Amanda Dunfrey: "People are basically good; decent. My god, David, we're a civilized society."
David Drayton: Sure, as long as the machines are working and you can dial 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, you scare the shit out of them-no more rules. I
have to admit that Jack is very good at being a Dictator. He is good at using fear. Ralph always believed that he would be saved, so the first priority for him was to keep the fire burning. When he first arrived on the island, Jack said that we could not be saved, so for him the first priority was survive. Although Ralph also leads everyone to eat fruit, it is obviously not as attractive as Jack's wild boar. As time passed and the first rescue opportunity was missed, everyone believed that they must stay on the island, so more and more people fell into the Jack camp.
Later, he used the fear of beasts to bring everyone together. I like the campfire section very much. On the surface, everyone is playing games and taking turns playing beasts. In fact, it is to let everyone feel the situation (stabbed by a pointed bamboo pole) that they will face when they become a heresy, and prevent everyone from joining other camps.
When it was discovered that it was his companion Simon who killed him by mistake, all the murderers remained silent. Jack pointed out that it was a beast, and everyone defaulted to a beast, because it was easy to accept in this way.
The tribe headed by Jack continued to harass Ralph’s hut. Ralph finally couldn’t bear it and said: Why can’t you just leave us alone? People will not stop because you complain, only resistance can make a living.
In addition to Jack, there is one other person who disgusts me is Roger. It is understandable for other people to join Jack in order to survive, but there is still goodness left, such as the twins seeing Ralph and hiding for him. However, Roger exposed his hiding place and killed Piggy, which was nothing more than eradicating dissidents and maintaining his own power and status.
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