Lost

Contemporary TV: This Is Us This Is Us is a new NBC show that premiered on the 20th of September of this year and International Business Times reporter, Caitlyn Hitt, summarizes the beginning of the first episode with, “It centers around five people — one couple, two siblings and a big wig trying to discover his roots [who all happen to be celebrating their 36th birthday]”(Hitt). This Is Us fits into Jason Mittell’s definition of “narrative complexity” through its unique use of operational…

evident when the boys elect “[the boy] with the shell” as chief (22). Through this, the conch is shown a symbol of order since it is used in this way to elect a leader. Its use as a tool to call the boys also shows how “order” can help those who are lost. As time passes, the conch is used to call the others to a meeting and “to have ‘Hands up’ like at school” to signify who has the right to speak (33). The boys use the conch to keep themselves in check, and when the conch is present, order is…

saying that’s there’s no power and order at this end of the island.“Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea” (177). Simon symbolizes good and innocence and by his body leaving the island it represents that the kids lost the good in them and they have become savage and lost of innocence.As I stated in this paragraph that the conch symbolizes power and Simon’s death symbolizes innocence leaving the island and they turn savage go to the overall theme that I said that fear can cause people…

Sinking into the gruesome life of savagery, slitting pigs’ throats, tearing apart their flesh for food, leaving the civilized manner of rules and keeping order behind, would you lose all your morals? In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of boys is stranded on a jungle island after their plane crashes. They are left with no adults to guide them, they must govern themselves. They begin with trying to keep their civilized manner and compose rules to govern themselves, but…

Innocence can be lost by ourselves, but it can never be found in ourselves once it is lost. Innocence can be great because life is a dream, but one is naive to the world. Savagery can be great because life is so much fun, but people will fear the savage and run from them. Throughout Lord Of The Flies there are many themes that appear in the book. One of those themes are savagery and innocence. While having savagery and innocence can be great, they can both also be horrible. Throughout this…

The Electrifying Scorpio Races The folklore surrounding the mysterious water horse myth has always captured my fascination. Maggie Stiefvater 's The Scorpio Races takes this exceedingly ancient folktale and beguiles audience 's with her own unique retelling. There are decidedly few authors that can write in such a way that not only makes readers envision the setting, but she transports us there. Stiefvater 's opening of The Scorpio Races is both thrilling, and yet haunting with the declaration…

your hunters came back hours ago. They’ve been swimming”, (51). The group’s inability to stay on task on the island made it impossible for them to stay a civilized society. Jack’s group lost the ability of civility and stole Piggy’s glasses from them. “We’d have given you fire if you had asked---” (176). The group lost any manners to ask for something and just took what they wanted like savages. Golding creates the Island almost as a test for their ability to stay civil when under…

droplets on the floor, resembling the two boys finally united. Upon arrival of the cruiser on the Thames River, a group of worried parents were waiting at the port to see their long lost sons. The captain had telegraphed the port who notified the schools that the missing schoolboys were rescued. He saw familiar long lost faces that had almost decomposed from his memory. As the schoolboys exited the cruiser and back on land, it took a while for the children to find their parents and parents to…

A group of the boys were designated to tend to the flames to signal any potential saviours, yet they ignored this order completely and ultimately lost an opportunity to be rescued. “‘ I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can’t even build huts - then you go off hunting and let out the fire-’ He turned away, silent for a moment. Then his voice came again on a peak of…

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the famous T.V. series Lost both have people deserted island after a plane crash. In spite of the leaders’ efforts to save others, three characters die. In LOTF Simon and Piggy are killed by others on the island, so is Mars in Lost. The question is were they murdered? First-degree murder is done with hatred and planning. (Doc. A) Second-degree murder is not planned and has no hatred, but its has intent to kill. (Doc. A) Based on the definition…