Toll,J

Chapter 1-Civilizations

In the beginning of the story, the little population of the island that all the boys are places on seems to be working pretty well. Everyone is in agreement with what needs to be done, they have clear cut leaders who have sustained order, and have all the resources they seem to need. "Listen, everybody. I've got to have time to think things out. I can't decide what to do straight off. If this isn't an island we might be rescued straight away. So we've got to decide if this is an island. Everybody must stay round here and wait and not go away" (Golding 23). This quote shows that Ralph has order over everyone else and he can tell them what to do. I believe that our current, modern civilization is doing fairly well. First, we have an all-time high in terms of population. The population growth rate of America is high than it's ever been which proves, despite our problems such as homelessness and poverty, there is plenty of food and shelter to provide for our growing population. The average lifespan of an American is longer than ever before as well.

Chapter 2-Groupthink

There is strength clearly in numbers and it never pays off to be the odd one out. This is clearly displayed in //Lord of the Flies// because Piggy is always the outcast of the group and is constantly getting picked on. “‘You got your small fire all right.' Startled, Ralph realized that the boys were falling still and silent, feeling the beginnings of awe at the power set free below them. The knowledge and the awe made him savage. 'Oh shut up!' 'I got the conch,' said Piggy, in a hurt voice. 'I got a right to speak.' They looked at him with eyes that lacked interest in what they saw, and cocked ears at the drum-roll of the fire. Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch" (Golding 44). As you can see, Piggy's statements are always disregarded by everyone after he is insulted. High School is a great example of the fact that there is "strength in numbers". On a weekend when figuring out plans, if you’re with a group of people, everyone has to be in agreement on where you’re all going. If you’re the odd man out and want to go somewhere else that the rest of the group doesn't wants to go, your most likely not going to get your way. That’s why there is strength in numbers, majority rules.

Chapter 3 and 4-Nyctophobia

In this part of the story, night time and darkness is a clear factor of fear. All the younger kids are having nightmares and talking in their sleep that the island is not safe or evil. They don't know their surroundings which is making them nervous and scared. "He paused for a moment and the both pushed their anger away. Then he went on with the safe, changed subject. 'You've noticed, haven't you?' Jack out down his spear and squatted. 'Noticed what?' 'Well. They're frightened.' He rolled over and peered into Jack's fierce, dirty face. 'I mean the way things are. They dream. You can hear 'em. Have you been awake at night?' Jack shook his head. 'They talk and scream. The littleuns. Even some of the others. As if--' 'As if it wasn't a good island.' " In my opinion, humanities biggest fear is the end of time. Society has always talked about the end of the world by all the different theories and television shows explaining how it may happen. It is also that has and will be talked about forever. Humanities biggest question is how we got here, so one must wonder how we will go too.

Chapter 5-Good and Evil

"Jack's voice sounded in bitter mimicry. ‘Jack! Jack!' 'The rules!' shouted Ralph. 'You're breaking the rules!' 'Who cares?' Ralph summoned his wits. 'Because the rules are the only thing we've got!' “In this quote, there are a clear two sides of good and evil. Ralph is the good for trying to enforce the rules and Jack is the evil for trying to break them. Previously stated, evil weakens the community, which is what Jack will be doing if he is living by no rules. On the other hand, Ralph will be improving the community by following and enforcing the rules. I think the best way to describe good and evil in the world was said during the Good vs. Evil presentation in class. Good is something that improves a community. Evil is something that weakens a community. A more literal example of this is the war on drugs. Many say drugs only hurt people and cause death and violence. All of this negatively affects a community so it can be perceived as Evil. The police fighting against the use of drugs can be seen as Good because they are trying to help their community.

