Lord Of The Flies Chapter 11 Thesis

Character Description- gives the reader the perspective of the lives of the "New People"; the artist

As a matter of fact the language barrier was global. Lepore introduces the book of “King Philip’s War” by beginning with the death of John Sassamon, who had the knowledge and ability to read and write in both languages. Lepore’s notes on Sassamon’s death was led by his literacy of both sides and his faith in it. Lepore tries her best to examine both sides as much as possible, even if the record of history of the colonists weighed heavily than the Indians record of history. “If war is, at least in part, a contest for meaning, can it ever be a fair fight when only one side has access to those perfect instruments of empire, pens, paper, and printing presses?”, asks Lepore. The misconception of judging the opposition by understanding only one side is a huge fault in our American identity. Most Indian’s were illiterate therefore they were unable to create a record of history for us to be knowledgeable of. The American identity may heavily fall to the side of the colonist due to the lack of history on the opposite

“We saw—” “—the beast—” Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is set in “...the near future.”

“When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice–you may know that your society is doomed”(Rand). This was stated by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand; the extract relates to the novel William Golding wrote called Lord of the Flies. Golding wrote about a group of schoolboys trapped on an island from a plane crash. The boys had to figure out how to survive without grownups. Trying to survive was difficult because they had to have common sense and order. They lose those traits throughout the book which resulted in selfishness and corrupt behaviors.

What went wrong in the Lord of the Flies? Some may say Jack and some may say Roger, but what are the real reasons for the downfall of the boys? They are, the loss of hope, the loss of order, and the passing of time.

The Lord of the Flies is a story about a group of boys who are stranded on an island. There aren’t any adults with them because the plane they were on had crashed and the pilot died, he had been the only adult with them. That main character Ralph is elected chief of the boys and is supposed to be in charge, but finds it hard to keep control. Ralph believes the most important thing is to keep the fire going, so that if a ship passes by they can get rescued. As the story goes on dissent begins to form among the other boys. The leader of this dissent was Jack. He had wanted to have control from the beginning and was fed up with Ralph’s rules.

In New England the relationship between the colonists and the Indians was precarious. The mentality of both parties seemed to be an eye for an eye. However rhe early encounters between the groups were peaceful. They established trade, and exchanged knowledge. As the colonists began to rely on the Indians as trade partners the Indians struggled to accommodate them. As the Indian’s trading items began to diminish, the colonists of New England turned their attention to land. The land hungry thirst of the colonists led to confrontations with the Indians. The Indians began to retaliate by uniting the nearby tribes (James Axtell, Colonial America Without the Indians).

A huge detriment to the long, rocky process of English colonization in the New World was conflict with the Indians. Before the English settlers and the Indians first met on the James River, both already held strong ideas of what to expect. Both were confident in their abilities to overcome and control the other group, and both expected to use the other for a trading opportunity. However, the English saw the Indians as an advanced, highly developed group, while Indians thought the literal opposite of the foreigners settling onto their land. Inflexible assumptions between colonists and Indians were one of the main contributors to violent conflict between the two groups.

Imagine you were stranded, with a bunch of other kids your age. Seeing that there is no authority, no law; wouldn’t anyone feel strange? Wouldn’t one feel the necessity to set forth a few rules, to maintain everyone’s sanity? In the book, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the hidden brutality of one’s self becomes their worst nightmare. The theme of this story is: without structure and rule our basic ideas of how to treat other people and what is right or wrong will be lost.

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.

Thesis Statement: The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding portrays the theme that regardless of each person’s different background and characteristics, every individual has the ability to commit brutal acts. While this book depicts Ralph and Piggy as the most civilized characters, and Jack and his hunters as young English choir boys, their actions reveal that they all have the capability to act violently.

Write an analysis of the opening chapter of Lord of the Flies. How effective is it at introducing the characters, concerns and language of the novel?

Thesis statement: Though people live in a civilized society, they possess the capacity for violence. Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, discusses this theme with two main characters who metamorph from civil human beings to heathens, and who distance themselves from the order of society.

     When a group of children become stranded on a deserted island, the rules of society no longer apply to them. Without the supervision of their parents or of the law, the primitive nature of the boys surfaces. Consequently, the boys live without luxury that could have been obtained had they maintained a society on the island. Instead, these young boys take advantage of their freedom, and life as they knew it deteriorates. Lord of the Flies is influenced by the author's life and experiences. Golding's outlook on life changes, due to his heavy involvement in W.W.II, to his current philosophy that "The shape of society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual, and not on any political system

“Isolation is a dream killer” (Barbara Sher). In the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, kids stranded on an island must figure out how to survive. By hunting pigs and building shelters the kids tried to subsist on the island. Through the process of hunting, the kids became cruel, evolving to the point of being barbaric. Thus, through the barbaric actions of the boys and the outside world, Golding shows that savagery exists in all people.