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Manipulating others is not healthy for a group as a whole, but working together is most effective. A perfect idea of what to do if one was stranded on an island with their peers. However, a perfect example of this idea going wrong is The Lord of the Flies. At first the boys know they have to try and get off the island. This determination to succeed is quickly brought down by one's power hungry desires.
While most characters know what has to be done in the beginning, many will quickly lose sight and counteract the other's will, eventually leading to chaos. Right off the bat, Ralph and piggy break down the situation and think of the best way to get rescued. For example, "Seems we ought to have a chief to decide thingswe've got to decide if this is an island..three of us will go on an expedition and find out." said Ralph (Golding, p23-24)..