Dear Students,
Suppose the plot
of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all
boys. Do you think the same violent and cruel tendencies would have emerged on
the island? Explain your answer in detail. If you think the outcome would have
been different, explain how and why.
Submit your 200 word response in the comments section below on Thursday, April 21s, 2016 by 11:59 pm.
I believe that if it were females instead of boys, they wouldn't have the same violent and cruel tendencies. Firstly, girls wouldn't do anything that would hurt somebody in a situation like this. They would try to work together to keep surviving as a team.
ReplyDeleteAlso one of the biggest difference is the fact that there was alot of jealousy between the boys. The boys were constantly fighting and often struggling for power which resulted in the splitting of the two groups. The girls would probably be more mature and deal with conflicts in a civilized manner. There would still be fighting and arguing but to a certain extent The girls would stick as a group and use teamwork trying to be rescued.
Girls [mainly us brown girls in MUA] are raised constantly being trained and told that we will be the glue to keep our future families together. We have some training in being in charge and taking care of kids. So this would be of a great asset if we were ever to crash land on the island. Instead of fighting over food, we would pick fruit and help the littluns while keeping the fire going awaiting to be rescued.
-Dua
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Yes, I believe that if the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls instead of boys the same cruel tendencies would have emerged. I believe this because human nature is the same regardless of gender. Girls have desire and amorality just as boys do, the same way boys have intelligence and rationality like girls. It all depends on which we choose to feed. Inside of all of us, there is a primitive instinct and savagery that if not tamed, or if kept away from civilization for too long, will come out.
ReplyDeleteHowever, even though boys and girls have just about the same nature inside, it is how they express this nature that is different. Boys are more physical; they have been given bodily strength which is why in Lord of the Flies, their cruel tendencies were violent and bloody. However, girls are not as physical as boys. They do not tend to use violence; instead they are cruel through their words and the manipulative power of their minds.
Thus, I believe that girls would be just as cruel, if not more, cruel than boys if they were marooned on an island, however I believe that their cruel tendencies would not be as violent. Yes, eventually violence may arise but they will not jump into it as the boys did with their hunting; it will rise gradually as a result of their increasing savagery.
If the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the same violent and cruel tendencies wouldn’t have emerged on the island the way it did with the boys. I believe this because girls are naturally naive, soft, and a bit weak/scared.
ReplyDeleteGirls have it in them to care for others more than boys, so if they were stranded on the island, they would try to calm each other. In Lord of the Flies, the boys are good among each other in the beginning, but throughout the rest of the story, their savage demagoguery goes way out of hand. Whereas, if girls were stranded on the island, they might fight with each other in the beginning a bit by calling each other “babies”, but eventually they would get along. Also, girls are more attached to their homes and their personal things so if they were to be separated from them, they would do anything to get back. At this point all the girls would have one mission, to go home.
Lastly, the girls would never want to engage in hunting because after all, they are girls and they would shriek at the sight of the pig. In conclusion, I would like to say that the only thing that lead the boys to being their cruel and violent selves was hunting for pigs, and girls would never end up becoming savage like the boys because of the way they are.
in my opinion, if girls were stuck on an island insetad of boys, the result would be more worse, because of the nature of girls. there would setill be agruments and disputes among the girls just like they boys, but they would not get physical like ralph and jack. violence would not take place in the whole novel because they tend to be more sentive and more emotional when it comes to something like this. if there were a piggy character and jacks character, and if jack slaps piggy, piggy would be so emotional and so hurt, she would run away and never return. they would be more of jacks who orders everyone to do work for him. they would order and demand the littluns to do work that they needed to do. if the littluns were to be scared beacuse of the "beast creature" they saw, the older girls are most likely to freak out as well with the little ones and noone would ever agree to kill the beast on their own. they would be more cautious on the way how they look and how they live and not just to survive in any way. they would be so caught up on how they look rather than how to just survive. it is very unlikely for girls to go hunting for food and no body would wanna do that.-Hanna
ReplyDeleteIf the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the outcome would have been VERY different. At first, I think, the girls would simply cry. Then, like the boys, the girls would find each other, gather, chose a leader, decide what needs to be done to survive on the island and be rescued as soon as possible, and distribute the jobs to each other.
