Ralph#10

As fear about the beast grips the boys, the balance between civilization and savagery on the island shifts, and I took control over the group diminishes. At the beginning of the novel, Ralph’s hold on the other boys is quite secure: they all understand the need for order and purposive action, even if they do not always want to be bothered with rules. By this point, however, as the conventions of civilization begin to erode among the boys, Ralph’s hold on them slips, while Jack becomes a more powerful and menacing figure in the camp. In Chapter 5, Ralph’s attempt to reason with the boys is ineffective; by Chapter 6, Jack is able to manipulate Ralph by asking him, in front of the other boys, whether he is frightened. This question forces Ralph to act irrationally simply for the sake of preserving his status among the other boys. This breakdown in the group’s desire for morality, order, and civilization is increasingly enabled—or excused—by the presence of the monster, the beast that has frightened the littluns since the beginning of the novel and that is quickly assuming an almost religious significance in the camp.

Ralph#9

The boys’ fear of the beast becomes an increasingly important aspect of their lives, especially at night, from the moment the first littlun claims to have seen a snake-monster in Chapter 2. In this chapter, the fear of the beast finally explodes, ruining Ralph’s attempt to restore order to the island and precipitating the final split between Ralph and Jack. At this point, it remains uncertain whether or not the beast actually exists. In any case, the beast serves as one of the most important symbols in the novel, representing both the terror and the allure of the primordial desires for violence, power, and savagery that lurk within every human soul. In keeping with the overall allegorical nature of Lord of the Flies, the beast can be interpreted in a number of different lights. In a religious reading, for instance, the beast recalls the devil; in a Freudian reading, it can represent the id, the instinctual urges and desires of the human unconscious mind. However we interpret the beast, the littlun’s idea of the monster rising from the sea terrifies the boys because it represents the beast’s emergence from their own unconscious minds. As Simon realizes later in the novel, the beast is not necessarily something that exists outside in the jungle. Rather, it already exists inside each boy’s mind and soul, the capacity for savagery and evil that slowly overwhelms them.

Ralph#8

The littluns, who spend most of their days eating fruit and playing with one another, are particularly troubled by visions and bad dreams. They continue to talk about the “beastie” and fear that a monster hunts in the darkness. The large amount of fruit that they eat causes them to suffer from diarrhea and stomach ailments. Although the littluns’ lives are largely separate from those of the older boys, there are a few instances when the older boys torment the littluns. One vicious boy named Roger joins another boy, Maurice, in cruelly stomping on a sand castle the littluns have built. Roger even throws stones at one of the boys, although he does remain careful enough to avoid actually hitting the boy with his stones.Jack, obsessed with the idea of killing a pig, camouflages his face with clay and charcoal and enters the jungle to hunt, accompanied by several other boys. On the beach, Ralph and Piggy see a ship on the horizon—but they also see that the signal fire has gone out. They hurry to the top of the hill, but it is too late to rekindle the flame, and the ship does not come for them. Ralph is furious with Jack, because it was the hunters’ responsibility to see that the fire was maintained.

Ralph #7

While Jack went out hunting, Simon and I worked on building huts for the younger boys to live in. I was getting irritated because the huts kept falling down before they were even completed and because, the huts were so important to the boys’ ability to live on the island, none of the other boys besides Simon would help. As we work, most of the other boys played in the lagoon. I gripe the few of the boys are doing any work. All the boys act excited and energized by the plans they make at meetings, but none of them is willing to work to make the plans successful. I noticed that Jack’s hunters have failed to catch a single pig. Jack claims that although they have so far failed to bring down a pig, they will soon have more success. I also worried about the smaller children, many of whom have nightmares and are unable to sleep. He tells Jack about his concerns, but Jack, still trying to think of ways to kill a pig, is not interested in my problems.

