Dear Ms. Di Rico,
It is hard to believe how fast this year flew by. I can still remember you trying to remember our names. This year in global literature has taught me so much. Not only has this class taught me how to analyze a book or a poem or a short story. But it has taught me valuable life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. Each assignment that you have assigned us has challenged me in many ways. In my letter I would like to take the time to reflect on all the units we have worked through this year. This year we started off reading the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. A big idea Golding kept emphasizing throughout the novel was that a society needs boundaries enforced by authority in order to thrive. Without boundaries, a society will fail. For instance, Ralph, the leader, was the authority of the society of boys, and everything was running smoothly. However, once Ralph was not looked upon as the leader, the society broke out in chaos. The island became the home of the savages instead of the boys. Rules made by an individual gives …show more content…
In this story the individuals of the village should be able to have the right to say no to the lottery. On page 743 it says, “‘It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,’ Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her” (Jackson). The tradition took away the rights and freedom of the individuals. When Mrs. Hutchinson was chosen for the lottery she kept trying to fight back even until the end. She kept fighting for her voice to be heard, but it was not heard by the people. Mrs. Hutchinson needed a follower to help her fight against the lottery because the first follower is always the leader. And she did not have any followers to help her push for the rights an individual deserved. Followers are the reason why movements are
It is hard to believe how fast this year flew by. I can still remember you trying to remember our names. This year in global literature has taught me so much. Not only has this class taught me how to analyze a book or a poem or a short story. But it has taught me valuable life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. Each assignment that you have assigned us has challenged me in many ways. In my letter I would like to take the time to reflect on all the units we have worked through this year. This year we started off reading the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. A big idea Golding kept emphasizing throughout the novel was that a society needs boundaries enforced by authority in order to thrive. Without boundaries, a society will fail. For instance, Ralph, the leader, was the authority of the society of boys, and everything was running smoothly. However, once Ralph was not looked upon as the leader, the society broke out in chaos. The island became the home of the savages instead of the boys. Rules made by an individual gives …show more content…
In this story the individuals of the village should be able to have the right to say no to the lottery. On page 743 it says, “‘It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,’ Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her” (Jackson). The tradition took away the rights and freedom of the individuals. When Mrs. Hutchinson was chosen for the lottery she kept trying to fight back even until the end. She kept fighting for her voice to be heard, but it was not heard by the people. Mrs. Hutchinson needed a follower to help her fight against the lottery because the first follower is always the leader. And she did not have any followers to help her push for the rights an individual deserved. Followers are the reason why movements are