Tupac And Ralph Overcoming Adversity

Overcoming Adversity and Personal Growth in Holler If You Hear Me and Lord of the Flies Overcoming problems, obstacles, struggles in life isn’t easy but it does have a positive result in one’s personal growth and life. “Holler if You Hear Me” by Michael Eric Dyson is a biography of Tupac mainly focused on events, people in his life, behind his career and the unseen mental physical struggles he faced. William Golding has designed a character in “Lord of the Flies” “Ralph” who is one of the boys stranded on the island and is one who is mostly and constantly put to challenges which affect him mentally. Tupac and Ralph both lived very harsh times. Tupac and Ralph were put through several challenges but were able to overcome them. A successful …show more content…
Ralph had a difficult time overcoming the challenges the other boys put on him. Ralph felt panic and fear as Jack’s gang threatened him, which is no easy task to go through. Jack and his tribe put Ralph into a scary moment as he attacks him “Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph” (Golding, 201) Ralph was one of the boys stranded on the island, but the one that had most problems upon him. Ralph was the one most affected by the group’s decisions and actions, especially since he was chief of the group. Tupac faced a lot of mental struggles such as having a huge worry over education or a physical struggle such as being poor. “There should be a class on drugs. There should be a class on sex education, a real sex education class, not just pictures and diagrams and illogical.” (Dyson, 77) Tupac has a strong negative feeling on education. Ralph and Tupac both face mental challenges as Ralph is threatened and feels scared, and Tupac worries over what education is teaching this generation’s …show more content…
Tupac whether physical or mental the problem, he found a way to get over it. “If money was nothing, if there was no money and everything depended on your moral standards and the way that you behaved and the way you treated people, we’d be millionaires.” (Dyson, 51) Tupac is understanding of his economic situation and makes a positive psychology out of it. He states that morals are richer than wealth. Tupac makes a physical struggle into a positive thought. Ralph has to face temptation and be against the idea of savagery because Ralph is the order and civilization of the group. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.” Ralph is aware of the speculation, egos, anger, and jealousy of the other boys that would potentially spring up but felt that had to be said. Ralph and Tupac are aware of the bad situations but have a positive feeling about it, instead of mourning or overthink about