Read the passage from Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Ralph overrode them.
"And another thing. We nearly set the whole island on fire. And we waste time, rolling rocks and making little cooking fires. Now I say this and make it a rule, because I’m chief: We won’t have a fire anywhere but on the mountain. Ever.”
There was a row immediately. Boys stood up and shouted and Ralph shouted back.
"Because if you want a fire to cook fish or crab, you can jolly well go up the mountain. That way we’ll be certain.”
Hands were reaching for the conch in the light of the setting sun. He held on and leapt on the trunk.
"All this I meant to say. Now I’ve said it. You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say.”
They quieted, slowly, and at last were seated again.
What is the universal theme of this passage?
society’s dependence on authority
the importance of hope to human happiness
humanity’s search for meaning in the world
the relationship between violence and human nature