under the guidance of Jack. In society, the need for government arises as human tendencies become evident. Following Hobbesian principles, when a human lives without governmental principles, they are in a natural state. In a natural state, there are no laws to restrain mankind, and destruction along with the incessant pursuit of power take hold of many …showed first 75 words of 905 total…

…showed last 75 words of 905 total…with his new commonwealth. He offers the littluns food and protection and has their servitude in return. In this type of new and primitive society, democracy would be nearly impossible because of the take over of instinctual drives and the littleun's exposure to their natural state. The commonwealth is established when the littluns lack of sense leads them to choose an unwise leader. Henceforth, Ralph fails upon the island, despite his rational ideas of rescue.