My smart padlet by Henkel Sara

CHR: Ralph

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:30:03 UTC

Ralph is like Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Even though he isn't the smartest one, he is the leader of the group.

CHR: Piggy

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:37:25 UTC

Piggy is often overlooked, just like Theodore. He is also bigger just like Theodore.

CHR: Simon

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:39:56 UTC

Simon and Simon share the same name. Also, both Simons are nicer than the others around them.

CHR: Jack

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:42:04 UTC

Jack is like Dave from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Jack wants power so badly, but his plans never happen. He also wants to appear tough and like the leader even though he is not.

Conch

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:48:00 UTC

The conch is what is used to round up all the boys on the island. It is also used as the talking piece. This helps develop character as it shows who is a leader and who is not due to how much they get to hold the conch and talk. Ralph is the leader because he hilds the conch and people listen. Piggy, however, is the exact opposite.

Fire

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 14:51:36 UTC

The fire symbolizes life, as well as death. The small boy dies in the fire. On the other hand, the fire symbolizes life as it is an abandoned island, and now there are people there to make fires.

Civility vs Savagery

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-18 15:02:19 UTC

The choir boys help to symbolize this shift from civility to savagery. If a boy is in choir, he is civilized. However, the boys take off their robes to become hunters on the island. This symbolizes the shift from civility to savagery.

We Wear the Mask

cmd9_1 — 2024-10-25 15:05:23 UTC

Lord of the Flies and We Wear the Mask both use masks to show the change of behavior in society. In Lord of the Flies, the mask is a literal mask, which the boys paint on their face with clay. This change in appearance allows the boys to act differently as if the person with the mask on is a different person, so there are no consequences. After Jack paints his face, he begins to be more defiant towards Ralph, showing the change in mindset that the mask helped create. The mask symbolized in We Wear the Masks, however, is a different kind of mask. This mask is not a literal mask, as it is figurative. The mask is a symbol to show how people fake smiles for society and to hide how one is truly feeling. A lot of times in society, we “let them only see us, while we wear the mask” (8-9). Humans have an image that they want to be viewed as, thus, symbolizing them wearing a mask and being fake towards others. Overall, in Lord of the Flies and We Wear the Masks, the symbol of masks is used to convey how differently people behave when wearing a mask.

Id, ego, superego

cmd9_1 — 2024-11-06 15:29:41 UTC

In Lord of the Flies, characters connect to Freud's ideas to survive. All the boys are in the id state of mind, disregarding what is morally right, in order to survive. Simon was killed because the boys were not thinking straight as they were defending themselves from the "beast". The id within themselves was unleashed, and they did whatever they needed to do to survive. Jack's ego gets the best of him, as he wants to be the chief, so he becomes the chief of his own army. Which eventually leads to the two groups of boys working against each other instead of together. Ralph reflects on Jack and realizes the way that Jack is acting is not normal, thus, showing his superego. The display of superego by Ralph shows how he was a good leader and was morally above Jack, as he could still see the difference in right and wrong.