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Lord Of The Flies Girls Vs Boys Research Paper

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Would it be different? In the book Lord of the Flies it was based on a group of 11- 12 year old boys that resorted to being savage and their natural savage instincts. But was it because of their environment or was it because they were just boys? Let's imagine it was a group of girls and how different it would be. Would the girls resort to their natural savage instincts like the boys? I think that if the group of kids were all girls instead of boys, it would be a lot different and would have a more civil ending. A study of relationships between genders and leadership roles shows amazing insight into society expectations. While the original story shows a group of boys turning into violence, imagining an all-girl group offers different outcomes. …show more content…

Girls might not be as violent as boys in the story, showing us that people's actions can be influenced by their gender and the world around them. By thinking about these differences, we can learn more about how boys and girls are expected to behave, both in stories and in real life. While the boys at first did try making rules and tried being as civil as they were raised to, a lot changed. They started seeing everything, them being stuck on an island, as a temporary thing and started agreeing with Jack about how they should have fun on the island since there were no adults thus meaning no rules. If they were all girls, they would stay civil and stick with the rules that they collectively made, they would not assent to the things that the boys did. While they might mess around a bit, studies have shown that girls mature earlier than boys do so they would most likely still prioritize making a fire signal, making shelters, and finding food unlike the boys. Later on in the book we were shown how violent they all became and how they essentially became fascinated with killing and hunting, all in all just being violent, chaotic, and acting …show more content…

Yes, it might come to the point where they commit such an act, but they wouldn't be obsessed with it like the boys were. Adding on to that, in the book they managed to kill two people, which is such a violent act to commit. Yes, one of the killings was done as a group with them using an incantation of sorts repeating the phrase, “Kill the beast! Spill the blood of the squid! Cut its throat. ” While the other was done by one person in particular, the other boys still had something to do with it because they watched and let it happen. There is a very low 10-20% chance that a girl will do a violent act like this. Would Lord of the Flies have turned out differently if it had been about girls rather than boys? This question requires us to consider how gender, society, and the environment influence our behavior. The original story reveals boys becoming violent, but putting girls in the same position might result in different results. Based on what we know about girls' behavior, they care more about and value collaboration and following

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