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Who Is Responsible In Lord Of The Flies

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The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a book about kids stuck on an island with no adults. This book could have been more appealing. How they described the boys when they had a little ounce of power is disturbing. They should get punished for what they did on the island, because if we do not, they will continue to do so. The kids who had inhabited the island should have been more responsible and caring. There were twelve and six-year-olds. They cannot tell that none of these twelve-year-olds can be responsible as the boys could not be responsible, leading to neglecting their duties, engaging in violent acts, and succumbing to savage impulses. They failed to maintain order, mistreated each other, and mainly resorted to fighting, showing a lack of accountability for their actions. The violent …show more content…

The death of Simon, ‘the beast was harmless; the news must reach the others as soon as possible.’ When Simon is crawling to the campsite, to tell them the beast is harmless. The boys dance around the fire chanting, which empowers them. They are so sucked in that when Simon finally makes it back, they think Simon is the beast and beat him to death. Highlights the loss of innocence or humanity, the start of survival of the fittest for the boys and animals. Piggy was a boy who held it all together when Rogue killed Piggy by rolling a boulder, symbolizing the loss of civilization and reason or hope among the boys. Piggy's death was a changing point in the boys' lives, the last string to snap. The boys had no hope, so they were fully submerged in the dark depths of savagery and chaos, as he represented intellect and order on the island. If the boys did not have the power to begin, they would still have their humanity. If they had no power over each other, they would have had a dramatic difference on the island, and it would not have turned out the way it did for them the first

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Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a movie about a group of young, preteen boys who get stranded on an island. It tells the story of the boys’ time on the island, and how their attempt at civilization was ultimately a disaster. It is wrong to say that the boys’ actions were the result of the human survival instinct. This is because they did many horrible things that they did not have to do to survive. For instance, the wild hunting chant and dance that Jack’s tribe did, that resulted in Simon’s death.

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Ever so often we are faced with the horrendous acts humankind is capable of. The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding is a fictional book about a group of british school boys who get stranded on an island which showcases the savagery we are all capable of. They lose their civility and become savages, and as a result some die such as Simon, Piggy and the boy with the birthmark. Until they are saved at last by a naval officer. All in all Ralph’s poor leadership and Jack’s unrestrained brutality were the ultimate reason for the islands demise.

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He cares about the good for society. Piggy is unique from the rest of the boys because he is the only orphan on the island. Being an orphan, he has to think for himself, and makes decisions that benefit his “Auntie” assuming she is old, and himself. Causing Piggy to have the unique ability to think, and have the voice of an adult. In chapter 11, Piggy holds up the conch in front of Jack’s tribe and says, “Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?”

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The other boys start to fear the beast more and more, thinking it was a physical being, but Simon understands that it is not real and that it is only created by the boy’s fear. When Simon comes out of the forest to try to explain this to the boys, they mistake him for the beast and end up killing him. Simon's

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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.

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The school boys main focus was to survive and get rescued. While Piggy and Ralph were looking for the other boys that also fell onto the island they saw a conch. Then Piggy had suggested to Ralph that he should blow into the conch to help them call for the other boys. They selected someone to

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The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill. The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (152) demonstrates that the fear of the beast controlled the boys, and influenced them to kill Simon.

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The boys barbarically beat down Simon who appears to be a beast to them. The fear blinds the children and they do not even question what it is. They lose their sense of right and wrong as they forget the rules of society and commit a murder. Even though, Simon was screaming out to them and trying to send his message, the boys ignored it and continued to beat him down. This shows that the boys are so desperate that to get rid of the beast, they lose all sense of their humanity and kill their own friend.

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EVIL AS AN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN LORD OF THE FLIES BY WILLIAM GOLDING INTRODUCTION There is a constant tension or conflict between good and evil in the world. At times evil appears to be so dominant and powerful that we may even think evil to be supreme. But, sooner or later the momentary supremacy of the evil gives way to the ultimate triumph of good. We often blame the society or the political system for the evils that are being perpetrated in the world.

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In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding there is an authoritarian character named Jack. Thomas Hobbes, a philosopher, would make the conclusion that Jack will eventually rule the group in a monarchy type government. Even though he attempts to be diplomatic, Jack always resorts to using fear to gain his power, embodying the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes. Jack always shows his power over the other kids by being angry and calling them names. “Shut up” said Jack.

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When you are a child, the choices you make aren 't important because they will most likely revolve around school or your friends. There is a security that comes along with that because whatever you choose will minimally affect you. But when you become an adult it becomes inherently important that you make choices that will positively affect you and everyone around you. In The Lord of the Flies, all the of the boys on the island but especially Jack and Ralph had to take the responsibility of adults much sooner than they should 've had to. But even though they had to make adult decisions, they are still children and that is was I tried to show in my drawing.

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The collective fear of the unknown leads to the untimely and accidental death of Simon. The distress present in the boys causes their impulsive action, of Simon’s horrific murder. Fear of “the beast” an imaginary creature causes the boys to act irrational, and provokes survival instincts as a result of life threatening terror. The fear of the boys in this moment is epitomized when they chant, “Kill the beast!, Cut his throat, Spill his blood!” (168).

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(52). When the boys chant these words, they are unified and extremely dangerous. The boys begin this chant once again and become so absorbed in their fear of the “beast” that they end up killing Simon. Simon is a “Christlike” figure who is trying to tell the boys that the “beast” does not exist, rather it is an internal evil within them. “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt onto the “beast,” screamed, struck, bit, tore.

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Lord of the Flies is a story where its representation of childhood and adolescence shape the meaning of the work as a whole. The boys struggle with giving into their evil instincts. Most of them give in. Golding uses this novel to show that children are not naturally good. They are evil and without the constraints of society that savagery shines through.

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