...a professor of human development at the University of California, “We know that our early experiences likely affect all of us to a certain extent. . . and we know that due to variations in psychological makeup, some people are more sensitive to environmental factors than others” (Singh). This theory is commonly used in literature as a theme called nature vs nurture, an argument that describes whether the genetic makeup or the environment affects the way people behave. William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, incorporated this theme into his book to prove behavior is dependent upon a child’s growing environment....
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...Have you ever imaged what a big group of boys would do if they were left on an island with no grownups? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it describes Golding's perspective on how a group of boys would act if they were left alone on an island without grownups. Now even though some might agree with Golding, not all of his theories are possibly correct and most likely wouldn't happen. There are many quotes in the book that can prove how parts of the story wouldn't happen. The plane, long hair, specks, and fire are some examples that Golding takes out of proportion in my opinion. To give an example, how is the plane able to fly off when they crashed onto the island? That makes me wonder how many people actually died. How, if...
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...Lord of the Flies In the allegory Lord of the Flies by William Golding, society was formed and collapsed due to savagery. To have a society, there needs to be complex rules, an established government, a leader and an organization of jobs. The boys on the island tried to build civilization but their natural instincts drove them to violent behavior. The boys try to make a set of rules and people have certain jobs, but the boys do not want to listen to the elected leader, Ralph. People had different schedules and priorities in mind which caused conflict and tension between the boys because nobody could agree. The boys who were considered the hunters turned to savagery because people were craving meat so the hunters were trying to capture a pig. Meanwhile, Ralph and the rational thinkers thought that having rules and a signal fire were the priorities. Over time, conflict and tension rose, and Ralph could not keep control. Without leaders to make rules and laws, people will turn to savagery to survive. Society could not to function properly if individuals were free to do as they wanted. Laws and rules play a crucial part in society because they keep people from wreaking havoc by causing violence. Rules make sure that there are limitations that are known and followed. When there are rules and laws, there is no need to fight to survive because every person has the same opportunities. No matter the similarities, people interacting with each other are going to be at odds. In non...
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...crashes onto an uninhabited island. A group of English schoolboys survive, including a boy named Piggy and another named Jack. Although these two boys are put in the same environment they act completely differently, but why? William Golding's Lord of the Flies teaches us that regardless of the situation, we will act according to who we are and what we value. There are different factors that contribute to who we are and our values. In Lord of the Flies, when comparing all the characters, Piggy and Jack stand out. They seem to be the most different or the opposite of each other. When Piggy is introduced, he is a fat boy with glasses and asthma. His parents died and back in Great Britain, he lives with his auntie. His name is also Piggy, not the most decent name, and he even declares, “I don’t care what they call me...so long as they don’t call me what they used to call me in school...they used to call me Piggy!” (11). Automatically you feel...
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...Have you ever imaged what a big group of boys would do if they were left on an island with no grownups? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it describes Golding's perspective on how a group of boys would act if they were left alone on an island without grownups. Now even though some might agree with Golding, not all of his theories are possibly correct and most likely wouldn't happen. There are many quotes in the book that can prove how parts of the story wouldn't happen. Perspective also has a huge role in how we look at things. The plane, long hair, Piggy's specks, and fire are some examples that Golding takes out of proportion in my opinion. To give an example, how is the plane able to fly off when they crashed onto the...
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...'LORD OF THE FLIES' by William Golding “Revision notes can never replace knowing the books thoroughly” J.W.Evans These notes should be used as pointers to the directions that your thoughts might take. They are not meant to replace your reading of the novel, you must still do that yourself.. CHARACTERISATION Never forget that we are talking about a group of boys whose maximum age is twelve. RALPH Does he represent all that is good in people? Tall, fair-skinned, blond hair, very athletic, natural leader although not that good a leader as many of his decisions are questionable, which ones?. He is middle-class, father a naval officer. Elected leader but not forceful enough to maintain position. Eventually he loses support and is reduced to the status of an outcast who must flee for his life. Ralph is an idealist and a dreamer. He needs Piggy to think for him. He finds the Conch but Piggy tells him how to use it. At the end of the book, he is a disillusioned realist who now sees his world and its inhabitants for what they are. JACK MERRIDEW Does he represent the worst in people? He is thin, tall, with red hair, light blue eyes and freckles. Leader of the choir, he becomes the leader of the hunters. Increasingly in conflict with Ralph and more particularly, Piggy, he breaks away, forms his own tribe and splits the group. He manages to get the support to do this by offering the boys the attraction of the hunting life and then by terrorising them. In the...
