How Does Lord Of The Flies Stay In The Curriculum

Overall, I thought that The Lord of the Files was the most influential and was an integral part of the 9th grade learning process, and must be kept in the curriculum next year in my opinion. I think this book should stay in the curriculum because of how action-packed it was, and never got boring. Another book we read this year was True Grit by Charles Portis, I thought this book was important in our learning process, but not as essential as Lord of the Flies was because it don't feel like you got to know Mattie, the main character, as well as you did with the boys on the island. Also, I feel like the hunting part took too long, and got boring near the end. Lastly, Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, was quite necessary for us because of the valuable life-lessons it taught, and how events aren't always going to go your way.

Even at the beginning of the novel, you could never tell what the outcome of the next chapter would be, and something new and exciting happened each chapter, making you want to read on, and find out what happens. Another reason why it should remain in the curriculum is the life-lessons and values it demonstrates. In Lord of the Flies one of the life-lessons is how integral teamwork really is. Sometimes in life you feel like you don't need other people, and all they're doing is dragging us down. In reality, we would not be the people we are today without others. In the book, the boys need to work together to build shelters, make fire, gather food in order for them to survive. If the kids all worked on their own, they wouldn't have made it as far as they