Phillips, Brian. SparkNote on Lord of the Flies. 12 Jan. 2009 http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/.
Ross, Jeremy. "Lord of the Flies Study Guide GradeSaver." www.gradesaver.com. 12 January 2009. GradeSaver. 12 January 2009 http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
My Conclusion and Reflection
My Conclusion
In "Lord of the Flies" William Golding presents his very harsh view of humanity and human kind. William Golding demonstrates in this novel that our ability to behave peacefully, be civilized are not a part of human nature and that “moral and societal constraints are learned rather than innate” (Phillips, Brian). He believes that human beings are all in fact savages controlled by our aggressive instincts (id).
My Reflection
My learning process was pretty good. I think that I am a very good independent learner. I feel like I was able to do a very good job working alone on this culminating activity. New learning’s would be that I realized that I could do good work independently, I also learned how to create a blog and I learned a lot about how a society can be ran. It was also really rewarding that I did not procrastinate. Working over the winter break saved me a lot of time and helped me to not stress out so much, not just about this project but my others as well. I loved this project! I had a lot of fun doing it, but I think I had a lot of fun because I chose something that I really liked and that I was really interested in. I love reading, and I loved "Lord of the Flies". I love reading, analyzing and writing about books. It’s something I just really enjoy doing. I think that this was a very essential and rewarding experience for me and I feel like you should continue to use it. It was a lot of fun.
This is just the trailer for the movie that came out in 1990 and 1963. I suggest that you watch the 1963 version because I saw the 1990 version and it has very mediocre acting.
1990
1963
In "Lord of the Flies" William Golding presents his very harsh view of humanity and human kind. William Golding demonstrates in this novel that our ability to behave peacefully, be civilized are not a part of human nature and that “moral and societal constraints are learned rather than innate” (Phillips, Brian). He believes that human beings are all in fact savages controlled by our aggressive instincts (id).
My Reflection
My learning process was pretty good. I think that I am a very good independent learner. I feel like I was able to do a very good job working alone on this culminating activity. New learning’s would be that I realized that I could do good work independently, I also learned how to create a blog and I learned a lot about how a society can be ran. It was also really rewarding that I did not procrastinate. Working over the winter break saved me a lot of time and helped me to not stress out so much, not just about this project but my others as well. I loved this project! I had a lot of fun doing it, but I think I had a lot of fun because I chose something that I really liked and that I was really interested in. I love reading, and I loved "Lord of the Flies". I love reading, analyzing and writing about books. It’s something I just really enjoy doing. I think that this was a very essential and rewarding experience for me and I feel like you should continue to use it. It was a lot of fun.
This is just the trailer for the movie that came out in 1990 and 1963. I suggest that you watch the 1963 version because I saw the 1990 version and it has very mediocre acting.
1990
1963
The Psychological Perspective
In the book the three main characters have a symbolic meaning. Jack, Ralph and Piggy all represent an aspect of the mind. Sigmund Freud theorized that the brain has three aspects: the id, the ego and the superego. The id is our sexual and aggressive instincts and it follows the pleasure principle. It is in the unconscious mind. The superego represents the sociological constraints of society. It is our "conscious" it tells us what we should or should not do. It is in the preconscious mind. The ego on the other hand mediates between the id's desires and the superego's demands. It is in the conscious mind. Piggy represents the superego by always wanting to follow the rules and make sure that everybody else is also following them. Jack represents the id in the novel and this is proven by his very aggressive personality and his lust for violence and power. Ralph on the other hand represents that ego partly because of his democratic government. He was trying to please everybody including the desires from Jack and Piggy’s demands to have order and rule. (Phillips, Brian; Ross, Jeremy)
The conflicts between characters in the novel revolve around the characters symbolic meaning. Jack and Piggy are complete opposites and therefore don’t get along. Jack has completely different views and opinions than Piggy because of what they represent, Jack the Id and Piggy the Superego. Jack and Ralph on the other hand seem to get along in the beginning of the novel as Ralph is trying his hardest to do what Jack wants but at the end their conflict is what drives the plot and the story.
Jack is not the only one that is aggressive. His entire hunters are aggressive and are dominated by their aggressive instinct. In the book, even those that were civilized finished turning into savages.
The conflicts between characters in the novel revolve around the characters symbolic meaning. Jack and Piggy are complete opposites and therefore don’t get along. Jack has completely different views and opinions than Piggy because of what they represent, Jack the Id and Piggy the Superego. Jack and Ralph on the other hand seem to get along in the beginning of the novel as Ralph is trying his hardest to do what Jack wants but at the end their conflict is what drives the plot and the story.
Jack is not the only one that is aggressive. His entire hunters are aggressive and are dominated by their aggressive instinct. In the book, even those that were civilized finished turning into savages.
