2nd Assignment

    Lord of the Flies would be a completely different novel if it included females. For one, girls normally tend to be more logically driven, where as boys tend to thrive off of adrenaline. I think if there were girls included in this book, there would definitely be less fighting and a lot more control over disagreements. Also, Golding would have had to add a female's point of view and that would have  changed almost everything.  The big split-up at the end and the death of Piggy and Simon probably wouldn't have even happened. On the other hand, girls also have a bad habit of bringing a lot of unnecesary drama into situations like these, and although they might not get violent about it, it would be quite a bit more emotional. In my personal opinion, I don't think adding females to this story would improve it, but it would most definitely alter it.

1st Assignment

    One decision that William Golding made on the first page that I thought was interesting was how he showed Piggy being left behind. When Piggy tries to get Ralph's attention, Ralph almost ignores him and sort of tries to pretend that he's not there. This stood out to me because Piggy is left behind throughout the entire novel and it really shows how people with personalities that don't quite "make as much noise" are always the people that are thought of the least. Piggy was probably one of the smartest kids in this novel and no one ever listens to him; they simply dismiss all of his ideas. 
    Another thing that I noticed about the first page was how differently Piggy and Ralph act. It said that Ralph "clamber[ed] heavily among the creepers" and "jerked his stockings." The decision to use very strong and weighty words like "clamber," "heavy," and "jerked" shows us a little bit of Ralph's personality; he isn't always so careful and he has the kind of attitude that leaves a very lasting impression. Whereas Piggy, "removed the thorns carefully" and "searched out safe lodgements for his feet." In this part, Golding decides to use words like "carefully," searched," and "safe" to show that Piggy has a much more cautious approach to things. This most definitely forshadows how these two characters will act later on in the novel.