Answer to number 1 part 2 (the one about contrast)
When you think of murder and other gory things happening in the world, typically you think it is happening because of grown adults. You would probably never guess that young children could be evil enough to kill each other, but in Lord of the Flies, this is exactly what happens. Golding took the innocent image of young boys, and warped it. It made ourselves realize that the situation was so hard on the young boys, that it actually took away what made them children in the first place. I think Golding took what most people would think have nothing to do with each other, and put them together to make the story suspenseful. Not very many people would suspect that a story with young boys in it would also have blood and gore.
Answer to question 5 part 2 (the one about evil regardless of age)
I don't think that people are born evil. No one just has evil in them from the beginning. I believe that people are put in situations (mental situations included) that make them act evil. For example, in Lord of the Flies, the boys were without adult authority, and it made them snap. They had no idea how to fend for themselves or cope without their guardians. This made something inside the boys snap, and they didn't think about what they were doing when they acted violently towards each other. Another example is in reality. Sometimes when someone is bullied so harshly, they kill others to make their anger go away. I believe that if the situation takes a bad enough toll on someone, it doesn't matter what their age is, they are going to act evil.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Answers to LOTF Part 1
Answer to Number 2 (the authority one):
I believe that the situation the boys in Lord of the Flies were in is what made them snap. Their whole lives (so far) were spent with adults to watch them, and tell them what's right and what's wrong. On this island however, there was no adult authority and they didn't know how to act. Ralph was doing pretty good keeping his common sense, but Jack grew sort of crazed, and I think it is because there was no adult to stop him. Jack realized he could do whatever he wanted, because who were the other boys to stop him? Maybe, had Jack not become a leader, no one else would have realized this, but I still think that the boys would not be able to keep themselves civilized after being without adult authority for so long. Overall I believe that the situation was really what made all the boys turn against each other in the end.
Answer to number 3 (the no authority in school one):
If Nokomis went without adult supervision for weeks things would get chaotic. The first few days (or maybe just the first hour) would have the majority of students behaving, and maybe trying to figure out where the teachers went. People might try to work together to figure out what to do, or why this happened in the first place. After a few days though, students would realize they were basically free, and do whatever they want. They wouldn't clean up, would have fights (because there is no one to stop them), drive their four wheelers or dirtbikes all around the parking lot, and just do anything else they couldn't do with teachers around. I think that fights would get worse and worse, and people would just hurt others so badly, but not do anything about it. It would turn out like Lord of the Flies.... or maybe even worse, because of the age group and because there are both genders involved. No teachers at Nokomis would be a disastor.
I believe that the situation the boys in Lord of the Flies were in is what made them snap. Their whole lives (so far) were spent with adults to watch them, and tell them what's right and what's wrong. On this island however, there was no adult authority and they didn't know how to act. Ralph was doing pretty good keeping his common sense, but Jack grew sort of crazed, and I think it is because there was no adult to stop him. Jack realized he could do whatever he wanted, because who were the other boys to stop him? Maybe, had Jack not become a leader, no one else would have realized this, but I still think that the boys would not be able to keep themselves civilized after being without adult authority for so long. Overall I believe that the situation was really what made all the boys turn against each other in the end.
Answer to number 3 (the no authority in school one):
If Nokomis went without adult supervision for weeks things would get chaotic. The first few days (or maybe just the first hour) would have the majority of students behaving, and maybe trying to figure out where the teachers went. People might try to work together to figure out what to do, or why this happened in the first place. After a few days though, students would realize they were basically free, and do whatever they want. They wouldn't clean up, would have fights (because there is no one to stop them), drive their four wheelers or dirtbikes all around the parking lot, and just do anything else they couldn't do with teachers around. I think that fights would get worse and worse, and people would just hurt others so badly, but not do anything about it. It would turn out like Lord of the Flies.... or maybe even worse, because of the age group and because there are both genders involved. No teachers at Nokomis would be a disastor.
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