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Quotes From Lord Of The Flies Free Essay

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Is it right to leave behind what a person believes in order to join a safer group? In William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies the characters Sam and Eric are very civil characters who makes the decision to “go with the flow” from the moment the plane crashes to the moment the boys are rescued. Throughout the book, these twins struggle to decide which of the two leaders to follow. In the end it seems that Samneric leave Ralph’s civil tribe and join Jack’s savage tribe. However, Samneric never change their beliefs. Golding uses characterization to suggest to the reader that it is acceptable for people to leave their morals and beliefs behind in order to join a safer group or fit in. To begin, Samneric are extremely frightened when …show more content…

Samneric do their best to fight protect the fire, Piggy’s glasses, from being stolen. Eric enthusiastically says, “I hit him with it in the pills. You should have heard him holler!” (168). Even though Samneric attempt to support what was left of Ralph’s tribe, they know that fire was a key component in having successful everyday life and getting rescued. The fire can also help to supply warmth and cook meat, which Samneric have not received since the feast. Now that Ralph no longer holds the power of fire, he seems very hesitant, almost as though he no longer wants to be leader. When Piggy tells Ralph that their only option left is to blow the conch and call for an assembly, Ralph obeys Piggy but then, “pushed the conch into Piggy’s hands” (170). Samneric still see that Ralph is a strong leader due to his ability to stay calm and relaxed in this stressful situation, but Jack now has many of the resources and supplies that signify …show more content…

When Ralph’s tribe is planning on retrieving Piggy’s glasses from Jack, Ralph says to Samneric, “Well, we won’t be painted, because we aren’t savages” (172). Samneric assume that face paint is a key factor in order to be capable of getting along and staying safe with Jack’s tribe. The face paint will hide any fear and uncertainties that Samneric have of remaining with Ralph throughout the novel. Jack’s tribe is currently the more successful and powerful of the two tribes on the island, which means Samnerics’ safety is in the hands of Jack. At this point, Samneric are taken from Ralph’s tribe without much resistance or fight. At this point, Samneric go against their belief that Ralph is a better leader and that they are civil people in order to join Jack’s more secure but more savage

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Although the when the fire is made it symbolizes hope for being rescued it is created in a very savage way. Also when the fire is created it is untamable and kills off the boy with the mark on his face; when the boy is killed they think nothing of it. Another example is when Piggy, Ralph and Samneric go to talk to the savages in chapter eleven. Ralph says they should clean up and look their best to go address them. He says that they are still civil and that they need to look clean.

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“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” This quote is said by Peter Drucker. The more effort leaders put in the more effort they are going to get out from the people they are leading. The leader might be dis-liked, but being liked isn’t in the job description. Being a leader might not be that hard, but just because they are a leader doesn’t mean they are good.

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“They let the bloody fire out”. Ralph, and his tribe, including Piggy, were minding their own business when they suddenly see smoke. At first sight, they weren't sure if what they saw was true, but, after a minute or so, they discovered that it was a ship. Ralph, unanticipated, ran towards the fire; he was shocked when he perceived that there was no smoke coming out of their fire. Furious, he went down to meet with the others, facing Jack and the others went hunting instead of watching the fire.

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Realizing Ralph's reliance on the fire and in otherways Piggy, Piggy begins to trust Ralph to protect him from Jack. His insecurities cause him to obsess over the idea of the fire to show that he does have some importance, while the savages are focused on power and hunting. Golding uses the struggle of power to demonstrate how destructive it can be. The desire for power causes the boys' civilization the crumble, discord and rivalries, and ends up destroying their island.

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The quotation above describes Ralph looking from the distance his members Samneric is no longer a part of his tribe. Ralph as superego cannot takes them out from Jack 's group and builds the tribe against Jack 's tribe who is against the law. The words of Ralph cannot explain the pain of these things. He came to see Samneric in the Rock castle of Jack’s tribe.

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Throughout the beginning of the novel, Ralph is the leader of the fight to keep and maintain the fire, but he is starting to give up hope and lets the fire die. Lastly, fire symbolizes hope during the end of the novel. Jack and most of the other boys have turned on Ralph and want to “hunt” him. They decided that the best way to get Ralph to come to them on the beach was to light the whole forest on fire so Ralph would be forced out to the beach. Ralph was trying to run out of the forest as “the roar of the forest rose to thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped fan.

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