If Jack and his hunters would have been taking care of all of their responsibilities instead of just hunting all day, if they would have just been watching the fire they could have gotten off the island before anybody could get hurt, before it was a game of life and death. Hunting continually distracts the boys from their responsibilities, and it distracts them from what should be their main priority, getting off of the island. “‘There was a ship.’… Ralph brought his arm down, fist clenched, and his voice shook. ‘There was a ship. Out there.
This ended when Jack leads the boys in an attempt to hunt Ralph. By then, the last remaining traces of civilization were gone, but Ralph's death is prevented by a naval officer, who is disappointed by their savage nature. In the end, Jack ceased to acknowledge that he was chief and responsible for "having a war" (Golding 201) when a grown up is there. Therefore, Jack is the perfect example of the worst aspects of human nature when left alone by
Katelyn Mollahan 11/16/11 Period 1 Mr. Nguyen In every person, there is a certain fire in their bellies, but with that fire also comes fear and uncertainly of how to handle every situation. In the Lord of the Flies, Piggy is the only one who has useful ideas and sees the right way for the boys to act. The conch has a certain kind of power over the boys and their behavior. The fire is the last form of hope on the island and the boys soon give up on it. Golding depicts the story’s symbols of intelligence and hope through Piggy’s glasses, the conch, and the fire.
In the final chapter the hazard uncontrolled fire that Jacks hunters made to kill Ralph is what led to their survival “we saw your smoke” (201). When the navy officer first encounters Ralph he does believe that they could be the only ones on the island. When he is finally convinced, he assumes being on the island was just “fun and games”(200), not knowing the horrors that took place on the island. When the rest of the kids come
One of the reasons why they killed Simon was because he said, "What I mean is... Maybe it's only us."... Simon became inarticulate in his efforts to express mankind's essential illness. Everything is going well with Jack and he then decides to go hunting for the
Jack and his boys are in charge of the fire and the one time a ship goes by they didn’t take care of the fire and the ship doesn’t see them, when they could have been rescued. That is one of the first time you see Ralph get really mad. He is especially mad because the boys were out hunting instead trying to get rescued. This is one of the times were the two boys values and thoughts on what is important causes tension and fighting between
After almost being killed, Huck cannot take it any longer and takes matters into his own hands. Huck fakes his own death just so he can get away from his father and the town he lived in. Later on, when Huck realizes that the thieves are stuck on the boat and they might die, even though they’re bad people, Huck knows he should do the right thing, so he tries to have them rescued. Throughout the journey, Huck never pays attention to society’s thoughts but towards the end, he begins getting mixed thoughts. When he almost turns Jim into the slave catchers, he realizes that Jim is his best friend, and when he thinks he is doing the right thing by writing the letter to Ms. Watson, he then realizes that Jim does not deserve that.
The fact that not all thanes could be as courageous and have so many heroic achievements for their countries and rulers is why Beowulf seems so ideal and extraordinary. Beowulf's many achievements told throughout the story gives him the appearance of the most faithful of thanes, who has climbed the social ladder not because he has meant to do so, but because he wishes to protect his country and others and give all the credit to its rulers. This sort of behavior gives him a kind and generous nature that can be traced to a kind of chivalry. Chivalry can also be considered a very important role in the creation of a thane's reputation and popularity. Through Beowulf's chivalry, generosity, friendship, and popularity, all of his kingdom and of others knew him for his heroism and loyalty.
Even though Jim is a slave and they’re seen as less important than other white humans, Huck still has Jim’s back. Huck has Jim’s back on multiple occasions once their journey begins to the Free State. Huck saves Jim’s life when the man is going to Jackson Island to look for Jim to turn in. Huck makes a decoy campfire and tells Jim they need to get out of there, and makes sure Jim stays low and out of sight. Huck even lies to the men that it was his family with smallpox so he wouldn’t be caught.
But because he was distracted he couldn’t do anything. Even though it wasn’t his fault he felt guilty and his thoughts would overcome him. An example is “Later we heard that Strunk died somewhere over Chu Lai, which seemed to relive Dave Jensen of an enormous weight.” Dave Jensen feels guilty for not killing Lee Strunk and putting him out of his misery. It seems as if the soldiers are in a damned if you don’t situation. Jensen would probably have felt guilty if he killed Strunk as per their original pact, but not killing his friend made him feel guilty, too.