Stereotypes In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Boys are tough, girls cause drama, the typical stereotypes between boys and girls are all put aside when stranded on an island themselves. From the start of William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, we see how the emotions of the young boys change throughout their time spent on the island, but are never given the chance to understand what it is like to be a girl in their situation. But maybe the stereotypes aren’t a bad thing afterall. Girls could use their need for organization to keep a maintained community, motherly compassion to keep all ages together, and their willingness to work in groups to escape the island quicker.
The first difference between boys and girls that comes to mind is the compassion between the two. The boys on the

The drama would definitely be a lot more evident for girls stuck on the island rather than with the boys due to female’s hormones. Girls allow their emotions to take control over their actions rather than thinking clearly before acting. Consequently, after making a rash or dumb decision girls would feel terrible after making that decision. In school girls get mad over petty things like their friend becoming friends with someone they don’t like. “Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back again, the body of Piggy was gone” (p.181). After Piggy’s death the boys went on like nothing had ever happened and no one wept or showed any emotions. But I feel if it were girls in this situation, there would be a lot more tears and regret for the loss. At all the funerals I have been to in my life there are always more women weeping than men. Although, personally I don’t think girls would ever be in this situation on the island. Typically girls do not act out violently with drama, they choose to gossip or verbally abuse someone. There would most definitely be more drama between one another, but maybe not so much as a whole group. Instead of fighting over the fire or hunting, girls would be concerned whether or not somebody was gossiping about them. With girls there would be a lot more gossiping and cat fights, but not as much violence as the