Yes, I agree with the statement from Ecclesiastes. Sorrow will always be followed by knowledge, it is inevitable. Some may argue that not all knowledge is miserable, so this statement cannot possibly be true. However, I believe that regardless of what kind of knowledge we obtain, it will certainly or at least indirectly be led to sorrow. With an increased knowledge of the world, we eventually realize how complex and overwhelming the world can be. Because of this constant consumption of knowledge, sorrow will never truly leave, only suppressed. As young children, most adults try to shield us away from negativity in the world. My father did not have that luxury. He was around the age of ten or eleven when he and his family had to seek refuge in Thailand due to the Vietnam war. At such a young age, he experienced the horrors of war and death as close friends and family died around him. In the Thai refugee camp, basic …show more content…
Ralph, the protagonist, is an example of another child who experienced terrible tribulations. In the midst of their fighting, two characters are tragically killed: Piggy and Simon, two of the more considerably logical characters who had helped Ralph survive. Despite the attempts to work together and maintain stability, some of the boys separate from the bigger group. Soon, he is hunted by Jack, the savage antagonist. The moment he realizes Ralph realizes that he will be finally saved, he completely breaks down and sobs as he reflects upon his acquired knowledge on the island. Ralph had experienced the result of a deteriorating society, and the violence birthed from poor construction and communication that comes along with it. He registers the fact that he had been stripped of his innocence due to such experiences, and no longer able to look at the world in the same way that he used