Lord Of The Flies Survival Essay

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Bree Starley
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Survival Essay How often do you completely have to rely on yourself? You possibly don’t think about these type of situations, because we think “Oh it won’t happen to us.” but in reality we never know if it’ll happen to us or not. To be independent or do everything on your own? Well in cast away and in Lord of the Flies, Chuck and the boys had to become as independent as one can be. These characters from both entertainment pieces develope their own sense of independence; it leads to Chuck's rescue from losing his mind and being insanely creative and the boys mental issues, savagery, and delusions.
In some way, Chucks sense of creativity is magnified as his isolation becomes longer. He became creative enough to make a volleyball

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