Pleasantville, Fahrenheit 451, and Lord of the Flies Despite the fact that rebels are viewed as troublemakers, in the long run, they help a society grow for the better. In Pleasantville, Fahrenheit 451, and Lord of the Flies, there have been so called "rebels" and these rebels were looked down upon for their different points of view. These rebels were what made these books and movie interesting because in a society, change is sometimes good. In all of these cases, change was feared and thought impossible, but eventually these changes happened, and there was a better civilization because of it. In Pleasantville, one world came clashing with another. These two different worlds had different values and perceptions of a perfect and pleasant life. When David and Jennifer entered the town of Pleasantville and became Bud and Mary Sue, they were looked at differently because they knew something that the others in Pleasantville didn't know. They knew of change, color, and true beauty and because they were spreading this knowledge, they were considered rebels. After color started to spread, the town of Pleasantville was never the same and they now knew what they were missing. A rebel is defined as a minority, going against the majority. As time passed, and more color appeared, the more "rebels" there were. When these "rebels" become the majority, they are not considered different or threatening anymore. Once everybody changed from black and white to color, Pleasantville was now happy again. But this happiness was not because of a boring routine, but because of beautiful change and multicolored experiences. Times change and these rebels that see differently than everyone else influence these changes. Change is what makes the world go round. In Fahrenheit 451, there were also rebels that existed and viewed what everyone was used to, as a living hell. The rebels that I speak of are people like Clarisse McClellan, Guy Montag, Professor Faber, and Granger. These rebels are people that are sick of the way things are and want change to occur. These characters are all bright, intelligent, and bring forth fresh and sensible ideas that nobody even thought of or considered because it was out of the norm and it was risky. To put it all in a nutshell, to be creative and original, challenges the status quo just like these rebels in Fahrenheit 451. Despite the risks and dangers involved, Guy Montag and Professor Faber tried to copy and read books. This "odd" behavior is what labeled them as radicals. When really, this "odd" behavior is what we practice 2nd period everyday at English class. When we debate and challenge other people's views, we would all be considered rebels. In Fahrenheit 451, to be an American, is to be a rebel, to have freedom of speech. Guy Montag and Professor Faber were trying to spread their knowledge of books and mind-set of a high-quality society. Guy and Faber pictured a world of authors free to speak their minds and people reading without being punished, a world without firemen who burn books. When the bombs were dropped and everything was burnt to ashes, I made a realization. The society, how it was, was not normal and had to change, and it did. Because of the rebels, a new world will be built from the ashes, a world where it is acceptable to read a book and be an individual. They believe that the collective memory represented by books is the key to mankind's survival, and that this shared culture is more important than any individual. This new world will remember the rough times and learn from it. All of this change and rebirth of a new and improved world was because of these "rebels." If it hadn't been for rebels, the world would've been destroyed and would never be reborn. In Lord of the Flies, the title as a rebel changes from the beginning of the novel to the end. At first, there were no rebels. There was Ralph, the leader, and his followers. As the story progressed, Jack became a vicious hunter and decides to leave the group and make his own tribe. Jack is the rebel for a brief section of a chapter, until everyone but Piggy and Ralph goes to Jack's tribe. Towards the end, Ralph was now a lonesome rebel. Ralph was a rebel because he was against being a savage and always hunting for survival. Ralph only killed pigs every now and then just for food, nothing else. Ralph's commitment to civilization and morality was very strong, and his main wish was to be rescued and returned to the society of adults. Ralph was the primary representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership. Nobody on the island felt this way but Ralph, making him a rebel. Rebels do not always change a society for the better or for the worse. Sometimes, rebels are not able to change a society at all. In Lord of the Flies, conformity rules if rebels fail. Ralph failed at trying to change the bloodthirsty tribe into an orderly society. Rebels don't always win, but at least they tried. Ralph only stirred up the emotions of the tribe by trying to change their ways. In the end, although he is rescued and returned to civilization, when he sees the naval officer, he weeps with the burden of his knowledge about humanity. His knowledge of how cruel the tribe was to him and how savage-like these once-normal kids could be. Rebels are always trying to change the way things are into a way that they think would be better off for their society. These rebels will keep things changing until it is the way it should be. No matter how people view these rebels, these rebels are what makes a better society.
In Fahrenheit 451, there were also rebels that existed and viewed what everyone was used to, as a living hell. The rebels that I speak of are people like Clarisse McClellan, Guy Montag, Professor Faber, and Granger. These rebels are people that are sick of the way things are and want change to occur. These characters are all bright, intelligent, and bring forth fresh and sensible ideas that nobody even thought of or considered because it was out of the norm and it was risky.
In Lord of the Flies, there is a theme that runs throughout the book that relates to a historical instance that changed society. Throughout the book there is a power struggle between Jack and his hunters and Ralph, the Littluns and Piggy. Jack represents a dictatorship and Ralph and the others want a democracy where everyone’s opinion and vote matters. This correlates with the civil war times, when the North wanted freedoms and equality for all people and the south wanted to dictate how others lived. Jack represents the oppressive southern states that wanted to rule over the black Americans. Ralph represents the northern states that wanted a democracy where everyone’s ideas mattered.
