“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” is a moving war story about the author, Ishmael Beah, and his life growing up in the african country. Sierra Leone is the setting during the civil war which spanned from March of 1991 to January of 2002. Ishmael provides a stance against child soldiers, and has stuck with that view ever since he was rehabilitated. This book presents strong first hand encounters and vivid war stories. This helps prove the argument that child soldiering is a cruel act, and by using rehabilitation, victims would be able to return to regular life.
Piggy is truly the brains behind Ralph’s leadership on the island. He comes up with all of the ideas, such as calling the group together by using the shell and taking names as a source of accountability; however, he is unable to carry out his ideas due to a lack in assertiveness. “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us” ( 16) .
He formed his own tribe, which planned to hunt down Ralph’s group. Eventually, that dispute for leadership in the beginning led to Piggy’s life being lost. The second way that this book relates to the quote is that Ralph was thought of highly because of his leadership capabilities and his acceptance towards others. In the first chapter, Ralph is promptly elected
This shows that Ralph the leader does not value Piggy 's idea by mocking him by using unrealistic examples of what they could do on the island. The group as whole continues to dismiss Piggy and makes other choices in spite of his ideas. Because they do not respect them. In addition Jack, Ralph, and the group disrespect Piggy by saying "Your talking to much, shut up fatty. Ralph cries
A group of boys crash landed on an island, no adults just them. Sounds like fun right? That's what they thought, they discovered many hardships. They elect a leader, Ralph who with the help of piggy, the more realistic and intelligent one of the group. Piggy makes the rules and is always the one to come up with a logical and realistic plan.
Although Jack was the most natural leader and Piggy was probably the smartest of the group, the boys voted Ralph as their chief. Jack’s jealousy is evident after Ralph is chosen as chief when he “disappeared under a blush of mortification” (Golding 23). In the first days and weeks on the
The children voted for a “chief”, someone to lead them in the right direction, until they get rescued. Piggy found a conch shell; this shell had a huge symbol of leadership, civilization, and unity. The entire time the children were stranded on the island, the conch was there through it all. They used the conch to call meetings, take turns talking, and having everyone come together. The conch got broken the same day Piggy died, this was the total end of their unity, and their society.
When the kids first crashed on the island Ralph met up with a kid named Piggy. They went to look around on the beach when the realized they was alone. Ralph found a conch which was an icon throughout the book which stood for leadership. Ralph used the conch to call all the kids to the beach. When all the kids get to the beach they decide to elect a leader.
Soon, a downfall of their society had come to play when Jack had separated with his group of boys from Ralph and his group. Instead of coming up with a plan to get off the island together as a group, the group itself divided and fought amongst each other leading to nothing but despair, as Piggy was killed during it all. The little spark of hope that they had was now ruined, with no way to build back up again to a decent society where rules were
Explanation: Ralph grew to notice how smart and resourceful Piggy was in certain situations and usually during meetings when the fire would be brought up although Ralph would take up a majority of the talking during the meeting. Explanation: Usually as a situation would surface among the tribe either Jack, Ralph, or Piggy although Ralph and Jack would get a majority of the spotlight. Piggy was fairly smart compared to the rest of the characters as his common sense and knowledge extended farther than most
While in the water they save an adult from drowning. When they arrive at the island, Ralph and Piggy find a conch. Ralph calls an assembly with the conch. When all of the boys gather around Ralph, they decide to have a vote over who should be leader. Ralph is elected leader, and Jack becomes annoyed with the group.
Due to the fact that no adults were on the island, Ralph had seemed to be the most mature child on the island. The fact that Ralph had gotten all the children together and tried to initiate an action plan of their survival made him seem mature. Though Ralph had received credit for Piggy’s ideas, Piggy was unappreciated and socially unaccepted by the boys. Ralph had been voted chief mostly because of the conch. Finding the conch and using it to summon the boys showed his authority and maturity.
In the beginning of the story Ralph was the one to spread hope throughout the camp but when things changed Piggy had to remind Ralph and the boys of their desire of leaving when Ralph became
The only person who had some insight into Ralph’s disposition was Piggy because he had spent time with him prior to the meeting. This shows leadership is not limited to those who fit the role. Leadership is solely decided on a person’s persona. Furthermore, the stranded boys chose Ralph because according to the author, “there was a stillness” about him “that marked him out,” they noticed and took a liking to his “size and attractive appearance” (Golding 22). No one questioned Sorine 2 the decision to choose Ralph as chief, they relied on the way he seemed.
Piggy is very intelligent, he comes up with ideas on how to help the boys survive on the island from the moment they crashed on it. Ralph starts begins to admire him for this clear focus on their rescue off the island. “ we can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us” (Pg 16)
