The vast majority of Lord of the Flies takes place without adults. When the boys are stranded on the island, they are left to their own devices and it is not until the novel’s end that an adult appears to rescue them. Despite the absence of actual adults, the boys are constantly referring to adults (see quotes, below) and they believe that they are attempting to construct an adult world. Write an analytic essay in which you discuss the symbolic importance of adults for the boys. Consider the possibility that the boys’ efforts to imitate the adult world are destined to fail because they are simply not developmentally—cognitively or emotionally– ready to tackle adult challenges. A good place to start on this essay would be to examine the formation and eventual dissolution of the government and tentative society in “Lord of the Flies” (here is more information on that topic) You may wish to offer a close reading of one or more passages that address the role or idea of adults directly for this essay.
Thesis Statement / Essay Topic #2: Society-Building in Lord of the Flies
When the boys find themselves stranded on a remote island, they quickly begin the project of building a rough approximation of society and attempt to create a utopia in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A society, of course, is characterized by rules, roles, and activities that identify the group of people of which it is comprised. For this essay on Lord of the Flies, analyze the society building process using a step-by-step approach. At first, there is so much hope and excitement, but everything quickly falls apart: Why? Be sure to examine the passages around pages 45-50, where it appears that nothing is happening. These lapses of activity are just as important as the violence that will follow them. Identify the main obstacle to the boys’ society building efforts and explain whether you think there was any single moment where they could have saved their project from disaster.
Thesis Statement / Essay Topic #3: The Dynamics of Power in “Lord of the Flies”
One of the elements of society that the boys attempt to imitate early in their society-building project is that of establishing a hierarchy in which there is a designated leader whose job it is to inspire and guide his followers. While Ralph is elected as the “official” leader of the boys, Jack occupies a leadership role as well, given that it is he who is in charge of procuring food for the boys. Yet these two boys clash with one another because they perceive each as a threat to the other’s power. Write an essay in which you explain the dynamics of power in Lord of the Flies. Be sure to acknowledge and discuss the role of the “little-uns” within the hierarchy of power the boys have established. If appropriate, you may also wish to offer some observations in this essay that make connections between the power dynamics among the boys and the power dynamics that characterize the almost invisible
Hey Han! Ahhhhh there isn't a lot really. I'm not doing guest friendship I'm doing a heroism question for the Odyssey and I'm just writing about Odysseus' characteristics that make him a leader and give examples like he was smart because he thought about the way he killed Polyphemus (cyclops) because he got him drunk on ambrosia before stabbing him. And the others I can't remember! For the sculptures it's quite easy, you know the book we use in class? Just go through them and learn about 4 sculptures…
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experiences with reading and writing? At first, that seemed like a hard topic to expand on. My natural reaction is “No, reading and writing haven’t had a big impact on my life because I don’t, and never have liked, to do them.” That’s not necessarily true though. Yes, although I know I don’t like reading, writing has been in and helped me more than my natural reaction would lead on. In this paper I’m going to tell you how I began wanting to write and, as I grew older, how writing helped build my confidence;…
explained that four twelve years old boys wanted to find the body of a young man who has been hit by train so that they could be heroes. On this adventure, one of the boys, Gordie who experienced a loss of innocence by losing his brother, but he received confidence and courage from his friends. Gordie’s brother, Daniel, was an excellent football player. Daniel was parents’ pride, but a truck killed him four months ago. Since then Gordie almost became an invisible boy at home. In the movie, Gordie prepared…
of “A Dark Brown Dog”, he writes about a young boy who finds, neglects, and befriends a ragged puppy, with a rope dragging the ground, when they meet. The boy takes fun in abusing the puppy, but when he tires of this he makes his way home. The puppy, even though the boy was not nice, starts to follows the boy home. When arriving home the boy defends the puppy to claiming him as his own. The boy’s father agrees to allow the boy to keep the puppy. The boy and the puppy grow very fond of each other. The…
and I try to explain them, writing about what people saw and heard, where they got their news and information, and how their memories, ideas, and past experiences shaped their experience of Scottsboro. ” The author provides meticulous attention to detail as he tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys through the eyes of different individuals. I find it hard to say whether or not other historians’ writings about this subject are in agreement with what Goodman is writing because I have not seen the…
to read was Kaffir Boy. I took the chance and dove into the writings and perspective of Mark Mathabane, a black child in apartheid South Africa, and immediately got hooked; it was a story incomparable to anything else I have ever read. I did not even mind doing the writing that accompanied the reading. Ms. Christensen’s good choice in literature finally helped me find the joy in literature, inspiring to read further. Though not assigned, Kaffir Boy prompted me to read Kaffir Boy in America, the sequel…
family, the pain of loss, and faith in God throughout his poetry. To begin, Eugene Field's love of his family greatly shows in his poetry. He and his wife Julia had a total of eight children. Two of these died as babies, and another died as a little boy. The remaining five, however, grew up and lived long lives. Throughout his life, Field was a wonderful father, and valued his family greatly. He loved his children very much, and wrote countless lullabies for them. One example is his most widely known…
I’m writing this in response to the prompt that the journey is more important then the destination. I will be writing this as an expository essay, which allows it to be written in a logical way. I have chosen to write this in a formal manor. Writing it in a way in which I am to connect to the audience as I have included various sources which others can relate to. My piece will be relative to an audience in which is familiar to the book “The Road”. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the prompt…
Black Boy and Mama’s Girl Comparison and Contrast Essay Mama’s Girl by Veronica Chambers and Black Boy by Richard Wright are autobiographies about two people growing up black in America. Richard Wright, born in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, became to be one of the most influential black writers in America and his work helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century. Veronica Chambers, author of Mama’s Girl, has spent most of her career being an editor for various…
