As we progress through the amusing novel, Lord of the Flies, us classmates are able to distinctly perceive with the eyes how each character has phased. That is, phased from the person they were in the first couple of chapters, to the person they are now. We could even compare and contrast each character if we wanted to...because some characters share copious traits, while others are precisely dissimilar.
Jack is the character who goes through the most supreme adjustments from chapter one to chapter six. In the beginning of the novel, Jack is a well mannered school boy. When he is chosen to be the leader of the (hunter) pack, Jack ultimately wimps out when given the chance to flourish his hunting skills. After this, he sets his mind on hunting..only hunting. Jack is devoted to hunt and he makes it a true commitment. When Jack puts on his new "mask" he turns into a completely different person. Jack WANTS to be different. He had became so avarice, that no one could stop Jack from gaining power. He's utterly determined to change into this new being, simply because he is displeased with the old Jack.
As we all know, people in this world have excessively changed...past to present. We can see how people in the olden days dressed notably dazzling, with their extravagant dresses and alluring suits. That was how people dressed on regular occasions, not just on elaborate night-outs. What we see now in this time period has gone to an abhorrent limit, with sagging pants, ripped clothing...some people don't even wear ENOUGH clothing. For example, my art teacher left about a week ago to visit her mother, sick in the hospital. My teacher came back telling us her mother had passed away. My teacher decides to tell the class more about her mother. These were my teacher's approximate words,"My mother...she dressed and acted so elegantly...people acted more respectably in my mother's time...I can tell when people wear nice clothing, like when men wear a suit, they just stand a little more taller.." I can't remember what the exact words were, but what I do know is that they really spoke out to me. It keeps people reminded of how much us humans have changed, whether it is for the better or the worse. Change doesn't always have to be a bad thing. We're moving forward. We're taking on a challenge. We're gaining a new perspective. Most importantly, we're learning from our mistakes.
This song is called, "Please Come To Boston," by Dave Loggins. This is comparable to CHANGE. In LOTF, Jack wants to change into a new person, accepting the fact that he is stranded on a desert island. Jack wants to change into a new person, forgetting who he really is. In this video, a man wants to change where he lives, because obviously he finds other destinations to be more interesting than his own. His lover is explaining to him that his one true home is Tennessee, and nothing could change that.
Ralph is another character that somewhat changes throughout the novel. He has become an absolute genuine leader, getting more and more serious as we flip the pages of the book. Even though Ralph was always leader-like, he is taking his job more decisive than before. This is comparable to Jack, who is taking his job of hunting very seriously. However, Ralph is being a good leader for the sake of the children. Jack just wants to be a leader to prove of his skills and become a different person. Being a leader is a big role, and it's important to take on that role with great passion. To be in a leadership class, you need to have the ability to BE an accurate leader. What makes a good leader? Honesty, trust, determination, ability, gregariousness, fairness, and respect are some of the very few traits that we will see in commendable leaders. Bad leaders have traits such as: irascibility, furtiveness, dishonest, gaucheness, incapability, and disrespect.
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