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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3941304" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>this book is taught in high schools here. id say in real life civiliation, were about here in the book:</p><p></p><p>"<strong>The semblance of order quickly deteriorates</strong> as the majority of the boys turn idle; they give little aid in building shelters, spend their time having fun and begin to develop<strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia" target="_blank">paranoias</a> about the island.</strong> The central paranoia refers to a supposed monster they call the "beast", which they all slowly begin to believe exists on the island. Ralph insists that no such beast exists, but Jack, who has started a power struggle with Ralph, gains a level of control over the group by boldly promising to kill the creature. At one point, Jack summons all of his hunters to hunt down a wild pig, drawing away those assigned to maintain the signal fire. <strong>A ship travels by the island, but without the boys' smoke signal to alert the ship's crew, the vessel continues without stopping.</strong> Ralph angrily confronts Jack about his failure to maintain the signal; in frustration Jack assaults Piggy, breaking his glasses. The boys subsequently enjoy their first feast. Angered by the failure of the boys to attract potential rescuers, Ralph considers relinquishing his position as leader, but is persuaded not to do so by Piggy, who both understands Ralph's importance and deeply fears what will become of him should Jack take total control."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies - Wikipedia</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 3941304, member: 56035"] this book is taught in high schools here. id say in real life civiliation, were about here in the book: "[B]The semblance of order quickly deteriorates[/B] as the majority of the boys turn idle; they give little aid in building shelters, spend their time having fun and begin to develop[B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia']paranoias[/URL] about the island.[/B] The central paranoia refers to a supposed monster they call the "beast", which they all slowly begin to believe exists on the island. Ralph insists that no such beast exists, but Jack, who has started a power struggle with Ralph, gains a level of control over the group by boldly promising to kill the creature. At one point, Jack summons all of his hunters to hunt down a wild pig, drawing away those assigned to maintain the signal fire. [B]A ship travels by the island, but without the boys' smoke signal to alert the ship's crew, the vessel continues without stopping.[/B] Ralph angrily confronts Jack about his failure to maintain the signal; in frustration Jack assaults Piggy, breaking his glasses. The boys subsequently enjoy their first feast. Angered by the failure of the boys to attract potential rescuers, Ralph considers relinquishing his position as leader, but is persuaded not to do so by Piggy, who both understands Ralph's importance and deeply fears what will become of him should Jack take total control." [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies"]Lord of the Flies - Wikipedia[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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