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....: The Lord Of The Flies :. Persuasive Essay Junior English 3rd Hour Zach Jones In the story “The Lord of The Flies we encountered a most interesting situation where a group of young boys are stranded on an island, presumably far away from all other land masses, where three boys stood out as leaders, of those who wanted order of stability. Those boys, Piggy, Ralph, and Jack all went about contributing as leaders, though Ralph was an actual leader, if only for a time, while Jack (a boy who has the whole “holier than thou” aspect going on and is power hungry) eventually steals away Ralph’s power and followers, but before that was the head of his own sect, the choir boys. However though ralph was pushed out of power (except for his few followers, Piggy -till his death-, Samneric, and Simon –until his death-) and the fact that jack took over in an occult like manner I suppose, Ralph is the one boy I believe is the proper leader for the boys, because he has rational human emotions like compassion, care, kindness, calmness, level-headedness add to that he is not a crazy narcissistic war monger with superiority issues like Jack nor does he like to control people using fear and other sneaky underhanded methods, and he seemed to be a guy you could get along with. Though Ralph isn’t mad with power or rules using fear or shady ways in general, he lacked the proper leadership experience to handle the boys as shown in the way he lost the vastest majority of them to Jack. In Jack’s...
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... Such realities can also be portrayed in works of fiction such as The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies, two stories that may seem very different in content, but are based on very similar ideas. In these two stories, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, there are two main characters by the names of Katniss and Ralph who both go through their life journeys isolated from society and in each story, their situations becomes a disadvantage for them. Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games are novels that portray an abuse of power as a result of leadership roles in society, an absence of identity used as camouflage, and finally, a loss of innocence among the characters as a result of living in a corrupted and chaotic environment. In both stories, there is an abuse of power, which destroys the main characters’ lives. In Golding’s Lord of the Flies, once Jack had decided to run the island the way he sees fit, things started to go downhill for Ralph. When Ralph was chief of the island, the children tried to stay as civilized as they could, and even started establishing rules and tasks for each person to accomplish. When Jack started to take control of the island, however, everything was completely ruined. Jack did not care for rules and made that very clear to the rest of the kids on the island. If one was on Jack’s side, one was guaranteed to have fun, do whatever one wanted with no parents or adults to stop the amusement. There were no limits;...
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...Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.” In this statement, Roosevelt argues that a civilization is based on the intellectual human communication of individuals. When this gets taken away, the civilization crumbles. William Golding writes about this in his novel, Lord of the Flies, a story of boys stranded on an island whom establish systems of organization to survive. A boy named Ralph is selected as chief, and immediately a power struggle begins between him and another boy named Jack. As time goes by, powerful connections to the culture of the old world that they came from...
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...novel displaying the least courageous characters and finishing with the novel displaying the most courageous characters. A Midsummer Night’s Dream It is my opinion this novel did not have the type of characters I would think of as courageous. So, when I was trying to come up with examples of courage from this novel, I thought of Hermia, and the courage she showed when standing up to her parents about Lysander. She loved Lysander, but was supposed to marry Demetrius. There were many conflicts in the novel, mostly about who loved who, and the confusion around why things were happening, not necessarily acts of courage. Hermia stuck to what her heart wanted and that took courage no matter what the Royal parents thought. It takes courage for Hermia to stand up to her father. This is a pretty good example of emotional courage. (Shakespeare, 64) Lord of the Flies Ralph is the main character in Lord of the Flies. He wants to be leader of the boy’s tribe because the boys voted for him at the beginning of the story. Jack is Ralph’s enemy, and wants to be leader as well. Jack likes power and glory. So Ralph and Jack are always trying to top each other. Jack tries and eventually convinces some of the tribe to side with him. (Golding, 139) Ralph shows courage when he blows into the conch shell to assemble a gathering of the children. He wants the boys to listen to him...
