Blog Post 5: Narration

I am close to finishing 'Lord of the Flies' and I find that it included tons of excitment... For this week, I have to write about the main character, which was mainly Ralph.

After being stranded on an island, Ralph and other children have been forced to fight to stay alive. Ralph, in the beginning was voted "Cheif". I think he was a decent cheif, he is eagar to get off the island alive. So he would stay on task, cheer others on, and he was very strategic. On Page 170, "After all we aren't savages really and being rescued isn't a game" explains how serious Ralph is.

I predict that that they will get off the island, I think this because of how responsible and on track Ralph is. Since Ralph knows well enough, to get off the island, they need fire, and they need hunters.


Here is the video that I believe represents Ralph the best:

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I believe this video best describes Ralph's CONFIDENCE because, it's about, even if things get bad, you just gotta keep moving on, don't let the worst get to you because it'll be okay. In the book, Ralph is always encouraging others to keep believing that they'll be saved from the island. This also explains most of Ralph, because Ralph tries to be there for everyone, even if they did split apart and join another tribe. He even offers to them that they can rejoin his trible once more. Even with the fire they built from Piggy's specs, he believes they must keep it going during the day for a signal fire.

Lord Of The Flies - Post 4~

From what i've read so far of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, I can relate to how Ralph feels, "how pressured he feels that he has to do a good job since he is chosen as cheif, being in charge of their group and making decisions...". "I also can relate to how he feels when everyone starts to disobey him and he starts to feel frustrated. ". Such as when chores are to be done at home, and to help out my mom, I try to tell my older brothers they should start their chores. Instead of agreeing they put up a fit and put it of towards later. Which really frusturates me. Another reason why I feel pressured to complete things or to make descisions are because, when some one needs my opinion or needs me to choose something. I want to give out good opinions and I want to pick the right thing. It would bother me too much if I picked wrong answer. So I see where Ralph is coming from, and how he feels being in charge of something so big, the lives of many people.

~ Rebekah

Myths & Motifs - Blog 4

Motifs and Myths~

Questions:

• 6. How do myths survive the passage of time?
• 7.Why do people in the 21st century still know, study and use ancient stories like myths?
• 8. When will myths cease to exsist?

Myths are an extrodinary thing, they hold exciting and breath stopping stories! Myths are stories that are either fictional or non-fictional. They anwser questions that people question at most, such as 'Why is the sky blue?' or 'why do we have water on our planet, how did we get it?'. They even explain religion. That is how myths survive the passage of time. They are used for so much, answers to questions that are not answered, they give out entertainment, they also answer religion... Mythology could be used to answer things, like I said earlier. Religion and unknown things. People still study and use ancient stories such as myths to verify things! Not only that, they could enjoy the stories that myths hold. Myths will cease to exsist, when things are answered thouroghly, no questions or answers needed, also while technology tends to keep growing and expanding.

-Rebekah C