...to the boys took advantage of it. They thought that went I didn't react to them that I was okay with and it got worse and worse. Like at my school in Lord of the Flies Jack and his hunters violent actions escalate out of control. In William Golding's “Lord of the Flies” Jack’s violent sense of identity administers an uncontrollable savage response to the boys island culture. This cultural collision directly influences William Golding's purpose to prove that all humans are born evil. Previously to his arrival on the island Jack’s beliefs were firmly rooted in his upbringing of british culture. An example of this is on page 38 Jack says “We’ve got to have...
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...Savagery vs. Civilization The civil and savage nature lies in all human beings, each instinct dominant when the other is not. This is the overall theme of William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. William Golding was a British poet, playwright, and novelist, most famous for Lord of the Flies. This novel is about the internal struggles of young boys marooned on a tropical deserted island. They fight to maintain their civil ways, in which each boy learned, isn’t all that easy. When civilization isn’t present in a person’s life, the savage beast inside them takes over. Roger, Ralph, and Simon all have entirely different struggles with the opposing forces within them. Some succumb easier than others. Roger lost the civilized life he was used to and because of that the natural savage instinct inside of him took over, and a bully and eventual murderer was created. In this quote, the sadistic Roger is beginning to blossom, but he still has a stronger civil instinct in control. “Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space around Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of old life Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law” (Golding 56). Roger is so tempted to throw these rocks at Henry, a younger boy, but his socially acceptable standards at home are still burned into his mind, for he reluctantly backs down. The invisible...
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...head toward their inner savage ways. Rather than working hard on the island, they start to have fun, succumb to fear and fall to violence, humans are savage by human nature and are moved by primal urges toward selfishness...
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...Flies In the book Lord of the Flies the boys are stranded on an island all alone. They need to make some kind of system to keep order amongst the group. A utopia is formed quite early on, within the first few chapters in fact. The island seems wonderful with no parents around to boss the kids. The island itself is beautiful and free, to them it is like a vacation of some kind. The leader, Ralph, does a great job of keeping all of the kids very happy. He assures everyone that someone will indeed look and search for them. He does this to keep them from being hopeless, and depressed, for he knows that there might not be escape. In the mean time while waiting Ralph tells everyone to have fun and enjoy what they have on the island. They have a bathing pool and they can build huts and play around. At this early stage, a definite utopia is formed within the novel. Of course the kids will stay happy knowing their parents aren’t there to cause stress and bark orders, but the fact that they are stranded is terrible. Ralph does play it very good in keeping order and telling the kids that rescue will come for them. Order is eventually lost when Jack turns rogue on Ralph and decides to do his own thing. There is a constant fight for leadership in the middle section of the book. Both Jack and Ralph go at it nonstop verbally testing each other. This is where the book becomes dystopian, because things are not good at all and tensions are rising drastically...
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...In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys struggle to tackle the feeling of savagery. Set on a deserted island, young men such as Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon are stranded with no adults. The boys vote Ralph, the main protagonist, as the leader and attempt to create an organized society. However, Jack, the main antagonist, strives to be in charge. Eventually, Jack becomes the ruler of his own tribe. All the boys fear the “beast” which is the evil within them rather than the creature they imagine. The boys slowly start turning savage and end up killing two boys, Simon and Piggy. In the end, they do get rescued; however,...
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...innocent. Are humans decidedly cruel or is there some moral good in each of us? In Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents a different view of the individual, specifically that within each person there is a struggle between right and wrong, but that evil will end up winning in the end. Initially, the boys listen to their consciences and act according to the moral code they were taught during their...
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...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 end he is the tyrannical leader of the community. Jack is a spontaneous, unthinking person who wants...
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...his talent and skill to become a hunter and Ralph to try and keep order and rules over the Island. Jack is quite selfish but Ralph is more caring towards the other boys. The essay will compare Jack and Ralph and show some of the few similarities that they have; it will also show the competition between them to try and become leader. My first impression of Jack was that he is used to being the leader and he thinks is better than everyone else, he is self-centred and quite arrogant; however Jack does have some good leadership skills as he was head of the choir. I think this because in the book it says, “kid’s names, why should I be Jack? I’m Merridew.” This suggests that Jack thinks that he is higher in authority than all the other boys because he wants to be called by his surname instead of his first name (Jack). I think Ralph gives a better first impression than Jack because he was immediately thinking about organising the boys on the island in order to get them all rescued. This shows that Ralph wasn’t just thinking about himself, but the others as well; the evidence of this is that in the book it says, “Now go back, Piggy, and take names. That’s your job.” I think this is also why Ralph got chosen to be leader...
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...Chapter 9: “A View to a Death” ***Pick 2 to answer 1. What are the purpose and effect of Jack’s generosity with the meat he and the hunters obtained? What do you think his decision to give meat to even Ralph and Piggy is meant to show? 2. Why does Jack command the boys to dance and chant, and why is this an effective leadership tactic? What psychological effect does dancing and chanting have on the boys? Think back to the effect that putting on makeup had on them in Chapter 4. Jack commands the boys and chants to display his leadership. In addition he does this because he saw the “beast” and were luring to kill him. This is also shows the savagery because they aren’t thinking straight and are being savages. Their dance is very wierd or creepy because according to the text, “ The hunters took their spears, the cooks took spits, and the rest clubs of firewood” (151) shows what the hunters do, who are kids. The psychological effect is the kids obeying Jack to do a dance; stealing the freedom of the kids. 3. What is the “beast” that the boys kill? How is this event ironic and especially tragic (not only for the “beast,” but for everyone on the island)? How is it symbolically significant? The “beast” that they killed was Simon. This was tragic to the whole island because they killed one of their peers. It’s tragic because they...
