“If you don’t like something change it, if you can’t change it, change your attitude, “ a quote by Maya Angelon. This quote means that change is bound to happen, no matter the circumstance if you cannot change the situation yourself then you have to adjust your thinking. Things including experiences and maturity are put to the test when a change has come in conditions that cause for extreme attitude adjustments. For instance in the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, many boys deserted completely alone on an island had to learn how to survive with no adult supervision. As you read and unraveled the true meaning of this story, you detect the things that change within the boys and how they become barbarian-like beasts that turn against
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The boys didn’t panic in this situation, and the smart thing they did was first determine a “chief” of the group. Wisely, the group of English boys voted on the “chief.” ‘Let’s have a vote… A vote for chief!’” (Golding 22). The group of boys were so acquainted with the idea of a leader because of the things they were accustomed to having one person be elected to rule, because that naturally is the way society works. As the boys use their life experiences and morals to begin to survive alone, however as they do that they begin to change. At the time basing it off of the new experiences on the island, their mindsets began to change and their thoughts for a single ruler and “chief” went away slowly. The ‘Barbarian’ attributes of survival instincts took over and it was the most effective option to protect yourself which then caused arguing. ‘“Ralph walks along the beach and thinks about how much of life is an improvisation and about how a considerable part of one’s walking life is spent watching one’s feet.”’ (Golding 76). This was Ralph’s thoughts as he pondered along the beach thinking about how things are playing out and realizing everything and everyone’s actions. Later, there’s lots of arguing at one of the group’s meetings and deliberation over power and how Jack is demanding to have his own tribe. “‘I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.’ Most of the boys
The boys didn’t panic in this situation, and the smart thing they did was first determine a “chief” of the group. Wisely, the group of English boys voted on the “chief.” ‘Let’s have a vote… A vote for chief!’” (Golding 22). The group of boys were so acquainted with the idea of a leader because of the things they were accustomed to having one person be elected to rule, because that naturally is the way society works. As the boys use their life experiences and morals to begin to survive alone, however as they do that they begin to change. At the time basing it off of the new experiences on the island, their mindsets began to change and their thoughts for a single ruler and “chief” went away slowly. The ‘Barbarian’ attributes of survival instincts took over and it was the most effective option to protect yourself which then caused arguing. ‘“Ralph walks along the beach and thinks about how much of life is an improvisation and about how a considerable part of one’s walking life is spent watching one’s feet.”’ (Golding 76). This was Ralph’s thoughts as he pondered along the beach thinking about how things are playing out and realizing everything and everyone’s actions. Later, there’s lots of arguing at one of the group’s meetings and deliberation over power and how Jack is demanding to have his own tribe. “‘I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.’ Most of the boys