Ralph #6

We finally catch up with the rest of the kids and the boys some dead wood and use Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down. After some more complaining from Piggy, Jack volunteers his group of hunters to be responsible for keeping the signal fire going. In their disorganized efforts to rekindle the fire, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze. Enraged at the group’s reckless disorganization, Piggy tells them that one of the little boys, coincidently the same boy who told them about the monster was playing over by the fire and now he is missing. The boys are crestfallen and shocked, and I was struck with shame.Jack, obsessed with the idea of killing a pig, camouflages his face with clay and charcoal and enters the jungle to hunt, accompanied by several other boys. On the beach, Ralph and Piggy see a ship on the horizon—but they also see that the signal fire has gone out. They hurry to the top of the hill, but it is too late to rekindle the flame, and the ship does not come for them. Ralph is furious with Jack, because it was the hunters’ responsibility to see that the fire was maintained.

Ralph #5

After Piggy scared everyone half to death, one of the younger children said that he saw a monster the night before. Though they are frightened, the older boys try to reassure the group that there is no monster. The older boys say that the little boy had was a nightmare. While everyone was scared thinking about this “mystical monster” I was thinking of the possibility of being rescue, I proposed that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island’s central mountain, so that any passing ships might see the fire and know that someone is trapped on the island. The boys ran off to the mountain, while Piggy and I stayed behind.At the meeting place, Ralph grips the conch shell and berates the boys for their failure to uphold the group’s rules. They have not done anything required of them: they refuse to work at building shelters, they do not gather drinking water, they neglect the signal fire, and they do not even use the designated toilet area. He restates the importance of the signal fire and attempts to allay the group’s growing fear of beasts and monsters. The littluns, in particular, are increasingly plagued by nightmare visions. Ralph says there are no monsters on the island. Jack likewise maintains that there is no beast, saying that everyone gets frightened and it is just a matter of putting up with it. Piggy seconds Ralph’s rational claim, but a ripple of fear runs through the group nonetheless.

Ralph #4

When the explorers return, I sound the conch shell, to begin another meeting on the beach. I tell the group that there are no adults on the island and that we needed to organize a few things to look after ourselves. Then Jack tells me about the pig they found trapped in the vines in the jungle. Shortly after, that knew that we will need hunters to kill animals for meat. I declared that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak since it works so diligently. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. Jack agrees with this idea. Then Piggy yells out of nowhere about the fact that no one is aware of the fact that we have crashed on the island and that we all could be stuck there for a long time. The idea of being stranded for a long period is too harrowing for many of the boys, and the entire group becomes silent, having everyone scared.Piggy continued to urge me to blow the conch shell and summon the boys back to the group, but Ralph is afraid that the summons will go ignored and that any vestige of order will then disintegrate. He tells Piggy and Simon that he might relinquish leadership of the group, but his friends reassure him that the boys need his guidance. As the group drifts off to sleep, the sound of a littlun crying echoes along the beach

Ralph #3

Once we settled down, the boys decided to elect a leader. The choirboys vote for Jack, but all the other boys vote for me. I won the vote, but Jack clearly wanted the position. To satisfy Jack, I asked the choir to serve as the hunters for the band of boys and asked Jack to lead them. Mindful of the need to explore their new environment, I chose Jack and a choir member named Simon to explore the island, ignoring Piggy’s annoying whining requests to be picked. The three explorers leave the meeting place and set off across the island. After that we went to play around in the jungle. Eventually, we reach the end of the jungle, just toward steep mountains. We climb up the side of one of the steep hills. From the peak, we can see that they are on an island with no people. As we travel back toward the beach, Jack and his crew finds a wild pig caught in a tangle of vines. Jack draws his knife and steps in to kill it, but hesitates, and the pig frees itself and runs away, and Jack vows that the next time he will not flinch from the act of killing. The three boys make a long trek through dense jungle and eventually emerge near the group of boys waiting for them on the beach.

