As I boarded the ship alongside the others a flood of emotions came over me. I didn’t know it was possible to feel so many at once. Joy, anger, confusion and misery; but most of all disappointment. I am disappointed in how we acted, turning against one another, and how we lost control of our ability to act in a civil manner. Disappointed that we couldn’t come together in unity to survive. I looked over at Jack and his hunters, Jack shot a nasty glare at me. I couldn’t bring myself to glare back. I realized that I am just as guilty and savage as he is; I am no different. I didn’t deserve to be here, none of us did. We acted recklessly and viciously like wild animals. I thought of Piggy and his innocence, if any of us deserved to be here it was him. …show more content…
Our feet have become callused just like our emotions. We didn’t have the ability to feel anymore, that faded away with morals. We plunked down onto the deck silently and rearranged ourselves comfortably. The boat was pushed off from shore and the further we got from the island the more brutally the waves rocked the boat as if it was a ragdoll being flung about by a child. The sun was high in the sky as it was late in the afternoon. Our already sunburnt skin began to fry even more. One of the men on the boat noticed the littluns wincing with pain and he began to root around in a bag. He pulled out a small tube of aloe vera and tossed it to them, he then grabbed an olive green canteen and handed it to me. I shook it, hearing the water splash around inside I hesitated. I thought to myself, debating whether or not I deserve this. I passed it to Sam without taking even the slightest sip. He nodded and eagerly accepted.The littluns were already slathering the cool green gel onto their tomato red skin. I could see the relief in their
In the story “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, he shows how the boys lost all innocence and civilization. The boys went from having innocent child minds to taking lives of other people, acting savage, and losing all civilization due to problems on the island. The boys had forgotten where they came from and became savage in order to survive; it was the need of survival that caused the loss of innocence among the boys.
Lord of the Flies is a novel written in 1954 by William Golding. A plane carrying a group of British citizens trying to escape the nuclear war gets shot down and lands on a deserted tropical island. The only survivors are children ranging from the age of six to twelve-year-olds. The younger children are nick named “littluns” and the older children are nick named “biguns”. At first, they celebrate their freedom from the war but then they begin to realize there aren't any adults to supervise them, they don't have food, they don't have shelter, and they are stranded on a deserted tropical island. One of the characters Piggy is classified as smart but is fat chubby and has asthma so he isn't capable of much things. “ “My auntie told me not to
In the novel, "Lord of the Flies," a group of British boys are left on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Throughout the novel, they have conflicts between civilization and savagery, good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, and reason vs. impulse. What would it be like if the boys were replaced by a group of girls? Would they behave the same way they did in the novel? I believe that the girls would act in the same behavior as the boys in all ways because, everyone is installed with evil inside them which is their natural instinct, also because in life there is always a power struggle in all manners, and the outcome with the girls would be similar-since both sexes would plan on getting rescued.
Finally, I am finished with middle school. Anxiously thinking about the first day of high school, I knew that it would be hectic and wild, but I was ecstatic. Of course, the night before I could not sleep. I lay awake dreaming about how my first day at John Paul II will go. How will it be meeting new people and seeing old friends from last year? Will high school be hard? Will I get lost? I kept thinking about the unknown and worst possible outcomes. My first day of high school was unexpected.
“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast … Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! … You knew, didn’t you? I’m a part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?”
In the story “Lord of the flies” by William Golding a group of prepubescent boys are brought to by a plane crash. These boys explore their new setting and begin to rebel as they find out that there are no parents on the island. One of the most significant characters is a boy named Jack. Golding emphasizes the change in Jack's character to show how conformed citizens who know right and wrong can control their savage nature; however, once these societal rules are completely lost to Jack, this demonstrates that man’s nature is evil.
I was just playing with the little-uns you see. They are the best at playing boar. If they get hurt, what that matter. It's not like do anything useful anyway. We tried to get Ralph to play with us, but he was too busy sulking in the corner. He said that our boar-game is dangerous and someone could get hurt. Pfft! He's starting to sound more like Piggy every day.
I thought I could trust Ralph. (hesitantly moving closer to Ralph, staring at Jack) Watching Jack roll his eyes and then make eye contact with me, I can feel my face heat up even more, full of embarrassment. He’s the one that broke my glasses after all. All I did was speak the truth but I am the one that people take their anger out on. I know that Jack is jealous that he was not chosen to be chief, as am I. I know that nobody would listen to what I had to say if I was chief now because of Jack, but I could’ve been chief. I know that Jack could be a good leader but he has something against me, and even against Ralph when Ralph listens and sympathizes towards my feelings and thoughts. (Ralph and Jack start talking about the “Beast”) Talk about the beast reminds me of the Mulberry birthmark boy. The boy was just like me, an outsider, and he was not believed or even listened to. He was the one to warn us about the beast and now that’s all anyone can think about. I should warn them about something potentially dangerous and then maybe they’ll listen and care about me… (holding out his hands to have the conch be placed in them) I have to set them straight if Ralph
When I was a small boy, I remember one summer's day I caught a butterfly in a jam jar. I sat in a cow pasture at the rear of our house and watched the tiny creature try to escape. It was a cabbage white, and the hum of its wings as it hit the glass echoed throughout the field that hot afternoon. I took a great pleasure, as small boys do, in knowing I had control over the insects fate. I left it in the jar while I ate lunch, and on my return it was dead.
Humans have a monster inside of them that is subdued by society, and if society is taken away, then that “monster” will consume them. This is true for most people, but not all humans are like that. One of the most notable humans to over come the “monster” is Simon, a character from the book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. The story is set on an island in the Pacific Ocean. A plane full of British schoolboys crash lands on an island and they’re stranded there with no adults, no society, and no rules. Simon is one of the few characters that stay sensible and good throughout the story. He has a sixth sense about things happening around him, he is kindhearted, and he faints a lot which give the appearance of him being weak.
Ralph and Jack get into a quarrel over whether hunting or building shelters is the priority. Ralph rapidly notices the tension and pauses to avoid a rift. Readers see from this incident that Ralph is the ego of the island. He holds back his impulsiveness but ensures to convey his notion. Ultimately he succeeds in winning Jack’s acknowledging.
The protagonist, Ralph is one of oldest boys on the Island. He is described as tall and good looking. His determination to hold on to logic and the order of the world…. After discovering the conch and gathering the boys his natural leadership is recognized and he is quickly elected leader of the boys. As the most levelheaded boy on the island Ralph does his best to keep them grounded and not let them divulge into a free state of savagery. Holding to hope of one day being rescued and trying to encourage moral sensibility Ralph
Where are we? What are we doing here? How did we get here? So many questions are going through my mind. I don’t know the date, or time and I really couldn’t care less to be honest, but I guess I should wright the year at least in case one day some one finds this and discovers I’m a great journalist and wants to read my collection of events on this island. The year is 1951 for you.
I watch Jack squatting behind the trees slathering gooey, brownish mud all over his face. The only thing I am thinking is how disgusting and unsanitary that is. If we ever get rescued, they are going to have so many health issues. But, the other boys on this island obviously don’t care what I think if I did happen to say anything. One by one, the littleuns start to join in. My face is full of distaste, and I have thought it all through, yet I still don’t know why this is reasonable. But, then I overhear that the reason for this is survival. The boys are putting the awful looking slime all over their faces so they aren’t as noticeable to the pigs when they go hunting. I decide to be a bystander and follow the boys as they hunt. While following
This book is about a group of people on a transport plane getting shot down over the ocean and crashing into a thick jungle on an island. Two boys find each other and go to the beach. They find a shell on the beach that can be used as a trumpet. They blow into the shell and boys start coming onto the beach.