1972 Andes Flight Disaster 'And The Stanford Prison Experiment' By Saul Mcleod

But he’s the first to lash out and go crazy out of fear and the desire to be.Jack left the group because he wanted to be the leader/chief and the fear of the beast/evil on the island but he was so consumed of being cleif just to have people. Killing the pig was like a “nice long refreshing drink” (Golding #). They got pleasure out of killing the pig and not paying any attention to the fire. William Golding portrays foreshadowing to show little signals the the boys do slowly become

To add on, the boy’s only depend on violence as their answer to survival, which causes them to turn into ruthless savages. These boy’s have no clue as to when they’ll be rescued or if anyone knows they’ve gone missing, so survival skills are crucially vital while being stranded. There’s so many options to choose from in order to survive, but their only process of thought is to use the skills of violence in order to survive. In the novel it states, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood,” (Golding 96). On the island, pigs are one of their main sources of food and most of the boys spent their day hunting them down and killing them. It started to become ridiculous when violence was their only thought. This is evident when the text states,

The boys had no rules since there was not any adults in the island. If the boys did not want to do something they would not do it. All the boys did not care about their appearance they were not those civilized boys anymore. As the days passed and the boys were still stranded in the island they would become less civilized. In chapter 7 all the boy’s appearance is not civilized they begin to look like animals: “Not one of them was an obvious subject for a shower, and yet--hair, much too long, tangled here and there, knotted round a dead leaf or a twig” (Golding). What this means in terms of civilization is that the appearances the boys present is symbolizing that they have no hope and that the boys do not care. They are hiding their feelings inside but are showing them in the outside by acting like animals and dressing uncivilized.

Lord of the Flies, a book written by William Golding, is a story about young boys getting trapped on an island as a result of a plane crash. The boys go to extreme measures to survive on this island and start to insult and abuse one another for no valid reason. Similarly, an experiment called the “Stanford Prison Experiment” demonstrates the interaction among prisoners and their behavior when isolated from the outside world (McLeod). The book Lord of the Flies resembles the “Stanford Prison Experiment” by virtue of showing that, when forced to live together for even a short period of time, people may become inhumane.

Fear causes the boys on the island to break up and to fight. At first,

Initially, when the boys landed on the island, they were still displaying telling signs of culture and sophistication. Ralph even stops and jerks up his stockings, “with an automatic gesture that made the jungle seem for a moment like the Home Counties” (Golding 7). Jack informs the group that they have “ got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages”(42). This statement sums up the very beginning of the boys’ extended stay; they are eager to create rules and establish guidelines. Ralph, Jack and the others are imagining a neat, orderly society, with all of its little citizens behaving and following the rules. Enthusiastic compliance is expected. Very soon, however, a sort of causal negligence and lack of effort develops. The boys would rather have fun and play than help build shelters or fill coconuts. Ralph bemoans the carelessness of the others to Jack; “All day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else. They’re off bathing, or eating, or playing” (Golding 50). The final basic evolution of the boys is far worse than lax, however; they become violent and unrestrained, acting first and thinking later, if at all. They develop a game in which one of their own pretends to be a pig, and they gather around and ‘hunt’ him. Even Ralph, the most rational, got carried away “by a sudden thick excitement, grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at

Lots of rules!” (32), and later on says, “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything” (42). However, on the contrary, it is shown in the consecutive chapters that Jack is one of the first boys to succumb to their primitive instincts despite what he claims in chapter 2. These instances of irony show the foolishness and naivety of the boys in the beginning, which also shows the major change of behaviour they go through. This change of behaviour is addressed by the naval officer at the conclusion of the story, where he remarks the boys with disgust, “I should have thought [...] a pack of British boys [...] would have been able to put up a better show than that”(224). This quotation coincidentally resembles Jack’s earlier line about “ the English are best at everything”(42). However, the naval officer does not realize the traumatic events that have happened on the island is a microcosm of the constant war between civilization and savagery happening in society in which the naval officer is a part of. After the naval officer’s comments about the boys, they all begin to sob, as they realize the immense change they went from innocent boys to complete savages. The irony in the story has revealed the inner conflict between civilization and savagery in a place without law and order and its effect on the behaviour of the boys; ultimately causing the boys to face their major consequence: the

