Hmmm, well let's see. Having grown up on a tropical island, I can tell you that the island is 100 times more fun from a kid's perspective than you may think! First of all, no school. Second of all, no school. Third, no moving. Fourth, no school. Fifth, Locke. Sixth, Even with all of Dad's rules, you still get to play in a jungle everyday. Or a beach. All day with your dog. Seventh, Locke. Well, you get the picture. Life with Mom and Brian was wealthy, structured and orderly. The island isn't. If you go back over the few things that Michael has said to describe what their lives will be together, frankly, I'd stay on the island too. Locke. Hmmm. Locke, as you will soon see, is a man that life passed by. His disability was not the detriment you think, other than being frustrating. The only thing that the crash changed was his height. The philosophical observer that he is on the island is the philosophical observer that he was before he came to the island. He has never had acceptance. He has never been a participant in this thing that we call life, but he has not resented it. He has used this time to study us. Human needs and desires and what we do to achieve them. He has yearned to be more, but everyone does. He has dreamed of understanding himself, and what it is that he is doing here in the face of a lonely life. By the way, just quickly here, PhoneSex girls would not be dissuading him from staying on the phone. Helen was not a PhoneSex girl. Locke is seeking answers, to questions that are lifelong, and which he thought he would find in a Walkabout. The island is simply a reflection of the answers not the means. Locke feels that his legs, and more importantly, his acceptance in a society where he is needed, appreciated, and that he understands is a gift of that island. He believes that the island has brought him everything he ever sought in life, not just his legs, but so much more. He is in balance with the island, and as long as that relationship is not threatened, he will act for his fellow survivors as a secondary, but important, concern. If they are rescued, he knows that he can stay there. He would prefer his current role to continue, but he could live without it. What will motivate Locke to not act in the best interests of his fellow survivors? If they threathen the island in some way. The island must be preserved.