Golding presents us with a group of educated British schoolchildren stranded on an uninhabited island: no adults, no rules. They soon decide, as a collective, to appoint a boy as “Chief”. Ralph (the chosen leader) would be considered the “collective perspective” of the novel. Ralph is more concerned about the safety and security of the group as a whole. He wants to keep a signal fire burning for a possible rescue and build shelters while they wait. The boys agree and follow Ralph's plans until they meet Jack, the "individualist point of view" of the novel. Jack and Ralph have opposing ideologies. Jack wants to run his group based on the kids' personal interests and freedom, which essentially leads to the destabilization of society. The boys' freedom ends in madness. Desperate to find food and get off the island, their seemingly innocent self-interests quickly spiral into one...