There is many examples of differences and similarities of good vs. evil between these boys. At the end of the day these were very young boys put into a horrendous situation that most adults couldn't even handle. Human nature came out in these boys and they just handled it in many different ways but also in many similar ways. I believe their behavior on the island really stemmed from their lives away from the island and their maturity levels for sure. Maybe think about what would be dangerous for you on an island now and if you would succumb to

“Maybe there is a beast...maybe it’s us.” Simon in the book Lord of the Flies said this quote to make the other boys on the island realize that there really was no beast, but the beast they were afraid of was simply their own changes of character as they had conformed to the barbaric ways of the island (pg. 105). Lord of the Flies is a book about a group of regular boys who become stranded on an island and must survive on their own. However, throughout the book, the boys begin to act differently and sometimes even barbaric due to the situation they have been put in. The Stanford Prison Experiment and Lord of the Flies are both very similar looking at them through a sociological perspective. However, in contrast to the fictional

Firstly, the boys tried to show dominance on the island by undertaking unjust acts. Jack was frustrated because his prey would spot him and run before he could exterminate them, and so he decided to disguise himself to blend in with his surroundings: “He rubbed the charcoal stick between the patches of red and white on his face… He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but an awesome stranger” (Golding 66). By painting their faces, the boys assumed they showed the beast that they are also beasts inside. Therefore, they tried to portray how powerful they are. Consequently, they start to descend into savagery. They did this buy involving themselves in inhumane acts such as killing pigs, metaphorically raping pigs, and killing one and other. Furthermore,

At the beginning of the novel the boys were innocent and tamed, they became into bloodthirsty and inhumane people who do not yearn to return to civilization. In chapter 3, they were innocent children who were swimming in a lagoon. On the other hand in chapter 12, they hunted, tortured, and killed animals and human beings. They went from inculpable, juvenile children to savage, turbulent

Even good people can do terrible things if put in certain situations. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, innocent boys become cruel murderers when they were stranded on an island with no adults. This was the result from the actions of the characters, change of behavior, and symbolism.

When the boys first landed on the island, there was a certain fear of the unknown that forced the boys to behave and listen to their elected leader, Ralph. However, as everyone becomes more accustomed to the primal society, a particular group of boys, led by Jack Merridew, are less inclined to follow the basic rules created in the beginning. On this note, some boys, are still influenced by the prior rules which governed their life before the island. For example, in a previous chapter, Maurice "hurried away [after throwing sand into a littluns eye]. In his other life Maurice had received chstisement for filling a younger eye with sand." From the quote, it is apparent that Maurice feels uneasiness for his wrongdoing but hastens to dismiss the thought leading to the conclusion that basic lessons of social etiquette are quickly disappearing from the island.

Twelve year old boys are stranded on an island with a sense of survival, but these young boys become uncivilized and turn into “savages”. They say that they cannot control their savage ways, I disagree with that statement. I think the boys could have some control is some situations.Ralph and Jack separated as two different leaders. Ralph wanted to get saved and build a fire, while Jack has been on the other side of the island, hunting and acting wild. The group of boys decided to join Jack’s side because he was a fun leader and traveled to his side. Jack never saw the island as a threat, he wanted to have fun and be wild. He would stand tall and saw proudly in the group, “this is our island. It's a good island. Until grownups come

Miriam Andrade Mrs. Stift English II Unit 10 Human Nature and Uncivilization Don’t Mix Nowadays human nature as a whole seems to be more violent than ever. Sometimes, it is logical why certain things occur, but most of the time it’s people wanting to take the lives of innocent people for no apparent reason. However, there are times when things or people impulse someone to do these terrible things. What makes it even worse is that at times the person doesn’t or will never understand what they did wrong. This is what’s mostly seen in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies until the end the boys begin to realize that their innocence is now gone because of what they did and what they went through.