In Lord of the Flies, why are rituals an important part in their culture?

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Amos C

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it's all about control, in islam if you don't pray 5 times a day you go to hell, in catholicism it's the mass and confessions in the born Again, it's everything, organised religion is about controlling people
 
like when they reenact the killing of the pig and wear face paint.... HELP ME!
 
it's all about control, in islam if you don't pray 5 times a day you go to hell, in catholicism it's the mass and confessions in the born Again, it's everything, organised religion is about controlling people
 
The children killing the pig and having ritualistic celebrations represents the inherent animal nature of people that hides beneath the facade of modern culture. Basically the isolation of the island dehumanizes the children and provides a metaphor of how social constructs hide that subconscious 'beast' that resides within all of us.
 
I think that book was the author trying to indicate how quickly people would revert to savagery and barbarism when taken away from their modern conveniences.
 
I think that book was the author trying to indicate how quickly people would revert to savagery and barbarism when taken away from their modern conveniences.
 
Rituals are patterns and symbols.
Men and nations behave wisely
once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Have you read the Book of Mormon?
 
They overcame a group fear of the pig by killing it. This bond brought them together.

As for the ritual, some people are just crazy...
 
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