Change in Identity

1. Change in Identity By: Ashley, Sandy & Melissa... I guess

2. When individuals are put in a situation • where civilization doesn’t exist, they then try to find ways to cope, which then leads to a change in their identity. • Boom... KNOWLEDGE Theme statement Identity As the boys in Lord of the Flies grow more violent, they begin painting their faces with clay, supposedly so the pigs won’t see them, but in reality to make themselves feel better about their atrocious acts. As the boys grow more savage and less like their normal selves, we see this change manifest itself physically in their appearances. Unsurprisingly, the looks match the insides: the boys are becoming more primitive, so they shed their clothes and decorate themselves with war paint.

3. Piggy "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us.” pg 12 • When Golding introduced Piggy's character at the beginning we learn that • he is bright and to have come up with the idea of the conch • shows that he’s wise. “Ralph made a step forward and jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks.” pg 75 “Jack made a move towards piggy who scrambled away till a great rock lay between them.” pg 76 • The 2 quotes above suggests that Piggy lets other people walk all over him and • he can’t defend for himself. He gets pushed around for being different (fat, glasses, asthma etc). • Piggy just takes the abuse from the other boys, especially Jack. He is threatened by Jack. “I got the conch. I’m going to that Jack Merridew an’ tell him. I am.” pg 189 • As the chapter progresses, Piggy’s confidences starts to show . He is actually standing • up for what he believes in. He is trying hard to fight against the dark nature on the island and • he puts his feet down because he’s had enough of being pushed around by the others.

4. Jack “I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English; and the English are best at everything, so we’ve got to do the right things.” pg 42 • At the beginning of the novel, Jacks character retains the value of a civilized behaviour • and wanted to have rules so they don’t end up being savages and non civilized. Shows that • Jack is all for the rules and having civilization. “ Jack planned his new face. He made one cheek and one eye socket white, then rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw.” pg 66 • As the story progresses, we start to see Jack turn more and more into a savage. • The mask he is now creating shows that he is getting more instinctual, leaving behind • the values of propriety and civilization. “We can light the fire again.” pg 73 “We needed meat.” pg 75 • Jack didn't seemed to be worried when he let the fire out, he was more • concerned about his hunting. He becomes obsessed with hunting and goes beyond • hunting for food, to painting his face and killing for the rush.

5. Jack “He’s going to beat Wilfred...I don’t know. He didn’t say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up.” pg 176 • Since Jacks his own tribes chief, he becomes very abusive and controlling. • He uses fear of the beast to control the other boys and becomes the books representation • of savagery and violence. He changed from civilized to over desiring power. “His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink.”

6. Relating to Real Life • The theme change in identity relates to our everyday lives. • At school most of our identity isn’t the same as who we are at home. • When were around our friends and when were around our parents • we all have different ways to approach each one of them and • different ways to handle them.