In I Only Came to Use the Telephone by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Lord of the Flies by William Golding the characters experience dehumanization through isolation from society. While some may believe that Márquez and Golding are using the actions of the trapped characters to criticize society, they are actually doing the opposite. All of the immoral behaviors performed by the characters in these literary works are done in the absence of society, demonstrating that the authors are actually describing society as the stabilizing element of our morality and the structure of our humanization. Without society, for characters like Maria, Jack, Roger, and Ralph, the essence of humanity is lost and the line between man and beast is blurred. At the beginning of both stories there is still a large presence of society. In Lord of the Flies, immediately after the plane crash the kids set up a mini society on the island. Vote for a leader and choose Ralph, just like we do in today's society. The text even states that “This vow toy was almost as pleasant as the conch” (Golding, 22). This obviously shows how the kids desire and choose structure and civility over chaos and anarchy... at first. Voting is something we do in a democratic society and the conch itself is a symbol of democracy and order. Both of these things appeal to boys, which shows that the structure of society keeps them human and civilized. Another example of society's impression on the kids comes from Jack and the choir, ironically the people who end up being the wildest. When they first arrive on the beach, Golding describes them as “a group of boys, marching roughly in step in two parallel lines.” (Golding, 19) and “Strangely Obedient” (Golding, 20). Golding makes sure to accentuate the pr......center of the card......life back forever. This shows that her isolation from society is what drove her to madness and causes her to completely reject society. In conclusion, both Márquez and Golding show characters who are separated from society and lose their individuality and become dehumanized. Although it is believed that authors use the behaviors of characters who have been separated from society as a way to negatively comment on society, Marquez and Golding do the opposite. They describe society as what makes us human and separates us from the “beast” or the “cloister.” After a long period of isolation from society, the main characters lose sight of their humanity and succumb to these animalistic impulses. The message from both authors is that society is what keeps humans human and prolonged separation from it could prove very fatal.