Freedom In Lord Of The Flies

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MJ Bivin McKenzie/Burkhard 9 Honors English 04/08/2024 Perspective on Freedom Freedom has been displayed in literature for years. However, it’s almost always, at least a little bit different each time. Why is that so important? Well, people all have different ideas of freedom that are mostly supported by their past. Some individuals have been battling for their freedom for years, while others were granted freedom from the start. However, the fight for personal and group freedom is a vital aspect of the broader struggle for freedom, where individuals must constantly demand their own autonomy and rights. For starters, in the novel “Lord of The Flies” by William Goldings, we see the characters Ralph and Jack fight for their versions of freedom …show more content…

He then spots a ship, excitedly getting ready to run to their signal fire to alert everyone that they must get ready to go home. However, as he looks to the mountain, the fire is gone. He hurriedly goes to check on it to find it abandoned by Jack -the antagonist- and his group. As Jack leads his group back from their hunting trip, he meets Ralph. Jack is blind to Ralph's anger at first, but soon picks it up but doesn’t understand his mistake. He doesn’t seem bothered by it at all. "’I cut the pig's throat,’ said Jack, proudly, and yet twitched as he said it. ‘Can I borrow yours, Ralph, to make a nick in the hilt?’ The boys chattered and danced. The twins continued to grin. ‘There was lashings of blood,’ said Jack, laughing and shuddering, ‘you should have seen it!’...Ralph spoke again, hoarsely. He had not moved on. You let the fire go out.’ This repetition made Jack uneasy. He looked at the twins and then back at Ralph. ‘We had to have them on the hunt,’...” (Goldings, 78). The quote reveals Jack's true loyalty to the group. It shows how he does not entirely care about what Ralph says, despite him being

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