Aryn Groves
Nurture vs. Nature
What is the difference between nurture and nature? Many will argue this point for a long time but I think the two have similarities and differences. At first, all children act the same. They are innocent and have been exposed to the world and need to be nurtured by their family members. However, there are some children that are not as fortunate as others. Many kids get abandoned and don't receive the care that is needed. After they are neglected and not nurtured, the children have to learn to take care of themselves, several have to adapt to nature. In Lord of the Flies the characters are living in the same situation as feral children. No supervision by adults and no one to tell them right from wrong. The little ones are cut off from civilization and don't know what to do. Soon, they think on their own with only what they know, which isn't a lot. Once reunited with society, the younglings are …show more content…
"He turned neatly onto his feet, jumped down to the beach, knelt and swept a double armful of sand into a pile against his chest. Then he sat back and looked at the water with bright, excited eyes" (pg 10). This quote is at the very beginning of the book explaining how Ralph and Piggy had just crashed on the island. The two did not jump to conclusions, and took a look around. Ralph was very relaxed about this situation and just sat in the sand and enjoyed the view. This particular moment in the book had a connection with the life of a feral child. At the beginning of the future wild child's life, they are innocent and are nurtured, much like the start of the book when they have no idea what will happen. Both the novel and the topic of wild children start off the same. A calm and civil environment was the exposition of the kids lives and then tension rose leading into the abandonment and the
Nurture vs. Nature
What is the difference between nurture and nature? Many will argue this point for a long time but I think the two have similarities and differences. At first, all children act the same. They are innocent and have been exposed to the world and need to be nurtured by their family members. However, there are some children that are not as fortunate as others. Many kids get abandoned and don't receive the care that is needed. After they are neglected and not nurtured, the children have to learn to take care of themselves, several have to adapt to nature. In Lord of the Flies the characters are living in the same situation as feral children. No supervision by adults and no one to tell them right from wrong. The little ones are cut off from civilization and don't know what to do. Soon, they think on their own with only what they know, which isn't a lot. Once reunited with society, the younglings are …show more content…
"He turned neatly onto his feet, jumped down to the beach, knelt and swept a double armful of sand into a pile against his chest. Then he sat back and looked at the water with bright, excited eyes" (pg 10). This quote is at the very beginning of the book explaining how Ralph and Piggy had just crashed on the island. The two did not jump to conclusions, and took a look around. Ralph was very relaxed about this situation and just sat in the sand and enjoyed the view. This particular moment in the book had a connection with the life of a feral child. At the beginning of the future wild child's life, they are innocent and are nurtured, much like the start of the book when they have no idea what will happen. Both the novel and the topic of wild children start off the same. A calm and civil environment was the exposition of the kids lives and then tension rose leading into the abandonment and the