Piggy presents their dilemma in this passage as a conflict of interest: “To have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” Looking back on the novel, do you think this divided outcome was inevitable? If this were to happen on a different island with a different group of characters, do you think the situation would turn out the same? Make an argument for whether Lord of the Flies is an illustration of man’s inescapable thirst for violence and barbarism—or just one story about a specific and very unusual set of circumstances gone awry. Refer to the text to support your response.