Lord of the Flies eassy

Hey, 16 year old Darian here! Were in Torp right now and I just finnished my lof eassy. The hook sucks tho. Anywho, I thought I'd paste it. It's very Louie CKian Consider a fly for a brief moment. At first sight, this winged insect mentioned in the title of the novel Lord of the Flies may seem like an odd comparison for the characters in the story. However, it is important to take into account the developmental state of the boys in the novel. With this in mind, the children are not being compared to flies, but something much more fitting; The children in the story are being compared to child flies, also known as maggots. Similarly, In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the characterization and actions of the boys on the island to argue that children are worthless, mean brats with a complete lack of common decency, who are incapable of performing even the most simple of tasks without completely destroying everything around them. To put that into more basic terms, children suck. Golding uses Ralph and Piggy’s actions when they first arrive on the island to illustrate how children are completely oblivious to the basic common courtesy and norms of the grown up world. Typically, when one is involved in a deadly plane crash that causes them to wake up on a deserted island surrounded by the decomposing bodies of the people they were flying with, their first response is to find other people and figure out what is going on. So naturally, it is expected that Ralph will do the same thing, especially considering that this was a school field trip and he probably had friends on the plane that he could check in with. On the contrary, as soon as Ralph arrives on the island, he “un[does] the snake clasps of his belt, lug[s] off his shorts and pants and st[ands] there naked” (12). By having a boy of only 12 do something as socially unacceptable as getting naked in public, Golding illustrates the lack of manners and decency that children possess. Additionally, the absurd timing of Ralph’s nudity is used to exaggerate the frequency and lack of reason that children have for removing their clothes. Many parents have stories about their child removing his or her clothes at an inappropriate time and Golding emphasizes this point greatly by having the main character choose to get naked during the worst time possible, a deadly plane crash. However, Ralph is not the only one with an unreasonable response to the accident. When Piggy first arrives on the island, he “g[ets] caught up” (1), which in American slang, basically means he decided to go number two. Defecating among the corpses of one’s deceased friends and classmates is generally frowned upon. Therefore, by choosing a young boy to perform this action, Golding conveys how children lack sincerity and are blind to the basic norms of society. Furthermore, along with public nudity, constant defecation is a common stereotype associated with toddlers and young children. Golding exploits this behavior to magnify the negative characteristics that young children possess and reveal the worthless and inappropriate nature of children. Additionally, Golding uses the dialog between the characters to reveal that children are mean and impolite. An example of this is shown when Jack first meets Piggy. When two people meet for the first time, they usual introduce themselves and ask how the other person is doing. However, when Jack interacts with Piggy for the first time, rather than doing that, he yells, “Shut up, Fatty” (21). By having Jack address Piggy with the phrase “shut up” which is generally considered to be a rude way of getting someone to be quiet, followed by the mean and insensitive nickname “Fatty”, Golding conveys that children are naturally very unfriendly and impolite. Another example can be found when Jack is giving Simon, a quiet and altruistic boy, meat. Although gathering meat for someone is generous, Jack presents the food to him in a very rude and unkind fashion. Rather than simply handing him the pork, “Jack L[eaps] to his feet, slash[es] off a great hunk of meat, [...] fl[ings] it down at Simon’s feet [and says] ‘Eat! Damn you!” (74). By describing Jacks actions with the words “leap”, “slash”, “hunk”, and “fling” which are all associated with carelessness, Golding implies how children do not make an effort to be nice to others. Additionally, by having Jack tell Simon that he will be damned if he refuses to eat the food, which is considered to be a rude and threatening statement, Golding portrays children as mean and impolite. Finally, Golding uses the actions of the boys on the island to argue that children are incapable of performing even the most simple tasks without drastically screwing everything up. Although starting a fire is difficult, keeping a fire going is considered to be a fairly simple task. However, in performing this task at the beginning of the book, the boys get over excited and feed the fire way too much wood, causing “yellow flames [to] pour upwards and sh[ake] a great beard of flame 20 feet in the air” (41). Because of this, “for yards around the fire, the heat was like a blow, and the breeze was a river of sparks” (41) By portraying the fire to be 20 feet tall and using words such as “blow” and “sparks”to describe it, which all have a dangerous and destructive connotation, Golding illustrates the disastrous and destructive outcome that results when children attempt to perform tasks, regardless of their simplicity. This same idea is also conveyed later on in the story when Ralph and Jack are asked to recall what happened on their hunt. Although describing one’s actions is a considerably simple task, in doing this, “Ralph, carried away by excitement, grab[s] Eric’s spear and jab[s] at Robert with it” (114). When telling a story, the goal is to inform the listener, not harm them. Therefore, by having a child stab another boy while attempting to tell a story, Golding illustrates how children are incapable of performing tasks without hurting everyone and everything around them. Overall, the novel Lord of the Flies conveys that children are mean and worthless brats who cannot do anything right. Although the novel is regarded very highly, at its core, the book is simply a outlet for William Golding to complain about his children in the classiest way possible, by writing a 202 page interpretive novel about it. That's for reading all that! As a reward here is a picture of me in torp. Ugh i took another one with dominick and mr torp in the background but it got deleted. awww pooie