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...In The Lord of the Flies a bunch of boys are stranded on an Island and try to survive. In order to survive you need to have someone to lead the group. In the book they had a hard time deciding who should be elected as leader. Ralph was elected but Jack thought he should’ve been. Ralph and Jack were two different people and lead differently than the other. So I questioned myself, what makes a leader effective? What makes a leader effective in his/her group? Well an effective is hard to come by, but to me an effective leader must have these three important characteristics. They must be Courageous, if a leader isn’t brave enough to do the tasks that he asks others to do why does he deserve to tell you to do that task. Another thing a leader must be is respectful, I don't know about you but if someone doesn't respect you why do they deserve respect from you? If a leader doesn't respect their group members then why should they be respected as a leader? Last thing is trustworthy. If a group doesn't trust their leader then they shouldn't be leading, because if you don't trust somebody why would you do what they asked. When Ralph respected the group and showed them he could be trusted Simon trusted him and respected his wishes. So when Ralph started building a shelter and asked Simon to help he did....
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...Jackson A. Phillips Ms. Cummings English 2 November 1, 2015 How fear changes each boy in The Lord of the Flies. In the book the lord of the flies, William Golding uses fear as his theme. He does this by bringing in certain factors of the island to use fear against the boys judgement. This use of fear in this situation brings out the true colors of each boy. It shows how each boy develops and handles a certain situation. It is a test of maturity and responsibility. The first factor of fear is the fact that the kids have just realized that they are on an island by themselves with no adult supervision. Their first reaction of most of the children is that they are relieved and happy that they can do whatever they want and desire to do. But when the realization sinks in that they have to fend for themselves, many panic and cry. Some take charge and solve problems head on. Ralph does this by getting elected leader, and choosing the first decision for the group of survivors. He does the by telling the group, “We’ve got to decide if this is an island”. The second fear factor of this novel is the lingering chore of building a shelter and finding food for everyone. Many of the littleuns are useless because, they want to play in the sand and swim instead of surviving. Although Ralph is the voice of command in this situation, he Phillips 1...
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...revolt and angrily fighting back, I hate people who lost their self contain. Line 18 Dio : This guy... Jona : I've come to kill you, Dio! I won't hesitate to hurt you badly now. Line 37 Dio : Surrender, Jojo! Accept my vampiric essence. For centuries until forever, I, Dio, will survive. If you become a zombie, I can make you live forever! Jona : Well sorry, Dio, I really am. Maybe you don't understand this but this is my life. I want to purify your filthy heart. Dio : Why don't you just let me save you, inferior human?! Line 56 Dio : Mama! Dio monologue : Human life is very vulnerable. Sudden death. The future is very limited. Only eternal life can bring endless hope. Dio : Hey, how many nights has it been since you last slept? Jonathan : Time is valuable Dio : Is it because of the exam again? Jona : Nah. Recently, historical understanding of things are quite limited Line 61 Jona : So I have to put in more effort, dedicating my life for it. It's a little embarrassing to say it. Dio : And then what? Line 63 Then to put it nicely, human's value is only its flesh and blood. Jona : Fly little bird. You can do it! You can do it! It seems there is a problem... Dio : What are you doing talking to yourself? Jona : A few days ago, I found this little black bird that can’t move nor fly. Dio : So cute. Do you intend to make it your pet? Jona : No, I'll release it. Dio : Release it? If you release the wounded bird soon, then why bother saving it in the first place? ...
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...Society can be defined as a group of people associated together for having similar thoughts or lifestyles. In most cases, it is divided into smaller groups based on ideas such as money or status, and therefore are divided into the accepted ones and the rejects.. The rejects are looked down upon, and in some cases, even abandoned by society. They are left to survive on their own, and this typically makes for a negative impact on them. Take Grendel, for example. When his story begins, he is curious about the villages of humans, but doesn’t want to hurt them. Time after time, they run and scream or fight him. Eventually, he gets tired and angry, which leads to him attacking and killing the same people that ostracized him as a child. Ralph’s gang...
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...Humans are born to be naturally selfish, cruel, and hypocritical even if they were taught “good morals”. The poems “Those Winter Sundays” and “Rite of Passage”,the book “Lord of the Flies”, Zimbardo prison study, and through personal experiences shows the evil behind mankind. The poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden and “Rite of Passage” by Sharon Olds both shows the evil of mankind. In the “Rite of Passage” the author depicts a birthday party where kids of various ages gather. A quarrel between a six and seven year old “men” arises where the seven says he could easily beat up the six, but is soon resolved as another kid says, “We could easily kill a two-year-old” (22). This shows that kids at such a young age are naturally aggressive...
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