Lord of the Flies Chance

Prompt 1 - Our class system in society has ways that we can put down people or make them feel like less, without even knowing it. This is shown in Lord of the Flies. In the beginning of the story the boys come together and create a civilization. They all work together and try to survive. As the story goes on some of the boys do not like order and working together, so they branch off. Jack becomes the leader of the new group and he pressures many of the younger boys to join his group. The last people to not join Jack's group are Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and a few little kids. At the end of the book Jack makes Ralph feel so bad by taking away all of his friends and by making him feel insane. They make him feel alone and like there is no hope, and that can be worse than dying. You are alone and you have so many thoughts going through your head you might not know what to do, and that can drive you crazy. More or society or the lack of society that the boys missed caused them all to become crazy and do radical things, and I think that the mental state that they were in was worse than dying. The crazy things they did will haunt them forever and they will have to live with a guilty conscience.

Prompt 2 - If we can't separate our civilized self from our savage self I believe that our savage self will take over. This is demonstrated in the book as well. At the beginning the kids of the story the kids try to stay civilized and have order, but as the story progressed all of their savage selves came out in true color. Jack starts killing kids because he thinks that it shows leadership and he thinks that there is nothing with it. Our savage selves come out in us because the instinct inside our body and mind makes us go into survival mode. We will do whatever we have to do to survive, whether it is right or wrong.

Prompt 3 - A civilization is started from the bottom up. First you have to have people or a majority crowd. From there you can build up into higher, more sophisticated levels. You can select a president, or person in charge. You also need to select specialized people for certain areas, such as workers who do a lot of strenuous jobs. You need smart people who will help improve your living areas and way of life. You can also fill in other miscellaneous jobs as the president or people see fit. A civilization is created when there is a need for order and specialization in order to survive and thrive. I think that overall people are formed by society. Society kind of forms people and tells them what to do. Over the years a norm of society has been established, and people who go against it are considered outcasts. The way we live shapes our everyday lives, and it decides how we live. People conform to society and act how society says is fit. All of our lives are controlled by society. It has been like this forever, no matter where you go. A society created in many different forms by many different civilizations always seems to run the people lives. A leader or person of higher power along with people of lower authority make up a society. They all work together to create norms or acceptable behavior in order to run effectively. People conform to society whether we know it or not.