ReplyDeleteI think that like the boys, the girls may also have some conflict between themselves, such as when choosing the leader or picking who does what, but it will not go to such an extent that it would threaten the whole group's survival and rescue, which Jack had done. The girls would also be a lot more organized, responsible, and orderly than the boys. They would not stray away from their duties and would follow the rules.
The girls would also not engage in any violence and certainly not savagery. They would cooperate, even if they detested someone, and would be much more rational in deciding things than the boys. They would also take very good care of the littluns.
They girls would never have as many problems as the boys did, and would have been rescued in no time at all.
And since, normally, girls do not hunt (unless your Katniss), the girls would never been faced with problems as the boys faced with the flesh-hungry Jack. And also unlike boy, the girls may have found how to actually enjoy the beauties of the island, and have a pleasant time while waiting for rescue.
(one more thing): Although girls do tend to have some nasty fights, however, not very physical, in times of desperate need and emergency, I think that girls tend to put aside their difference and focus on the larger problem than their petty rivalries, which allows them to work cooperatively as a team and get the work done, without severely allowing their differences to intercede, as Jack and Ralph's rivalry split up all the boys, and as a result, there was violence, savagery, and it took a longer time for them to get rescued.
ReplyDeleteIf Lord of the flies was revolved around the a group of marooned girls stranded on an island, instead of boys, they would have been more civilized than the boys. In my opinion, younger girls, typically six to twelve years old, do not have the vulgar and inhumane capacity like younger boys do.
ReplyDeleteYounger girls and boys have a very different and diverse mentality, which is why their age is an important aspect as to how they would behave. The boys in the book, although, are very young, they were forced to survive on their own without the guidance of grownups. Girls, on the other hand, at first might find it harder to adjust quickly like the boys did. However, their shared fear and desperateness to return home, would help them become a civilized group, working side by side, attempting to be rescued.
Girls do not have strange desires like boys do. They usually do not have the same temptations that the boys do. This infact, would save them from turning into savages. Their only desire would be to leave the island as soon as possible.
The boys in the book, are not strangers to turn physical when it comes to arguments and disputes. This is one of the biggest aspects of them being uncivilized. Girls, although, have more hard feelings when it comes to fights, would simply have no time for petty fights. They would be spending all their time into finding ways to be rescued, they would be too distracted to not be uncivilized.
I believe that some of the same violent and cruel tendencies would have emerged on the island if it were girls and not boys. The boys landed on the island at an age where they haven’t developed a sense of maturity. That would be the same for the girls; they wouldn’t be very mature and responsible about the situation. The only way they would be civilized is if there was an adult.
ReplyDeleteThere would be good girls who have rational thinking along with bad girls. This would create conflict between the good and the bad girls. Although girls would try to maintain peace with each other, they would build up anger. That would lead to some of the same violent and cruel tendencies like the boys. However, the girls wouldn’t easily adapt to some activities such as hunting, but their blood thirst and savagery will eventually lead them to bad situations.
Human beings have good in them and bad in them, but the book taught that violence is in every human. Blood thirst, savagery, and violence are human nature, so it wouldn’t matter if the island consisted of boys or girls. Eventually the savagery that is within them would be brought out.
I strongly believe that the same violence tendencies would not have emerged on the island if there were girls instead of boys. Girls would be able to handle the situation in a more civilized manner, instead of becoming savage like the boys. I think if girls had been on the island then less kids would have died, girls would have watched out for the younger kids better, saving the lives of the little toddlers. Girls would be incredibly better at organization than the boys. The boys got distracted very easily and couldn't keep on task. But if girls were there they would manage everything well. The girls would be more mature and deal with conflicts a lot better. There would be very little jealousy. There would still be fighting and arguing but not to what extent the boys had gone to. The girls would be more peaceful. They wouldn't get out of hand like the boys. They wouldn't get violent or do anything that would injure or hurt somebody. The girls would stick as a group and work as a team in trying to be rescued.
