A Lord Of the Flies Soundtrack by Amber Bowman

We are the Champions, Queen

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:20:31 UTC

The now extremely popular song "We are the Champions" by the magnanimous Queen, covers a groups of people who accomplish something, yet are slightly boastful and cocky about their accomplishments. My automatic thought when hearing this song next to LOTF was Jack's tribe. Jack accomplishes most everything he had hoped for. He got to be a ruler of his own tribe. He got Piggy's glasses. He was a hunter. He had practically abolished Ralph into turmoil and killed a beast. He and his tribe were boastful champions, like that of the characters in the song. The song states the quote, "...no time for losers, cause we are the champions...". The "losers" in case of LOTF would be Ralph and anyone associated with him, the littins. Fortunately for all those who are practical in the novel, Jack's bloody reign wont last long.

The Trees, Rush

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:21:09 UTC

The song "The Trees" by Rush is extremely meaningful and can be interpreted so many different ways, contributing to my love for it. However, in the sense of Lord of the Flies, one group is opposing another. There are two groups of trees in the song, the oaks, and the maples. The oaks receive all of the forest light and block light from the maples, causing them lack of growth. Eventually, after asking, begging, and pleading, the controversy between the two is heightened. When it comes to LOTF, the oaks represent Jack's group with the maples are Ralph's group. Light in the song can be interpreted as a numerous amount of resources and conflicts in LOTF, however, the first thing I pictured the fight over light to represent is the fight over fire. The two groups needed fire for different reasoning, Jack for cooking his meat, and Ralph as a signal and warmth. Yet one group took Piggy's glasses causing the other group "oppression" as the song would state and adding to the plot in the novel.

Run Boy Run, Woodkid

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:21:28 UTC

"Run Boy Run" by Woodkid reminded me of a scene with Ralph, right after the death of Piggy. What seemed to be Raplh's only ally left was brutally murdered by Jack and his tribe towards the end of the novel. Ralph, in a panic attempts to escape with his life whilst rocks are hurtled at him from every direction. In the song, the artist sings about a boy whom I pictured in my head to look like Ralph in a similar situation. The boy in the song is running to escape some form of turmoil that isn't fully explained, yet it is obvious he's escaping something that could cost him his life. In the moments during Raplh's escape, the reader establishes Raplh's hopelessness. I feel this song is an excellent comparison for that scene in the novel.

Everything is Everything, Ms.Lauryn Hi

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:22:00 UTC

Comparing the deep and mature song, "Everything is Everything" by Lauren Hill to a twelve year old boys mindset is a challenge. However, it's a writing challenge I accept. I've found that the character Ralph from Lord of the Flies personality can be summed up in this one song. "Everything is Everything" discusses all things rational. For example, the quote from the song, "...after winter must come spring..." is a rational statement, winter comes after spring. While being chief, Ralph's authority was all in all based upon rationalism and or, realistic thoughts that can be carried out and make sense. For a twelve year old boy, stranded on an island,leading a large group of other children his age, the choice to build shelter, start fires for signals, along with using materials, are extremely rational decisions. I thus conclude Lauren Hill and Ralph are one is the same, both believe actions can bring about change. In both the novel and the song, both Lauren Hill and Raplh discuss ways to make a difference while seeming to lead and talk to an audience. The only difference the two share are their experiences.

Hit me with your Best Shot, Pat Beneatar

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:22:40 UTC

"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Beneatar is exactly what both Ralph and Jack where thinking in their heads about each other throughout the entire novel. In fact, I find it to be comical. Both boys felt the same amount of hatred and agony about the other. It's quite pathetic that one didn't hit the other "with their best shot" in all of the twelve chapters. Yet, as a reader, I must acknowledge that the quote also applies to Jack violently attacking Piggy with his "Best Shot", destroying piggy's glasses. Along with the boys violently stabbing Simon to death with their "Best Shot". And I cant ignore the killing of the pig with each child's "Best" effort. We also cant forget the precise and "Best Shot rolling of the rock, striking and murdering Piggy. Well...it's appropriate to say that Hitting living things with their "Best Shot" is a task that each child on the island has experience with. The song is shown in each of the violent children throughout the novel, which is disappointing. It seems fitting.

Kids, One Republic

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:23:37 UTC

The song, "Kids" by OneRepublic is not meant to be centered around the boys time on the island, but more toward their life in civilization. Although there is no direct mentioning of how the boys lived before the plane crash, there are continuous references shown that impact many of the boy's decisions throughout the novel. Their morals are based upon the society in which they lived in for so long that had suddenly vanished. In the song, "Kids", OneReuplic sings about how children have the belief that no harm could ever come to them and that they could never die. The band discusses how children are always in a constant rush to grow up, when truthfully, as an adult, many want to be kids. The boys before coming on the island had the same exact mindset as that of other children, and or the children being discussed in the song. However, the irony is, all that children in the song felt could never happen to them, along with real problems that children are oblivious to, the boys of Lord of the Flies experienced. When I connect the song and the novel, I find myself thinking of the theme, anything is possible. I don't used this quote on good terms. I mean anything is possible in the sense that the same problems adults face, children can face as well. Children are not invincible. There is no picking and choosing when it comes to death. anything can happen to anyone at anytime. Unfortunately, this is a moral the boys of LOTF had to learn the hard way.

I See Fire, Ed Sheeran

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:23:54 UTC

This soothing and calming yet quite eerie song, "I See Fire" reminded me of the one of the first scenes in the novel. The boys were lighting their very first fire up on the mountain, having not been on the island for too long. The boys were all just getting to know each other and emotions were heightened. Not surprisingly, things got out of control. Eventually, the fire ended up burning out of control, burning many parts of the since untouched jungle down. I always imaged the boys were so shocked that they had prepared themselves to burn in the fire along with the trees, similar to the supposed 'flash before our eyes' we see before death. I gained the conclusion that this was so right after the disappearance and assumed death by fire of the boy with the mulberry birthmark. In the song, the quote, "I see fire...burning the trees..." is repetitively repeated, and I'm assuming each boy had thought of the fire before their eyes while on the mountain. The song provides accurate imagery as to exactly what happened that night on the mountain beyond William Golding's detailed wording. (another note: this song is based off of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit which, other than sounding similar to the title, Lord of the Flies, is an amazing novel series....and movies....)

Survival of the Fittest, Mobb Deep

8168723112 — 2019-03-31 23:24:27 UTC

The slightly explicit song, "Survival of the Fittest" by the very talented Mobb Deep is a perfect example of the struggle the bigguns faced when making survival decisions throughout the novel. I noticed there being dilemmas in which the boys have to decide between Jack's social options and Ralph's rational alternative. In the song, street kids try and provide an explanation and or excuse for why they did the things they did. In a sense, this is the same exact thing the bigguns are doing. "Survival of the fittest" applies to those that adapt and do whatever it takes in order to stay alive in their environment. In the end, the bigguns found that taking Jack's side would help them to survive best. One quote from the song I found related to LOTF, is "..there ain't no such thing as half way crooks..". I love this quote because it provides an explanation as to why the bigguns completely abandoned Ralph. Being a half-way crook is being both good and bad, or in other terms on Jack's side, and Ralph's. The boys found this to be impossible so they completely turned against their morals and Ralph for the sake of their own well being. Although the song has a much deeper mean that has to deal with the African-American struggle in the streets, I found it to be a perfect connection to Lord of the Flies.