Chapter 6-Beezelbub

It is known that there is some kind of bad vibe on the island. All the "littuns" are having bad nightmares, stomach problems, and other issues. But, the issue is not its biggest until Sam and Eric, two twins, have identical dreams of their encounters with this so called beasty. “‘We’ve seen the beast with our own eyes. No-we were asleep-' Sam took up the story. By custom now one conch did for both twins, for their substantial unity was recognized ... The circle of boys shrank away in horror. Johnny, yawning still, burst into noisy tears and was slapped by Bill till he choked on them. The bright mornings was full of threats and the circle began to change. It faced out, rather than in, and the spears of sharpened wood were like a fence." Another time evil was displayed in a story is Assef from //The Kite Runner.// Assef was a large portion of the evil in Amir's life and started many problems for him. This is why he could be thought of as Amir's Beelzebub.

Chapter 7-Roger

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Diary

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I’m scared. Everyone’s starting to act crazy and I don’t know if they like me anymore. After Jack and I couldn’t get the pig for dinner we started playing like I was the pig and I think everyone wanted to really eat me! They all started punching me and grabbing me then trapped me in a circle and poked and stabbed me with their spears and yelled scary things. “Kill him! Kill him!” (Golding 114). Before this I thought everyone was my friend. Now the only leader I want to trust is Jack, especially after Ralph cut me and wanted me for dinner. I hope we get saved soon or else I’m going to get eaten for sure but with the way everybody’s acting, I don’t think we’ll ever get rescued.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chapter 8-Ralph

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Diary,

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It is getting very hard to keep some sort of order on the island with Jack constantly challenging me being the leader. Today, he started off by calling a meeting because he thinks I'm a coward. He was saying I was calling all his hunters scared because they let the sow get away and then said I'm the scared one myself. He was saying I am a bad leader and shouldn't be listened to anymore. He was also saying that I'm no good because I'm not a hunter, "He's not a hunter. He'd never have got us meat. He isn't a perfect and we don't know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing" (Golding 126). Then he asked to take a vote on who they want to be the leader, me or Jack. That's when everyone picked me and he left, saying, "Anyone that wants to hunt when I hunt can come too" (Golding 127). I wish Jack could just go along with everything so we could have a chance of getting off this island.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chapter 9&10-Ralph

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Diary,

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every day, Jack and his clan are becoming more and scarier. So everyone in his tribe knew to stay away from me, Jack hurt a boy named Wilfred because he was talking about me. Then, last night, they all attacked me and Piggy! It dark and me and Piggy thought the beastie was coming for us but before I could tell, I had arms, fingers, legs, and every other body part coming after me. There were around twelve kids attacking us. When I was first able to move, I got over someone and was punching him in the mouth, but then that's when i got kneed in my privates. "A knee jerked up between his legs and he fell sideways" (Golding 167). That's when the shelter fell and everyone ran away. I know now if we don't get rescued soon, Jack and his tribe will kill me.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chapter 11-Ralph

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Diary,

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">They almost killed me again today. Piggy, me, and Samneric went to try and go get Piggy's glasses back because we couldn't make a fire without them. When we get there, they tied up Samneric. This got me really mad so I started yelling at Jack. We got into a fight and then Roger pushed a big rock down a kill and it killed Piggy! "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went" (Golding 181). After they destroyed Piggy and the conch, they started jabbing at me with their spears. That's when i ran away and they couldn't find me. I'm all alone now that they killed Piggy and Simon and captured Samneric. If we don't get rescued soon I'm bound to die.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chapter 12-Ralph

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Diary,

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We're saved. Even though I'm safe, today was one of the scariest days of them all. Last night, when I snuck by the savages Samneric told me they would all be hunting for me in the morning. That's when i hid in a thicket and waited for them to come and get me. Morning came, and so did the savages. I heard them talking and the figured out where I was because of Samneric. They weren't able to reach me on their own though. One of them stuck spear through looking for me, and that's when i thrust with mine, stabbing one of the boys. "The pointed end of a stick appeared. In panic, Ralph thrust his own stick through the crack and struck with all his might. Aaa-ah!" (Golding 194). Then they set the thicket on fire, making me run away. After that, i ran, and fought off others, and ran until i fell at the feet of a Naval Officer. I was safe. No one was coming to kill me and i was going home.