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LA Essay Revision!!! (LOTF (Symbols (The island == symbolizes the '…

- - - - the boys viewed the island as paradise, no one tells them what to do, free, no authority
        
        lead them to savagery cos no civilisation/rules/whatever to guide them along the way )children won't listennn(
  - - - Ralph represents elected leadership, almost unanimously everyone agrees that he should be leader, boys gravitate towards Ralph as he is the one who called them with the conch, at the beginning he was the most respected character
        (pg 31) long term focus, main goal is to be rescued, his very first act as leader is to figure out the best way to do this // 'Listen, everybody. I've got to have time to think things out. I can't decide what to do straight off. If this isn't an island we might be rescued straight away. So we've got to decide if this is an island.' //
        his next focus is to keep the fire going, built fire on top of the mountain to increase chances of being seen, his single minded approach (keeping the fire going) increases the likelihood of rescue and is of far greater benefit to the group than Jack's desire to have fun
        (chapter 5) throughout the story, even when the main power shifts to Jack, Ralph continues to hold on to the idea of rescue, and to try and keep this fire going. The demand to keep the fire going versus just having fun and doing other things is one major difference between Ralph and Jack. 'The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise.' As a result, he was always thinking of the future.
        open minded, Ralph defends Piggy (weakest of the group) and listens to his advice, at first dislike Piggy but he came to tolerate him and appreciate the usefulness of his intellect, Jack only sees Piggy's weaknesses!!only survivor that didn't descend to savagery, (unintentionally) killed Simon but afterwards felt ashamed
      - too trusting, judged everyone by his own fair standards, delegating tasks to inappropriate people, eg. Jack is obviously preoccupied with killing pigs and cannot be trusted to keep the fire burning, thus partly Ralph's fault for their late rescue as he trusted Jack with such an important job that Jack could not fulfill
        Ralph's tribe is the one that collapses not Jack's, fair leader isn't always a good leader, his fairness could have also played apart his downfall, he only listened to others and did not make major decisions himself
    - - dictator, rules the tribe with an iron fist, uses fear and punishment to maintain order, sense of entitlement born out of his days as head boy, (chap 8) 'He's not a hunter. He'd never have got us meat. He isn't a prefect and we don't know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing.'
        took up the role of hunter-gatherer showing the others his bravery and strength, promised to protect them from the beast and did not deny its existence, his initial inability to kill a pig shows that he is not entirely evil merely flawed
        cruel leader but that doesn't mean he was a bad one, provides the group with meat even though it maybe for his selfish reasons, his own tribe constructed a fort in less time it took Ralph to build the huts on the beach, Jack's tribe is much more united than Ralph's
      - inconsiderate of the feelings of others, dismissive of the weak, tells Piggy to shut up, unlike Ralph he does not listen to others, (chap 6) "it's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us", brings fear and disorder to the group when discussing the beast, uses the littleuns' fear as an opportunity to undermine Ralph and seek glory for himself !! cares more about his ego than the welfare of the boys, more determined to make up for failing to kill the pig than he is to be rescued (abandons fire missing out on a chance to be rescued), he wants to be a leader as he is used to being right and winning, he wants to be in charge for the sake of being in charge and not because he thinks that his leadership could increase the likelihood of rescue
- - - - Portia: submissive, had to follow father's will even after death, turned out to be very strong, intelligent and independent // Men: dominant at first, Bassanio and Gratianio left apologizing to their wives
    - - Act 1, scene 2: Portia objectified by her father, trapped by her father's will that she cannot marry a man of her choice
      - ''I may neither choose whom i would nor refuse whom i dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father" -Portia act 1 scene 2
      - This evidence shows that she has no choice over her future, expectancy of following her father's will cause whatever opinion she had to be buried, men had more privileges and freedom to do as they please
    - - "They shall think we are accomplished with that we lack" -Portia act 3, scene 4
      - Expected only men had the capacity to handle jobs such as lawyers which led to Portia cross dressing as a lawyer, society at that time believed women were not intelligent enough, men were expected to be proud and independent, submissive Portia became an intelligent lawyer and took over the roles that males would normally take up
      - Portia and Nerissa accused Gratiano and Bassanio for not taking their relationship seriously and giving away the rings, they took dominant roles as they play around with then men until the men were apologizing for their mistakes, males went from being the controlling one to being the controlled one
      - "What should i say, sweet lady? I was enforced to send it after him; i was beset with shame and courtesy" - Bassanio act 5 scene 1
- - - - HEHEHEHEHE I GOT YA
        
        matties here lol
      - EHEHEHEHEH RICA'S HERE
        
        HAI RICAZ ~da stupid me
    - - MAGIC GLOWS
        
        creating light for us :sunny:
  - - - A few people wield power
        
        MOV
        
        Generally, it is men who are superior to women
        
        there are instances where women possess power over some men
        
        e.g. A1S2, P criticizes her suitors, indicating a hint of power over the suitors, who are men
        
        Gender in this case
        
        VENICE IS A PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY :warning: , if you do not know what it is, you should probably bang your head against a wall as your LA teacher should have gone through that word :man-facepalming: :expressionless:
        
        In Venice, Christians (Bassanio, Portia, etc.)are deemed to be superior to Jews (Significantly, it is only Shylock)
        
        Shylock is often ostracized by the Christians and called names such as "cur" and "dog"
        
        In the trial and the scene where Antonio is arrested, Shylock does not allow any Christian or Antonio have a voice as he indicates that he will get his bond
        
        Religion in this case
        
        LOTF
        
        Jack and Ralph
        
        Leading to frequent conflicts
        
        One of the most significant is where they both often dispute the rights to speak when in possession of the conch.