Imagine a centaur, the combination of both a man and a beast who have polar opposite character traits while sharing the same body and symbiotic instincts. The main characters in the Lord of the Flies display both human and animal traits although the human characteristics dominate the animal instincts. In the Journal of General Education, Vol 16, R.C. Townsend proves the belief that William Golding is uncertain of his thesis of the book Lord of the Flies. Golding is unsure about his thesis that humans are no different than beasts. He shows this skepticism through the main characters’ display of unique human attributes such as critical thinking, protection of the young and weak, and manipulation.
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We must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” (37-38). Ralph takes action and institutes a plan of creating a fire in order to potentially free this group of stranded kids. Ralph analyzes his crowd whom he is dealing with and figures out a solution to provide a sense of hope and satisfaction. The fire serves as a dual purpose of signaling ships and warmth. Ralph’s ideology behind creating a fire for signals along with warmth, demonstrates his instinct of critical thinking by not only surviving but wanting to get rescued. Next, Jack contributes to their community of stranded boys by providing nutrition and sustenance. Hunting is a particular skillset which involves intricate tactics used to trap and kill animals in order to obtain meat. During the meeting, Jack shares with boys “all the same, you need an army for hunting. Hunting pigs” (32) Jack plans to teach his army of hunters guerilla warfare tactics, how to create weapons and successfully use them to hunt pigs. He also teaches them how to prepare the pig for grilling and eating. Jack utilizes his teaching and survival skills to prepare the boys with the essential expertise needed to …show more content…
First, Jack and Ralph have a debate on who is more equipped to lead the boys for the rest of the time on the island. Jack tells the boys that Ralph is “not a hunter. He’d never have got us meat. he isn’t a prefect and we don’t know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing. All this talk!” (126) Ralph accuses Jack’s group of not being efficient and getting anything done but Jack responds by planting a seed in their mind that Ralph is not equipped to be chief because of his lack of action behind his words. Jack supplies food, protection, and satisfaction and delivers what he promises, while Ralph expects this young group of boys who have no experience living without a guardian to obey him because of the conch. The boys side with Jack instead of Ralph because he is a man of action not a man of mere words. Later in the book, Jack feels the need to leave the original group of boys and start living on his own. Jack tells the boys “I'm going off by myself. [Ralph] can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too” (127) Jack is implying that the boys are going to be in danger if they choose to be with Ralph but Jack will rescue the boys if they choose to side with him. Therefore this fear of having to provide for themselves instead of relying on
Critical thinking skills of planning, evaluating, …show more content…
We must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” (37-38). Ralph takes action and institutes a plan of creating a fire in order to potentially free this group of stranded kids. Ralph analyzes his crowd whom he is dealing with and figures out a solution to provide a sense of hope and satisfaction. The fire serves as a dual purpose of signaling ships and warmth. Ralph’s ideology behind creating a fire for signals along with warmth, demonstrates his instinct of critical thinking by not only surviving but wanting to get rescued. Next, Jack contributes to their community of stranded boys by providing nutrition and sustenance. Hunting is a particular skillset which involves intricate tactics used to trap and kill animals in order to obtain meat. During the meeting, Jack shares with boys “all the same, you need an army for hunting. Hunting pigs” (32) Jack plans to teach his army of hunters guerilla warfare tactics, how to create weapons and successfully use them to hunt pigs. He also teaches them how to prepare the pig for grilling and eating. Jack utilizes his teaching and survival skills to prepare the boys with the essential expertise needed to …show more content…
First, Jack and Ralph have a debate on who is more equipped to lead the boys for the rest of the time on the island. Jack tells the boys that Ralph is “not a hunter. He’d never have got us meat. he isn’t a prefect and we don’t know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing. All this talk!” (126) Ralph accuses Jack’s group of not being efficient and getting anything done but Jack responds by planting a seed in their mind that Ralph is not equipped to be chief because of his lack of action behind his words. Jack supplies food, protection, and satisfaction and delivers what he promises, while Ralph expects this young group of boys who have no experience living without a guardian to obey him because of the conch. The boys side with Jack instead of Ralph because he is a man of action not a man of mere words. Later in the book, Jack feels the need to leave the original group of boys and start living on his own. Jack tells the boys “I'm going off by myself. [Ralph] can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too” (127) Jack is implying that the boys are going to be in danger if they choose to be with Ralph but Jack will rescue the boys if they choose to side with him. Therefore this fear of having to provide for themselves instead of relying on