Civilizations

“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” ( Vince Lombardi ) In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, we are witnesses to the chaotic societal ways of boys living on an abandoned island. As expected, these scenarios play into the calamity of the island. After reading this novel, one may no longer think an abandoned island is the ultimate paradise. At least not with multitudes of young boys on it. Throughout…

The Agricultural Revolution refers to a time between 100 B.C. and A.D. 800 (Howell et al. 7) where crops were domesticated, causing an accelerated development in Native American culture. This development in culture presented in several ways, the first being the attitudes towards women. Because it was the women who learned how to and remained in charge cultivating the crops, they were treated with more esteem. Women eventually learned to raise several different types of crops which allowed them…

tea, coffee, and Coca-Cola have been a huge motivation to the development of our society. The first drink Standage talked about was beer, a beverage discovered in the Fertile Crescent and was made with boiled water and grains. Beer made civilization possible according to the author, and everyone drank it alike because it was cleaner and safer to ingest than water was. Beer was also used as currency and paid wages, and became something that Mesopotamia could trade with. The history of…

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest” (Confucius). William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, mentions about a group of boy, who try surviving in a deserted island under primitive conditions. Piggy is one of these significant characters in Lord of the Flies and he is the symbol of wisdom in novel by his descriptions, his actions in the island, beside to his…

Around 4,000 B.C.E. there were a group of people who came to Mesopotamia, which is now modern day Iraq, and settled. These people were known as the Sumerians. After lots of hard work in Mesopotamia the Sumerians started the growth of a city state. “While the area between the Tigris and Euphrates became known as the Fertile Crescent for its high agricultural productivity, high temperatures, and unpredictable floods the Sumerians were constantly challenged”(Spodek,47). Since floods occurred…

Carl Jung defines a persona as a different, modified version of an individual that helps one adapt to “the different roles [they] play in life.” He believes that the persona is something that is ever-changing, but is separate from the true personality of said individual. William Golding creates an interestingly dystopian tale showcasing the very worst of humanity in Lord of the Flies, a novel about a crowd of young boys who end up stranded on a deserted island. Roger, one of these boys,…

appearance, but at the same time, his ignorance of the boys’ savagery proves that savagery is existent outside of the island. When Ralph sees the officer, he immediately becomes concerned with his appearance, implying that Ralph sees him as a part of civilization. However, the officer is not as civilized as Ralph thinks since his duty calls for killing people each day. The naval officer is ignorant of the extent of the boys’ savagery, even after seeing the appearance of the boys as “... streaked…

the malicious and mean “bully” of the story. When Jack wasn’t chosen as captain he changed in many ways. Jack stopped listening to Ralph, became obsessed with hunting, became interested in wearing masks, began killing humans, and destroying the civilization of the boys. He was a bad influence on the rest of the boys. Jack stopped obeying Ralph when he didn’t win as captain. Jack was so flustered that he didn’t want Ralph to be the boss of him. He says, “I’m going off by myself. He can…

place crashes. There is no adult supervision in the island, leaving the children to make decisions on their own, which may cause some struggles in the long run. In chapter 1, William Golding introduces a spectrum of different themes and motifs: civilization versus savagery; technology versus nature; hunters versus gatherers; adults versus children; and the intellect versus physicality. In this chapter, we also meet Ralph, Piggy, and other minor and side characters, such as Jack and Simon. When…

Ralph has been the primary representation of the civilization and order within the novel and with this, he was able to repress the savagery temptations, but soon enough, he begins to succumb to this nature. This was first seen when he wounded the pig and shouted, “I hit him all right. The spear stuck in.…