Lord of the Flies We need a government because it maintains order, protects its people and persecutes the criminals. Without a government anarchy would reign where people would basically do anything they want. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is a story about a group of boys stranded on a deserted tropical island. To maintain some kind of order, the boys all agree to set up a government consisting of rules and regulations. …showed first 75 words of 407 total…

…showed last 75 words of 407 total…beaten for a small mistake. The boys are left with nothing but a dictatorship where one person controls everyone with fear. While there are good people in every democracy there are always people that are ruthless and power hungry. These people would do anything to get more power. Our founding fathers were completely aware of this. They created the checks and balances system to make sure no single person or branch would become too powerful.