Good leadership can be found in an individual that is persevering‚ does not give up‚ and encourages others to reach their goals. In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ Ralph and Jack are both given the chance to become leaders. However‚ both of them display negative qualities that reflect onto the rest of the group. Respect‚ a given human right‚ leads to a group disagreeing and falling apart when not upheld. When leaders fail to uphold democratic rights‚ society falters. To begin‚ when leaders
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competition turns the water bloody” (Kim & Mauborgne‚ 2004). A particularly well known product today that was once a blue ocean is the smart phone. At one time‚ the average consumer could be found carrying a cell phone‚ a personal digital assistant (PDA)‚ and an MP3 player on them during the day. Cell phones were used for making and receiving calls; some had options for text messaging‚ but that was the extent of a mobile phone years ago. PDA’s were used to manage communication and schedules‚ most needing
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introduced to the first object of symbolism.The conch shell was originally found by Piggy but handed over to Ralph in order to call the rest of the boys out. By blowing into the conch shell‚ Ralph is able to call the rest of the boys from the forrest and have a meeting. During this meeting‚ the boy’s elect a chief‚ Ralph. Ralph establishes a law that someone can only speech during a meeting if they have the conch shell in their hands. Through this rule the conch shell becomes a direct symbol of order and
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civilization. Piggy thinks critically about the conch shell and determines a productive use for it—summoning the other boys to the beach. The conch shell itself is one of the most important symbols in the novel. The conch shell represents law‚ order‚ and political legitimacy‚ as it summons the boys from their scattered positions on the island and grants its holder the right to speak in front of the group. Later in the novel‚ Golding sharply contrasts the conch shell with another natural object—the sinister
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William Golding had no women and only boys to simulate civilization at its lowest. His book has more than just one meaning‚ and symbolism. Symbols include such as the Lord of the Flies‚ Simon‚ the beast‚ and some not so recognizable ones like Piggy‚ the conch‚ or the island. The island‚ when Ralph and the boys hold their first session of an assembly he announces that this place is a great island‚ that they are going to have lots of fun‚ he says “But this is a good island. We-jack‚ Simon‚ and me-we climbed
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This is illustrated during the few lines of his appearance‚ in which “the ululation faltered and died away”(200). The appearance of this adult figure is enough to bring order back to the boys‚ silencing them in a way the conch did at the beginning of the novel. Even Jack‚ who is the leader of the savages‚ is silenced by the appearance of the officer‚ as he “started forward‚ then changed his mind and stood still.”(201) Jack‚ who has tried to take control and establish a tyrannical
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2. What purpose do the two flashbacks to Ralph’s life on the edge of the moors serve? Ralphs two flash backs serve the purpose of showing that Ralph is desperately wanting to go home and misses how life was before landing on the island. It also shows that he is still able to remember things from civilization. The flashbacks are also what separates Ralph from the others‚ as he can remember and the others are slowly starting to forget about their previously life. 3. Why is it important that
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rule‚ in which whoever has the conch may speak and nobody can speak over them. This happened when Piggy had the conch and was speaking about the beast and Jack stops listening and starts talking loudly without any hesitation. Eventually Ralph got fed up about jack always disobeying the conch rule and confronted him by telling him to sit down and be silent. This shows that Ralph won the dispute because Jack was in shock about the response to how he was disobeying the conch rules. From first of on Ralph
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civilization by frequently quoting his aunt. Only through Ralph can Piggy benefit the group‚ acting as a sort of advisor for Ralph since he himself lacks the qualities of a leader. Piggy relies heavily on social convention‚ he believes whomever holds the conch‚ has the right to be heard. When Ralph brings up Simon’s death. Piggy tries to explain how the assault on Simon was a justifiable accident since it was dark and everyone was scared. Piggy is: Naive‚ which is demonstrated‚ when he tries to justify
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“boy with fair hair” 2) “mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclamined no devil” 3) “a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size‚ and attractive appearance; and most obscurely‚ yet most powerfully‚ there was the conch” 4) “all day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else.” 5) “the best thing we can do is to get ourselves rescued” -> PRIORITY 6) Ralph was a “specialist in thought” – “I cant think. Not like Piggy” 7) “The assembly shredded away” 8) “I ought
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