4-Discuss the evolutionary behaviors of the boys and how they progress and/or digress as a society. What factors cause them to evolve or change?
NOTES:
- Undulation in behavior that either benefits or hurts group
- Progression in relation to digression is cyclic
- Perception of progression and digression limited to older kids (Jack and Ralph)
- Limitations that cause cycle between progression and digression:
- Boys' ignorance
- Boys' imaginations/fears
- Boys' inability to remain on task (remain focused on task/goal)
- Boys' former reliance on parents (situation)
- Boys' young age --> lack of strength and wisdom
- Boys' inability to work cohesively with one another
- lack of structure, leadership, and following
- Limited food
- Boys' restlessness and boredom
- Evolution from cyclic behavior of progression and digression:
- Lack of parental guidance forces them to survive based on instinct and practice
- Leaders and their roles are beginning to become more definitive
- Boys are being compliant to commands of leaders
