Doodle’s brother taught him how to walk and many other useful skills. He only did it, however, for himself and not Doodle. "Doodle told them it was I who taught him to walk, so everyone wanted to hug me and I began to cry. They did not know that I did it for myself, that pride who's slave I was, spoke to me louder than all their voices; and that Doodle only walked because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.” (347) Doodle's big brother only taught Doodle how to walk because he was embarrassed and ashamed of him. Doodle's big brother's fear of being made fun of led him to being ashamed of his little brother.
These descriptions imply that Ralph is dedicated to society. There are some characters which the reader is more attached to than the others, as these phrases indicate a stereotype of the perfect boy- blond hair and blue eyes- which the author manipulated to show innocence, to make the reader aware that Ralph is not the cause of the boys' problems. Piggy is the second character that remains loyal to civilization. He is described as “fat”, “intellectual”, asthmatic and needs glasses. We, as readers, expect Piggy to be a smart and innocent person.
“I never stole a thing I didn’t need. They just reckon it’s my nature. Like I don’t know any better.” The use of first person colloquial language shows Jasper’s point of view and how he is aware of the stigma attached to him. But the fact that he is confiding to Charlie Bucktin, the narrator, shows that he has found a sympathetic friend and this consoles Jasper at a time when his girlfriend has died. Therefore, acceptance is important for outsiders, even when they appear to be resilient and
She thinks that if she gets her blue eyes, She will be happy, and all of the negative problems will go away. “she was a long time with the milk, and gazed fondly at the silhouette of shirley temples dimpled face”(Morrison, 19). Pecola sees this glass, and sees that shirley temple, An all american sweetheart, Is a little blue-eyed blonde girl. she notices that according to society, these girls are prettiest. Pecola equates this with being happy, and This is the reason she longs for those pretty blue eyes.
I’ll tell you! Your fathers no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” When the kids had told Atticus, Atticus didn’t take it to heart because he knew Mrs Dubose was old. But the kids where really upset when they she had told them that and they thought she was a mean, cranky old lady. Social prejudice was expressed well in this book. It shows how a person’s wealth and background can affect their lives.
Sammy passes judgment on the customers for being dull and unaware: “The sheep pushing their carts down the aisle…I bet you could set off dynamite in an A&P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists…” (457). Sammy clearly does not view himself as one of these “sheep.” He does not want to do the same things as everyone else in his small town, to follow the rules just because everyone else does. Perhaps he has not yet decided that he will do something to get out of his circumstances, but it is clear that he has already become very unhappy with them. Sammy’s attitude toward his boss is less harsh than his attitude toward the customers, but it still is not respectful. In reference to his boss, Sammy says, “pretty dreary, teaches Sunday school and the rest, but he doesn’t miss that much” (458).
He feels as if it is a lost cause. Jefferson acts completely immature during the visits. He ignores Grant and when Grant tries to give him food, he gets on all fours and eats it off the floor as if he is a hog. Jefferson sees himself as a hog that deserves to die. He doesn’t think he deserves any dignity or respect, because he is an animal.
Sometimes, people just do not want to appear unsupportive, thus they would go for the majority), mindguards, inherent morality (Andrea and her friends probably thought they were right in the decision since there was no disagreement from any of the members), self – censorship (Stephanie denied the fact that AIDS cannot be caught from casual contact, she believed they were just saying, so the public does not worry. People keep silent about their misgivings, and try to minimize their doubts about the problem. People would likely follow the majority, “If everyone agrees, so probably my thoughts to the contrary is wrong
Although he’s a stubborn person, he can also be considered a pushover. For example, as Jack bullied Piggy, he just stood by and watched rather than helped him out. Also, as they were trying to hunt for the beast, Ralph got carried away along with the other boys and started acting wildly. When it came to defending his power, Ralph wasn’t able to convince everyone else. As Jack defied him, all he could say was “I’m the chief” or “I have the conch”.
Piggy hung bumbling behind them…. Ralph stopped and turned back to Piggy. “Look.. You can’t come.”(William Golding p.31.32) On the contrary, this further explains, that Simon can indeed get along with the other boys on the island, but on the other hand Piggy can’t , he’s always excluded , and the outsider at all times. Additionally, Piggy is always being bullied, like when in the novel had only commented “ What’s any use. We couldn’t keep a fire like that going, not if we tried.”(William Golding p.52) And since he doesn’t have a good relationship with others, they are always mean to him.