Responsibility In Lord Of The Flies
Responsibility is the quality or state of being in charge of someone or something. In order to have a functioning society, those of the community, must have responsibilities and achieve them. However, too often people lack certain traits or characteristics that withhold them from being successful and achieving tasks. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the main characters will show how different personality traits and mindsets can set back or take away from achieving a duty. Ralph, one of the older boys who was born a leader, demonstrates that you must always stay sane or you will loose structure. Jack, an older boy as well who’s a dictator, illustrates that having too much power can lead to horrible events. Lastly, a younger boy named Piggy shows that intelligence doesn't always win over power. In the Lord of the flies Ralph, Jack, and Piggy all had responsibilities and impacted the way their society ran, whether in a good or bad way.
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He demonstrated that even when being shut out from others, you should always state your opinions within the community. His responsibility was to be different and share different ideas. Piggy always thought about consequences and put the boys before himself. However, Piggy was a coward. This lead him to being pushed around and blocked out. Many of the boys didn’t listen to what he has to say because they seen him as “less than”. It’s clear to see when piggy says,”I just take the conch to say this. I can’t see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. I voted for you for chief. He’s the only one who ever got anything done. So now you speak, Ralph, and tell us what. Or else –” (Golding 541). It is also evident when talking to Ralph he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our mean” (Golding 21). Piggy had a major responsibility of creating difference within the
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He demonstrated that even when being shut out from others, you should always state your opinions within the community. His responsibility was to be different and share different ideas. Piggy always thought about consequences and put the boys before himself. However, Piggy was a coward. This lead him to being pushed around and blocked out. Many of the boys didn’t listen to what he has to say because they seen him as “less than”. It’s clear to see when piggy says,”I just take the conch to say this. I can’t see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. I voted for you for chief. He’s the only one who ever got anything done. So now you speak, Ralph, and tell us what. Or else –” (Golding 541). It is also evident when talking to Ralph he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our mean” (Golding 21). Piggy had a major responsibility of creating difference within the