Focus on social studies

Hi readers! In this post, I will be discussing how “Lord of the Flies” relates to social studies. First off, how does it relate? Politics. Politics is something we talk a lot about in our social studies class, 

especially the politics in America and the UK. Now why does specifically politics relate to “lord of the flies”? The reason for this is the small civilization our protagonist Ralph is trying to make. When the boys first arrived to the island, they did not really know what to do with themselves, so naturally they chose a leader to guide them (tell them what to do). They started voting; there were two people they could choose from, Ralph or Jack (antagonist). Eventually Ralph was the one chosen for the job, and he started giving the boys tasks, which helped them with their longing for going home. The way this relates to social studies is how they chose the leader in a democratic way, the one with the most votes won the “Campaign”, and how there were two parties; Jack and Ralph.

Another thing in this novel that relates to social studies, is how later in the story the boys separated into two groups. Where then Jacks group starts becoming aggressive towards Ralph’s group, which then could have created a “civil war”. The reason I say “civil war” is because I rather compare it to the American civil war, which we have gone through in class, and is relevant to the social studies class.

As I did mention how they somehow created this democratic voting system, I did not go far enough into their civilization they are trying to build. Ralph as there leader gives the boy’s tasks, two of this tasks are to make a signal fire, and a hut for the small kids. With the small steps they are trying to create this civilization, even though their attempt fails, it still has a resemblance to how civilizations where formed through history.

These are just a few examples on how this novel by William Golding, ties into social studies. Thank you for your time, and please stay tuned for more updates.