The Anthropological Perspective
As time went on the boys began to create their own culture. The boys began to create their own language. The group does not call the little boys, little boys anymore. Instead they are known to the group as "littluns". The big boys are also called "biguns". There are twins who are called Sam and Eric and are later known as "Samneric". In the beginning of the novel there are usually three cultures. The "littluns" culture which is a very basic routine. They simply wake up every day and then play, eat, rest, play and finally go back to sleep. The hunters culture revolves around hunting, killing, painted faces and entertainment. While Ralph's group is to have order, be civilized and responsible. (Ross, Jeremy)
As the plot moves on, there is a sudden fear of a "beast". This beast is actually very important because it is Jack's tool to gain leadership and it later becomes somewhat of a religious significance. They all end up believing in a "beast", even Jack falls prey to his own trick. They soon start to make some sacrifices. Including killing and offering pigs to the "beast". They even go as far as actually killing one of themselves by mistaking him for the beast. (Phillips, Brian)
When Jack's militaristic government takes over the island there is cultural conflict between Jack and his hunters culture and Ralph's. Jack and his hunters just want to have fun and kill while Ralph's wants to maintain order and law. (Phillips, Brian) In the end though, Jack and his hunter's murder Piggy and Ralph is the only one that has not adopted the culture of Jack and his hunters.
As the plot moves on, there is a sudden fear of a "beast". This beast is actually very important because it is Jack's tool to gain leadership and it later becomes somewhat of a religious significance. They all end up believing in a "beast", even Jack falls prey to his own trick. They soon start to make some sacrifices. Including killing and offering pigs to the "beast". They even go as far as actually killing one of themselves by mistaking him for the beast. (Phillips, Brian)
When Jack's militaristic government takes over the island there is cultural conflict between Jack and his hunters culture and Ralph's. Jack and his hunters just want to have fun and kill while Ralph's wants to maintain order and law. (Phillips, Brian) In the end though, Jack and his hunter's murder Piggy and Ralph is the only one that has not adopted the culture of Jack and his hunters.
The Sociological Perspective
In the novel the boys immediately begin to create a mini-society by electing a leader, Ralph. Ralph then using his leadership power begins to assign jobs. Making Jack the leader of his own choir and in charge of food and the fire. Piggy is then in charge of the little boys. (Phillips, Brian) Ralph is a democratic leader who cares for the entire group of boys as a whole. This is shown by being interested in what they have to say and taking their suggestions into consideration. Jack on the other hand is a very militaristic leader. This is shown by the way that he orders his choir, he just gives orders and expects them to be done. (Ross, Jeremy)
Later in the book the boys begin to organize them into cliques. The big boys sticking together and the small boys making their own little group. As time goes on they also create a social hierarchy; the little boys taking positions of "normal" citizens in a society and the big boys taking leadership positions. (Phillips, Brian; Ross, Jeremy)
As the novel advances the rules and norms that Ralph has created with his democratic government like where to go to the washroom, helping to build the hits and keeping the fire going are not being followed. At this point Ralph's democratic government has begun to fall apart because of Jack. Jack starts to spread fear over the boys about there being a beast on the island. Jack spreads the fear as a way to make the rest of the boys trust him and this shows his lust for power. (Phillips, Brian; Ross, Jeremy)
In the end Ralph's democratic government is over thrown by Jack's militaristic one. The boys are fooled by Jack and his trick to spread fear over the island about the beast so in return, all the boys confide in him for his protection over the beast. The boys allow Jack to boss them around like a king. His dictatorship and militaristic ideas are the last traces of society that the novel has, and this ironically, brings their rescue.
Later in the book the boys begin to organize them into cliques. The big boys sticking together and the small boys making their own little group. As time goes on they also create a social hierarchy; the little boys taking positions of "normal" citizens in a society and the big boys taking leadership positions. (Phillips, Brian; Ross, Jeremy)
As the novel advances the rules and norms that Ralph has created with his democratic government like where to go to the washroom, helping to build the hits and keeping the fire going are not being followed. At this point Ralph's democratic government has begun to fall apart because of Jack. Jack starts to spread fear over the boys about there being a beast on the island. Jack spreads the fear as a way to make the rest of the boys trust him and this shows his lust for power. (Phillips, Brian; Ross, Jeremy)
In the end Ralph's democratic government is over thrown by Jack's militaristic one. The boys are fooled by Jack and his trick to spread fear over the island about the beast so in return, all the boys confide in him for his protection over the beast. The boys allow Jack to boss them around like a king. His dictatorship and militaristic ideas are the last traces of society that the novel has, and this ironically, brings their rescue.
The Scenario
In "Lord of the Flies" a plane crashes onto a deserted island. A group of school boy's survive the plane crash and realize that there are no adults on the island and that they are the only inhabitants of the island. The boy's quickly try to decides on what actions to take and elect a leader: Ralph. Piggy is Ralph's "lieutenant" and he is the one with all the good ideas. Then there is Jack, who also wanted to be leader but grudgingly allows Ralph to take the position.The boy's quickly start to create a mini-society and try to mimic the society from which they came. They begin to implement things such as: rule, order, norms and leaders.
As time passes, they boy's begin to create their own culture with language, dance, beliefs and different modes of entertainment. Near the end of the book their is cultural conflict and a dominant culture. At the end of the novel all order is demolished and chaos is inevitable.
The three protagonists of the novel all have a symbolic meaning. Piggy, Ralph and Jack all represent an aspect of the mind; the id, the ego and the superego.
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