Ralph #2

Piggy and I look around the beach, wondering what happened to the other boys from the plane. Although we couldn’t find any of them, we did find a large pink and cream-colored conch shell, and Piggy came up with the great idea of using it as makeshift trumpet. He convinces me to blow through the shell to find the other boys. Once the boys heard the blast of sound from the shell, they start to straggle onto the beach. The oldest among them are around twelve; the youngest are around six. Among the group is a boys’ choir, dressed in black gowns and led by an older boy named Jack. They march to the beach in two parallel lines, and Jack snaps at them to stand at attention. The boys taunt Piggy and mock his appearance and nickname

Ralph #1

I woke up in a scary place. I’m frightened because I don’t know where I am. I look around and I see a few rocks to climb down, and I climbed down, as I am climbing, I over hear a voice following me. I turn around and I see an overweight boy around my age, and he wore glasses that he constantly kept wiping dirt off. The fat boy tells me that there was a pilot and other kids that may have gotten out. Once he told me that, I asked him where all the grownups were. He told me that there were not any, once he told that I couldn’t help but smile. The fat boy's name was Piggy. After I finished talking about his name and laughing at him, he ran back into the forest. I chased him into the forest and we see a great platform of pink granite thrust up through the forest. I jumped in the water, but Piggy was scary and went I slowly. We were in the water for a minute, and I tell Piggy about my dad and how he is a commander in the Navy. I just knew he was going to come and rescue us.

Why did Shakespeare’s plays appeal to “groundlings, royals, and everyone in between? What elements assisted him in doing that?

In Shakespeare’s plays, there is always a "Queen" or "King". This is keeping the audience aware of where it took place at and the time period of the play. The plays were filled with dramatic endings. It always had some form of love, death, and that one huge surprise that change the entire flow of the story. Shakespeare plays were always in old English form. Shakespeare plays were mainly for royalty. He wrote plays for people who serve the queen and king. He also wrote plays so that the audience can understand how it was back in the 1500s. Shakespeare’s plays were so appealing to the royalty and groundlings, because they could relate to it.

Queen Elizabeth I was the unwanted child of Henry VIII. Why?

Although Queen Elizabeth was a great leader, she was an unwanted child of King Henry VIII. Not because he didn’t like her as a person, but mainly because of her mother, Anne. Henry hatred towards Anne was so compelling that he had her beheaded, because she was accused of adultery, witchery, and incest. Henry was also expecting a son (that was promised by Anne) to take over his throne, but instead, he had a daughter. It is an unreasonable situation for Elizabeth; she didn’t ask to be put in this scenario, but considering the fact King Henry being an antagonistic and selfish individual it is not a surprise.

How do I demonstrate that I am open-minded enough to learn from my experiences?

An individual demonstrates that they are open minded enough to learn from their mistakes when they are mature about scenarios they are wrong in. Whether it is something major or something that may seem irrelevant too another person, it still take maturity and courage to admit when you are wrong. As a young African American growing up, I know I have made plenty of mistakes, but also as a sophisticated, intelligent young man I can admit I was wrong. Once I admit I was wrong, I try to view how the mistake affected my life as a whole. Then I figure out what I could have done differently. Once I completely understand the mistake I have made, I learn from it. I begin to comprehend that I need to do things differently, and everyone start to see the demonstration of my open mind to learn from my mistakes I have made in the past.

Then there is the topic of staying open minded to the experiences that I benefited from. Firstly I see how it affected my life. I also see how difficult the experience was. If it was something easy, I say to myself; it would not hurt me to continue to practice these good habits. If it was more of a troublesome situation, I try to understand that everything in life does not come easy. I learn to understand that something is not worth having if you do not work for it, so there will always be something that may seem difficult at the time, but at the end it will all be worth it.

Overall, I often try to show my teachers and peers, I learn from my past experiences. If I usually wait to the last minute to finish a valuable project, and do not get a satisfying grade, I learn from it and manage my time more strategically. If I studied extremely hard for a midterm, and got an A on it, I will learn that I need to continue studying. When an individual is open minded enough to learn from past experiences, they are constantly trying to better themselves as a person, and that is exactly what I am trying to do.