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Rousseau believed that civilization corrupts the essential innocence and goodness of man. The “noble savage” in his own natural habitat will rid himself of societies evils. But that is not what happens in Lord of the Flies. In Fact, Without society ....

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.... they start deciding what has to be done. They have rules for the meetings and they make laws for what is allowed and what is not. “’We’ll have rules!’ he cried excitedly. ‘Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em—“33 The problem comes when the boys start realizing that there is no one there to control them. There are no adults there to make them toil and sweat if they do not want to. The boys realize that swimming and eating fruit all day is more fun, than laying the foundation for a fair and safe society where everybody works for the benefit of the whole group. The main symbol that represents t ....