In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the boys on the island were attracted to Jack’s group because of three main reasons. One of the reasons they joined was because Jack offered safety and protection from the beast. Since most of the boys were rather young and immature, safety was an excellent offer. The young boys also wanted freedom, as all young children would rather be free then under supervision. …showed first 75 words of 805 total…

…showed last 75 words of 805 total…Jack’s group, seeing as how they are all children. The older boys chose Jack’s tribe because of ignorance, seeing as how Piggy constantly reminded the boys of how they needed to keep fire going, but nothing was done about it. By joining Jack’s tribe, all the boys hoped to drift as far away from the adult world that was full of responsibility, and enter a safe world of complete freedom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**