ReplyDeleteIf ‘Lord of the Flies’ were to have a planeload of marooned girls rather than boys, I believe the same violence and cruel tendencies would not have emerged on the island, because girls mature faster than boys. Girls would be more controlling of conflicts and less violent than the boys. Scientists have now found out that girl’s brains can develop up to ten years faster than boys, starting from the age of ten. But for boys it starts later, from the age of fifteen to twenty. I believe that if girls were in this situation, they would not take it as a game like how Jack and Ralph did in the novel, they would take it seriously. They would also have a proper system and have control of the conflict, because girls usually have more responsibilities, and are taught how to act proper, so they would have experience with similar situations which use; responsibility, leading and being that adult figure. Therefore, they are less likely to loose their minds like the boys. They would know what is right from wrong, and are usually more sensitive to violence, and cruelty, which I believe would be less likely to occur.
ReplyDeleteI believe that in the novel “Lord of the flies”, if a group of marooned girls were at the island instead of boys the same cruel tendencies would have emerged. I believe that most of the time we think that because one is a female, they are more mature and tend to handle situations in a very civilized manner. We also believe that females have more of a maternal touch, which in many cases help as they are more caring and empathetic towards the little ones and each other. But at the end of the day, human nature is the same regardless of gender. Desire and ammorality are two aspects that girls possess just as much as boys. It all depends on which part of us is stronger, and which part we allow to become weak. Inside all of us, there is a primitive instinct and savagery that if not tamed, or if kept away from civilization for too long, will come out. At the same time, the execution of our feelings can differ at times as boys are more physical; possess more bodily strength. Due to this characters in “Lord of the flies” cruel tendencies are incredibly bloody and violent. However, girls are not as physical as boys as they do not tend to use violence; instead they are cruel verbally and hurt others mentally. Therefore, I believe that if the boys in the book “Lord of the flies” were replaced with marooned girls, they would have been just as cruel. I believe that they would not reach the point of savagery at the same rate as the boys as it may take them a bit more time, but at an eventual point their rate of savagery would increase resulting in the same cruel tendencies.
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ReplyDeleteI think that girls are more civilized than boys, the same violent and cruel tendencies wouldn’t have emerged on the island because if a planeload of marooned girls landed/crashed safely on an island from the ages of six to twelve without any adults. Young girls, usually six to twelve years old, don’t have the aggressive dangerous inhumane thinking as boys may do in “Lord of the Flies”. Girls in general are known as weak, soft delicate people who don’t carry out such a mentality of harming one another in any sort of way they are the kind to stick together no matter what as they tend to get scared easily. So in the beginning they may cry and ask to return home but getting to know that no one may not rescue them they may do the same thing as the boys which was picking a leader, finding/making shelter, search of food and way for them to get rescued so that they can return back home safely.
ReplyDeleteThe girls would also be a lot more organized, responsible, and orderly than the boys. They would not stray away from their duties and would follow the rules unless they don’t want to survive. And if the girls were to ever fight it wouldn’t be to the extent of killing on another because girls don’t have the guts at such an age to kill someone or go against something unless they have a better plan or idea.
If the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the same cruel tendencies would have emerged. I think that they would have divided faster than the boys would have. The reason being is most girls find security in small groups they would gravitate to each other into a group size of their liking. Most girls are strong willed, with that being, if they tried to have just one girl appointed to be the leader there would be a clash in personalities trying to do their own thing. Grudges would be held and stubbornness would be present all of the time. Some girls would put feeling aside and get what they need done and build a community of people.
