Monday, September 28, 2009

Marxist Approach

The Lord of the Flies.

In the lord the of the lies there are a lot of marxist concepts. When the boys land on the island there is a lot of confusion and panic but also a sense of control as the island is seen as a paradise onto themselves, but soon they see that they need food and shelter to survive. Immediatly one of the boys (Ralph) takes control and the others listen to him. Ralph then appoints the "bigger boys" to be the hunters and the "smaller boys" to make the home and shelters. This take the idea of marxism into order as it is immediatly putting people down due to their apprant status within the group of boys. This sense of status also happens when the food is divided between the boys as the bigger boys get more food then the smaller ones.
The power the bigger boys exert over the smaller boys is inevitable as they are seen as smaller and weaker, although they are more likely to be of the same background in society the bigger boys have the power.
In the end when jack and piggy leave the bigger boys and try and make their own society. Because they have started the own society of boys the other society of the "bigger boys" get angry and end up killing piggy, this shows the marxist approach as it shows that whoever has the power will in the end be better off then the lower society.