The Lord of the Flies emphasizes the gradual shift of leadership throughout the story. This is the cause of the changes in the behavior of the boys and the overall mood. One quote that exemplifies my thesis is “He walked slowly into the middle of the clearing and looked steadily at the skull that gleamed as white as ever the conch had done and seemed to jeer at him cynically (185)." At this time in the book, Ralph is fleeing Jack and his savages who want to kill him. According to the quote, the skull of the Lord of the Flies seems to have the same amount of, if not more, power that the conch did. Towards the beginning of the book, Ralph uses the conch to obtain power by give everyone a sense of stability. On the other hand, Jack uses the "beast", aka the Lord of the Flies, to gain power over the boys with fear. As the skull gleams as white as the conch, Jack is now the ruler, and he has the most power.
I believe that humans are fundamentally good, but everyone is different. Everyone starts out good, but they are then confronted with decisions that shape what they are truly like. I believe this because I have seen people from different backgrounds, parents, and parts of the world. For example, I went back to Tyler, TX, where I lived before here, and I saw how much all of my friends had changed from when we were kids and how different they were from my friends who grew up in Baton Rouge. Growing up in different environments changes the way people think and act. Even though I think people are fundamentally good, I believe that people have free will to compliment or change that. Everyone in the world is flawed in someway, and that is caused by peoples decisions. Those decisions can lead to changes in judgement. So, if someones judgement is changed, that may change the way they view and feel about different situations. But, peop...
You did a really good job on explaining your thesis and how it fits with your passage. It gave a clear understanding of the topic you chose. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteGood post! I like how you described the different aspects of the quote.
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