The Development of William Mossop's Character in Hobson's Choice

Ralph is an idealistic leader who believes that others will follow him simply because he has good ideas and considers their safety extremely important. Jack, on the other hand, is a selfish leader who values comfort and fun over practicality. I believe that neither one of these boys is a true leader. Ralph has a commanding presence and the makings of a good leader, but he goes about the action of leading all wrong. Jack is an absolutely terrible leader. He places those who follow him in danger, leading some to their deaths, simply because he wants to have fun. Most of the boys chose to follow Ralph in the beginning because he was similar to the authority they would have had back home. He had their attention, he made reasonable rules, and he was going to keep them safe and get them all rescued. “...of course we shall be rescued’...Ralph’s new authority brought light and happiness.” (37) The problem was, none of the other boys wanted to do any work, other than hunting for food. That’s where jack came in. He was relatable. He knew what it was like to

sober and respectable man, an admirable father and partner. “Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much

In 1954 William Golding wrote the fictional novel Lord of the Flies, which is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island because of a plane crash, and have to find a way to stay civilized while trying to get rescued. Two boys who ended up hating each other are the characters Jack and Ralph. Even though Ralph was the main leader, they both end up being leaders but in different ways. Jack mostly used meanness and Ralph was nice and supportive. They also had the same goal but in different ways. Jack hunted and separated himself from Ralph and his group, Ralph mostly built and made plans. But they both were the most determined out of any character in the novel. In Lord of the Flies you can learn a lot, but the main theme is that

How would the novel be different if it were narrated from a different character’s perspective? Jem? Atticus? Calpurnia? Boo? What benefit does a child narrator provide?

With sweaty palms, a fluttering heart, and butterflies in his stomach, a man drops down on one knee, simultaneously pulling a velvet box out of his back pocket. With shaky hands, he opens the box, looks into the expectant eyes of his girlfriend, and asks the one question that could change his life: “Will you marry me?” Marriage proposals are an important milestone in modern relationships, but in the Victorian Era, asking for a woman’s hand in marriage had a completely different connotation. The concept of courtship and marriage was considered more of a business agreement and an obligation for young men and women, and romance was not usually present at the beginning of a marriage. In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, William Collins writes

"This is the meal pleasantly set . . . . this is the meat and drink for natural hunger."

The sun still rose in the east and set in the west. Birds still flew and fish still swam. The citizens of Maycomb proceeded with their lives as normal, but Scout felt as though everything was different. Scout developed and matured enormously throughout Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Prolonged summers, during The Great Depression, consisted of acting out characters, spying on the mysterious Arthur (Boo) Radley, and running around wild and free. These jaunty summers frequently overshadowed the realities of Scout’s world. As her life continued, experiences and encounters provided her the opportunity to step out of the picture frame and see the entire picture. Scout’s perspective is continually altered and progressed through challenging situations with Miss Caroline, experiences of goodness and solidarity in the black community with Calpurnia, and situations when her once fictional neighbor, Boo Radley, became a reality.

When reading the books, there is character development and symbolism that are similar to each other. In both of the books, Harper Lee and Charles Dickens has the themes, the people you encounter can form an identity, relating Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Pip, Great Expectations.

The inability to sustain a perfect society stems off of the flaws of human nature. No matter how hard people try, their different viewpoints and ideas interfere with constructing a civilization that works for everyone. This struggle is soon discovered by the boys in Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. One boy named Ralph, whose actions are completely driven by the wanting to go home, beings to rise to power and becomes a leader of the boys. However, another boy named Jack starts to rival against Ralph’s ideas, causing a division among the boys. The boys also conjure up the thought that there is a ‘beast’ on the island, striking even more fear into them. This ultimately destroys the hopes of building a singular society. Golding depicts

Lord of the Flies Character Essay Lord of the Flies displays the fall of society and savagery inside humans. There are four main characters throughout the entire story: These characters are Jack, Ralph, Simon, and Piggy. In the beginning, the boys choose Ralph as leader by majority vote. Although the group votes Ralph, he is not the best-fit leader. Out of the four main characters, piggy, is the best fit for leader on the island.

In the Death of a Salesman the importance and meaning of the story goes beyond “salesmen dies in car crash.” The overall tone of the play, as well as the tone of each character in the play, is crucial in helping us understand who and why these people did what they did. Willy Loman's ramblings and hallucinations have a wild and disjoint tone that serves to inform us of his mental state, fears, feelings, regrets, and emotions. If the content of his hallucinations were presented directly as background information, or as a coherent dream sequence, we would not understand Willy in the same way. It is not just what Willy says, but how he says it that gives us such a clear picture of how far down he has fallen and just how bad things are for him. The contrasting tone of Willy's wife helps to make Willy stand out even more. Similarly, the tones taken on by Biff and Happy reveal that they represent the two sides of Willy – a realization not easily determined by the

As Willie’s sons matured, they showed the same disdain and disrespect for their father, and felt they were constantly being pressured to become successful, like their father. The great irony here was that Willie was not the successful salesman he led everyone to believe. Willie also represented himself and a family man, but he too was willing to compromise his marriage by having at least one affair.

Children may be the path to better comprehending society. Having no inherent sense of evil, they may not truly understand bias or discrimination until they have matured. In To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, three young children in the modest southern of Maycomb are forced to witness people at their worst at an unspeakable time in American history. Maycomb’s orderly community is greatly disturbed for the better when Dill Harris, Jem Finch, and Scout Finch create chaos and instill change because of their childhood innocence.

The Character of Roger is portrayed in the book as one of the antagonists, but not main one as is Jack is. When the reader is first introduced to Roger he is described as a boy with “black hair...[that] seemed to suit his gloomy face and made what seemed” to be “an unsociable remoteness” now look like a boy full of “forbidding”(Golding 60). This first moment of meeting Roger shows the reader that this character will not be the savior, but rather one of the causes of destruction. Not only is it shown in Rogers appearance that he is one of the villains, but after being on the Island without authority for a short period of time it comes to light that he has a darker side when he is shown to be intentionally trying to hurt one of the boys; “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed/ and threw it at Henry, (Golding 62).” When Roger is throwing rocks at Henry, he does it in a way where he is hidden so that the younger boy is not fully aware of what is happening and finds it to be a sort of game.

His complex characterization and difficult subject matter appealed to a new generation of actors” (Sloan). He lived a tough childhood. He had a father who never supported his dreams, and a mother who emotionally neglected him. Those events eventually made him recur to alcohol as a way to deal with his problems. Those life events are seen all throughout the play. The alcoholic father who disappears on Willie, is his father who was never there for him. The heartless mother who prostituted her daughter and abandoned her other one, is his mother who never showed him any love or affection. Finally, Williams’ himself is embedded into play both as Willie and her father. He is the alcoholic father, because he was an alcoholic himself and her at same times because he was a lonely child too. Although, he physically had both of his parents, emotionally neither showed him any love or support. His parents’ beliefs were prioritized over showing their own son any kind of love, support, or affection. He was a clever playwright with a tough childhood. However, it was those events that gave him the inspiration he needed to write the successful plays he did. He turned his suffering into writing, and gave his audiences a look into his life, without them even realizing