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...sees the school boys lose control of the situation due to youthful inexperience. William Golding interprets this to give it a deeper meaning, describing the breakdown as a reveal of human nature and its desire to break through society's regulations. Virtue rapidly descends and the naivety of the dangers clears away, the fight for survival is not of the physically demanding aspect but of the mind. Golding illustrates loss of innocence in character development, in the lack of democracy, and symbolism as a result of the struggle between civilization versus savagery. Initial impressions of the main characters tell the readers of the immaturity of the mass, excluding Piggy.1 The severe lack of panic that is replaced with joyful curiosity foreshadows mass turn of events that will soon turn the perceived island paradise into a dystopian land. The first character that leads the rest into a domino effect of savagery is Jack. He starts of hunting and insists the urgency of meat in contrast of the fire. Priority is given to surviving on the...
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...cruel act inflicted by a human on to another. Cruel actions range from people verbally to physically hurting others. We ask ourselves why people commit these acts. We tell ourselves that those are just the evil kind of people but like William Golding said “We are born with evil in us, and cruelty is a part of this.” This statement is true, we are all born with evil in us and we can all be cruel. It’s in our nature, something we cannot rid ourselves of. Although evil is in our nature, we can do our best and avoid it. First reason why I agree with Golding’s statement is because he shows how everyone has evil in them through a realistic case scenario. In Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, the kids were young, their ages ranged from 5 years old to around 12 years old. These kids started as innocent boys but later transformed into little savages. You wouldn’t think 5 year old boys would have the guts to hunt for their own food or even know how to hunt but these kids did. These kids prove that we are born with evil in us because they weren’t thought how to hunt but they knew how because it’s in their nature. We don’t do it because it is uncivil and inhumane like. People might use the character, Simon to argue that not everyone is evil because in the book Simon never really did anything cruel. Although Simon never showed a sign of him becoming savage, he did have vision of an evil beast. Simon envisions this evil beast when he has seizures due to his epilepsy. How is it that Simon can...
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...While Ralph was more interested in keeping a fire up in order to get off the island, Piggy wanted to work more on creating a civilized tribe. One day, Ralph became infuriated with Piggy when he allowed the fire to go out. “Why did you let the fire go out Piggy? You had one job and now we have no fire!” said Ralph angrily. “We need to be able to survive if another storm comes in Ralph. Look at all of the progress I have made with the shelters. They are sturdy and should help keep us safe from the strong winds,” responded Piggy. “If we don’t have a fire, we are never getting off this island! I am sick and tired of you failing to do the jobs I give you! I will leave and form my own tribe that wants to get off the island,” said Ralph. “Fine, be that way!” replied Piggy. This interaction caused Piggy and Ralph to split. On the other side of the island shortly after, Jack and Roger got into a similar quarrel with each other. Although this was a little different. Roger approached Jack, “there is talk that you are growing weak.” “ From whom?” responded Jack. “They will be punished immediately!” He shouted furiously. Roger, knowing that this was not the best approach, decided...
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...Pages 208 to 270 True or false? Simon walked like an old man. True. What could Ralph and Piggy hear long before they saw it? The party. Complete the sentence. Only the boy next to ________ was talking. Jack. Why did Ralph and Piggy go see Jake’s tribe? To have some meat. What time did the rain stop pouring? Midnight. Who did they kill, thinking it was the beast? Simon. Who is Ralph afraid of? Themselves. What are the boys still afraid of? The beast. What does Ralph think about at night? Possible ways to get rescued. What is the results of their fight? Eric has a tooth loose. What did Jack take? Piggy’s glasses. How is Jack easily identifiable? His red hair. Why is Jack triggered? Because Ralph called him a thief. How do the boys fight? With...
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...Are we essentially Good or Bad? Individuals are essentially bad seeing as in our natural state we must often put our individual needs before the needs of those who do not directly affect our own lives. To develop a stronger understanding of why we are essentially bad must be presented. Essentially is a word that defines individuals in their natural states which is considered by most philosophers to be our infant years or pre-civilization era. Next, bad is defined as an individual that is depicted from society to be selfish, dishonest and uncaring. Firstly, a philosopher peter singer introduces that we are essentially bad people for the soul purpose of our apparent uncaring nature. Singer presents the idea that if each individual were to donate one dollar a day to assist the less fortunate our population as a whole would become much healthier. However, majority of society continue on with their lives disregarding this aspect simply because we do not care about our wellbeing. Singer also provides a situation where a boy is drowning and we have the ability to save that boy with minimal risk to our own safety. Not caring enough to donate one dollar a day to those who are in need is equivalent to walking past the drowning boy and refusing to help. Furthermore, another philosopher by the name of Thomas Hobbes also provided evidence as to how humans are essentially bad. Hobbes studied native tribes as he believed them to be the closest representation as to humans in their natural state...
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...approval of violence, toxic friends, doubting adults, and Adam Parrish in Maggie Stievater’s The Raven Cycle. Jack, the head of the choir, and the rest of the choir boys started out as high and mighty, proper boys, but by the end of the novel they are amoral savages that enjoy bloodshed. But what caused this? It was the approval of violence. When Jack starts to become consumed with the desire to kill a pig, while there were people who didn’t approve, there were many more people who were egging him on and helping him with his mission. It was said that Jack had...
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