ReplyDeleteAs the novel currently stands, the conflicts arise from the varying views of power that the boys have and this would not likely change if the group were girls. The girls would still have to work out some sort of social structure for themselves, and conflict would likely occur because they would lack the maturity to deal with the situation. The females may gang up on the weaker of their group and eliminate them.
Some other things that they would do different than the boys would be that they will most likely not hunt, their fire would be kept going, meetings would have been more organized, there would be gossip about everyone on the island and also there would be no 'lord of the flies' because the girls would have been too frightened to go face the 'beast'.
Yes, I believe that if the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the same cruel tendencies would have emerged on the island, because it is about human nature, not gender roles. You can get in a fair amount of trouble no matter which way you go with this. There is no doubt that the same sort of violence would have occurred on the island if a different group of children had been stranded on the island. The problems come about, because they are still young children from an all boys boarding school who were put in a situation that called for a developed sense of maturity before they had even developed the maturity. Also, the island was a great way for them to be free and explore their darker natures and powers. Even if not the same, it would have happened in different ways to the girls if they were stranded on island coming from an all girls boarding school, they would also like to do things they couldn’t have before. They might have somewhat of maturity, but when they are controlled for a long time by adults and come out, they feel free and tend to do wrong things too. The girls' violent behaviours may have played out in different ways; the bloodthirsty hunting activities would probably have been less, but have other conflicts that do not exist in the society of all boys. As of now, the conflicts arise from the variable views of power that the boys have and this would not likely change if the group were girls. The girls would still have to work out some sort of community arrangement for them, and conflict would likely occur because they would lack the maturity to deal with the situation. The only thing that might have changed the situation was if they had logical adults or maybe even youths to supervise and lead. Hence, in any group of children alone, problems would occur as lack of maturity and being able to do anything freely.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that if the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the same violent and cruel tendencies would have emerged on the island. Humans have their instinct that tells them to act evil or good in order to survive and that does not happen only to one certain gender yet in general happens to all. Girls also have intellectual knowledge and wisdom. They have the ability to be a leader but also have the side that is full of savage, and immorality. It all depends on which side of our body do we put more effort and thinking.
ReplyDeletewhen the environment changes and so does the society. Girls like boys can change from being civilized to uncivilized. However, though boys are physically violent girls are not the same they are violent but they hurt people with their words which will cause more corruption than the boys. They say that the wounds of the body will go away but the injury that harsh words does will not heal in years.
Thus, I believe that if the plot of Lord of the Flies involved a planeload of marooned girls, instead of all boys, the same violent and cruel tendencies would have emerged on the island. The only difference that I think will occur is less of bloodshed and less of hunting. They will stick on eating fruits and not meat but their verbal violent will surely be visible and active.
I believe that if William Goulding had written Lord of the Flies about a planeload of marooned girls, the same cruel and violent tendencies would have occurred. Goulding’s main message that is present in this novel reflects on basic instincts and patterns of behaviour in society. He expresses how savagery and violent behaviours are found within every human, regardless of their age, race or gender. If the plane had been filled with girls instead of boys, violence and cruel behaviours would have still taken place.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I strongly believe that girls would have acted the same way the boys had, I also believe that they would have done things more differently. I think that the girls would have divided themselves into groups almost instantly as opposed to how the boys were separated towards the ending of the novel. I also believe that the fact that girls mature faster than boys do would have been used to the advantage of the marooned girls. The older ones would have used their words and wisdom to try to get as many girls on their side as they could. Girls are usually known to be less violent than men are, but are also known to start more fights as they are known as the more emotional sex. I think this would have also caused the girls to make their first kill before the boys had and have let their savagery surface before the boys had, because the girls would have allowed their emotions and feelings to cloud their correct judgement and thinking.
Overall I believe that if Lord of the Flies was about a planeload of marooned girls instead of guys, the same cruel and violence tendencies would’ve occurred. - Layla Syed