Lord of the Flies Jigsaw

• The evil on the island seems to be created by the boys' imagination.
  
• Evil was not inherent to the island at all.
  
• They begin to lose sense between fantasy and reality.
  
• Their structural society begins to fall apart at the seams and madness quickly overcomes them
  
• Out of fear, the boys seem to create the evil themselves
  
• Ex. When Ralph and co. saw the beastie they did not take the time to analyze it and conclude it was a dead body. They became fearful and paranoid of the event.

Essential Question 10

"I resolved in the depth of my heart that I would be most moderate: most correct; and, having reflected a few minutes in order to arrange coherently what I had to say, I told her all the story of my sad childhood. Exhausted by emotion, my language was more subdued than it generally was when it developed that sad theme . . . I felt as I went on that Miss Temple fully believed me" (67-68).

Jane seemed to pause for a moment probably thinking of how to tell her story and her experiences. She told her story in great detail and seemed exhausted afterwards. Through her vivid imagery the story she told seemed sad. It must have taken a lot of courage to retell her story. The story felt to longwinded and detailed for her to have made on the spot. All the events she spoke of seemed to flow and held some basis for the rest of the story. Everything was seemingly believable nothing felt long winded or over exaggerated. There must be some merit to Jane's story.

Through third person we cannot get Jane's thoughts about her story. Only from context clues and our own judgment can we decipher if there really is some truth behind her story.

Essential Question 9

Both Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton had a thirst for knowledge that can be best described as insatiable. They are restless beings because they always want to know more: from philosophy, to the sciences and mathematics. Walton chooses a life on the sea as he plans a “voyage of discovery towards the northern pole"(9), to set foot on new land and experience new things. Walton deeply wanted a friend who would share in his discoveries and challenge him as a fellow scholar. Frankenstein focuses on natural philosophy, which sparked his ambition on the line between life and death. His ambitions lead him to create a monster that can no longer be anything close to human. It utterly dumbfounded him and repulsed him to a point where talking about the subject of science is too painful to bear. Frankenstein has more experience of the two and he tells Walton to heed his advice. Frankenstein sees in Walton’s eyes the same ambition he once had and does not want it become extinguished as his once were.

Essential Question 8

In "The taming of the Shrew" portrays a theme of love; whether or not this love is real is up to interpretation. In the beginning of the play Katherine is shrewd, proud, and vexing. No sane man in their right mind would want to marry her because of her bitterness. She became very jealous and bitter of her beautiful younger sister, Bianca. Katherine is considered a bitter woman past her prime who hates the world seemingly unapproachable until Petruchio comes along. People thought that it was strange for him to court her after all the negative aspects about her, but he did not seem to mind. Petruchio had a plan that could turn her around and make go from a proud woman to a good wife. He had it all planned out he would "fight fire with fire", meaning that if Katherine is going to act bitter Perturchio will act just as bitter towards her. He showed her how it feels when someone constantly reprimands you. He knew that she can change her into a person that everyone will come to understand and adore. He did all this because he loves Katherine and his plan is how he proved his love.

Essemtial Question 7

It is believed that Hamlet has started to lose his sense of reality. In his conversation with Polonius his speech had so much depth and meaning he really did take on the persona of madmen’s rambling. While talking to his friends he says, “I have of late—but wherefore I know not—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises, and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory” (101). Hamlet has even noticed that he has changed and lost a sense of himself. Since the beginning of the story Macbeth has had a pessimistic outlook on life because of his father's death and the quick marriage of his mother. He says, that "Denmark's a prison"(99) and that the world is one as well. He is calling his birth place where laughed and played into a hellish prison: whereas a true prince would never diminish the name of his country. After the talk with his ghostly father he was burdened with an obligation to kill Claudius for the sake of his father's peace. With his own parents questioning his sanity by spying on him and Ophelia ignoring his dire love for her. He is starting to lose in touch with the world around him. With all the events that had unfolded in this young man’s life it is inevitable for him to start acting a bit over the top.

Essential Question 6

Both the pardoner’s prologue and tale are both similar because they speak of many vices and sins but it teaches us a lesson. In his prologue he stresses the importance of the Latin phrase, "Radix malorum est cupiditas"(241), this means that greed is the root of all evil. In his "moral tale" (244), he speaks a lot about sin, but the one sin he places the most importance on is greed. When he speaks of the three rioters that find the gold it starts to corrupt their minds into thinking how to take all this gold for themselves and not share it with the other. In both sections it seems that avoiding greed is the moral lesson. The knight’s tale was about honor; plus how love and war are both mutual. The miller's tale also had a theme of love between a woman, her husband, her lover, and a pastor. Both tales were read by a narrator, but in the pardoner’s tale he tells most of it himself. He seems to interject his opinions into the story and his beliefs seem to contradict themselves.

Constructing Society

The members of my society consist of: Mr. Christopher Player, Megan Fox, Dr. Gregory House M.D., Spiderman, and Michael Jackson. Individually these people have completely different lives but together they have the keys to run a functioning society and make sure everything remains stable.
Mr. Chris Player is known as being a science teacher at Trinity Catholic. That would make him an educator in chemistry, biology, physics and other advanced science fields. Besides that he has a wide array of subjects he can teach and basic understanding of more advanced subjects. He is well-informed and keeps up to date with current events. He is philosophical as well as insightful because he can find deeper meaning in anything. He is patient and very understanding of everyone’s flaws.
Spiderman (aka Peter Parker) is a famous comic hero who protects the citizens. He will be a worker because he has the strength of a hundred men and can lift 10000 lbs. He is somewhat of a comedian because he adds comic relief with his witty banter. If there is a problem you can rely on him because he can think on his feet and get the job done. He will make sure that the law is enforced and no crimes are being committed. He is a great role model and responsible with his saying, “With great power, comes great responsibility” (Uncle Ben).
Megan Fox is the lone female of my society. Her main roles are an entertainer, lover, and procreation. She is a beautiful temptress who will provide a beautiful gene pool for the next generation.
Dr. Gregory House, MD is a doctor on the show HOUSE, and is the healer of my society who will make sure everyone is in good condition. He can diagnose and medical problem because of his intellect and his wisdom. He is a great entertainer because he provides a humorous atmosphere to a serious situation. Also he has the potential to become a villain because he will tell things how it is and try to get inside people’s heads to manipulate them; sometimes making himself crazy in the process.
Michael Jackson is known as the king of Pop, he was an American musician and one of the most influential entertainers of all time. He was a humanitarian who tried to make the world a better place through his music and would love to bring smiles to people’s faces. He is kind and very whimsical. He would be a father figure as he has proved that he loves his children and believes that every child needs a good education because they are our future. And a great role model because of his accomplishments. He would be the leader because he would always make a decision that would benefit everyone and he always puts others before himself.
All in all, my society is relatively stable a major flaw might be that Megan Fox is the only female and her only role is to be a procreator, so the could be viewed as an injustice. But Mr. Player can always teach her so that she plays more of a dominant role. My society is not striving to be a perfect utopia; because there is no such thing as a perfect society someone will always try to seek power. That is why I have a potential villain, so that the evil will be known and balance out the good. That is my ideal society.