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Themes in Lord of the Flies - Coggle Diagram
Themes in Lord of the Flies
effect of fear
the when fearful, people are not their usual rational selves and may revert to superstition, cruelty
Tribalism: example of cult mass suicide, fear of being isolated or fear of leader's anger
Stanford Prison Experiment: "guards" and "prisoners" acted out of fear
-guards of losing their position, power
-prisoners of being "punished" more
Maslow'es need for safety (from fear or uncertainty)
Simon because he self-actualized is able to understand the Beast: Lord of the Flied (sow's head)
SamnEric fear the beast, follow whichever leader is strongest
create the beast as a tangible enemy to fear and appease
survivor arithmetic
-the idea that survivors may only have bad choices in a survivial situation
the decision-making process that leads to survival
Andes Flight Disaster: chose to cannibalize the dead from the crash, allowed survival long enough for rescue
Maslow's physiological needs stage requires use of survivor arithmetic
Freud's Id requires survival: meeting of immediate needs
Jack wants to hunt, garauntees his own survivial
power, control and oppression
Who ends up in a position of power? how? what do they do to maintain control? What tools do they have? How is control maintained without oppressing?
Freud's theory is that our unconcscious is in constant control: each part (id, ego, super ego fighting for control
Roger likes having control but is still limiting how he asserts it
power creates fear but groups are willing to accept that if they are protected
violence as the basis for humanity
that humans are violent by nature and are only contained by society's rules
Bullying: common reaction to outside influences (tv, social media)
Stanford Prison Experiment: guards (who were also students) almost immediately began punishing the prisoners for minor rule-breaks
why be mean to the littl'uns? (Roger and Maurice kicking sand castles)
Maslowe: indivduals would use violence to meet basic needs on hierarchy
Jack and Roger use violence to maintain control, just violent
Jack's fascination with hunting and dismissal of deaths
"the beast is us"