Society was confronted during an era when it questioned change in itself. For example Beatty said “and the books say nothing! Nothing you can teach or believe” (Bradbury 62). This shows that persevering against society will attract others to miss lead people; however they must follow themselves and set the path that they wish to continue down. How this show that is that Montag thought differently about the suppression of books, and became aware how society saw it. In addition Mrs. Phelps Mildred’s friend said “Why don’t you just read us one of those poems from your little book” (Bradbury 98). This shows that Montag had persevered against censorship until others were in dismay, and until they were at a point where they had to use others to help them defend themselves. How this shows that is when people persevere against others and their beliefs they will be recognized and others will try to tear them down. If people persist against society it will push back.
Ralph’s main motivation is to go home. Everything that the boys do on the island is somehow directed at finally going home. They set up a system so that the fire is always burning in case a ship goes by. When the boys let the fire go out and a ship actually does go by Ralph is deeply affected. He vows to keep the fire going through the night from this point on to make sure that next time they will be rescued. When this happens a certain decline happens as well in the book. Jacks rise begins at this point. Jack is beginning to think that they will not be rescued. When Jack begins to break away from the group that Ralph leads. Ralph always optimistic that they will be rescued and Jack sees this as a sign of weakness hence Jack leaves the group. Ralph has many key attributes but optimism and courage are the things that stand out most.
Original thoughts, curiosity, and knowledge are not common factors within the characters of Fahrenheit 451. This is mostly due to the fact that all of their books are censored by the government. If the content of the book is upsetting or offensive in any way to any particular group of people, no matter
Ralph’s power at the beginning is secure but as the group succumbs to their savage instincts, Ralph’s influence declines as Jack’s rises. This is due mainly to the cruelty and violence that goes on in the story. This cruelty reveals that Ralph’s commitment to civilization and being rescued is so strong that he will not allow himself to change his morals and become cruel like the others. The cruelty in this novel also shows that Ralph is a very intelligent character. His intelligence can be proven because there was a point in the novel when he hunts a boar for the first time and he experiences the thrill of bloodlust. He also attends one of Jack’s feast where he is swept away by the frenzy and participates in the killing of Simon. This is a very tragic moment for Ralph because this is when he realizes the evil that lives within himself and every human being. It is the cruel acts that happen in this novel that reveals Ralph’s character of being intelligent and being able to think deeply about human experiences. He even weeps when getting saved because of his knowledge about the human capacity for
These are ways for people to express their ideas on certain books that they feel are inappropriate, offensive, unsuited for a certain age group, unrealistic, etc. that they ban or challenge the books. If it is banned, it’s technically “forbidden” to read so they are taken off the shelves at libraries and schools. Challenging is just an attempt to restrict certain materials, but can be banned later on (“Top”). From 2000-2009, there have been reported 5,099 challenges (“Top”). 5,099 books that people felt were shameful and wanted them off the shelves at libraries and schools so students can’t read them. What some of these parents or teachers don’t know is that they are taking away student’s freedom of choice and the right to do what they want. Parents censor books student’s read for unnecessary reasons, so the student won’t get insight on different material and believe unrealistic situations. In Fahrenheit 451, the parents in our society are the government in theirs. They ban books and make it a crime so society can’t read them. Instead of offensive language or violence, the government in Fahrenheit 451 bans and burns them because it gives the citizens insight on a different world they are not living in. Montag wants to read the books to gain knowledge about the world and how things came about, but he would be going against the law and ultimately be punished by it. The government in Fahrenheit 451 and the parents in our society today restrict the freedoms of the citizens to do what they want. They ban and challenge for the simple purpose of not wanting society to be transfixed on something unrealistic or unacceptable in the real world. Parents in our society are our fireman because they remove books they don’t like for their children or other students to not
As someone who is in charge of the wellness program here at UIW, my job is to oversee all the aspects and find out what needs amending or implementation. There are six dimensions of wellness and each one has their benefits. The purpose is to take a look at each dimension of wellness and try to make some improvements for the staff and students.
Lastly, building a business case for the wellness initiative is an important part of the process. According to previously noted literature review, it makes good business sense. Employees with healthy behaviors, on average, are more productive when at work and incur lower medical costs than workers with less healthy behaviors. In writing a wellness operating plan, several business aspects should be addressed like the overall goal of the program, the specific objectives, the implementation strategies with a timeline, the communication methods to be used, and a detailed budget (Goetzel et. al., 2004).
The novel of Fahrenheit 451 happens around a character named Guy Montag in a dystopian society in the 24th century, where fire fighter's occupation is to keep information from spreading through books by smoldering them. Later on in the story we come to find that Montag is unhappy and feels like his life has no meaning, so he trusts that the books could have the answer he is searching for. in the book we come to meet a character named Faber. faber is an English professor and shares the fundamental clash of the story. He demonstrates the contention by indicating Montag that each individual is uneducated in their confidence, additionally by helping him enhance a superior comprehension about books and how they are vital , also by helping him make a move in ceasing the pulverization of books, and he lastly helps develop the theme of the novel.
The government in the book is very keen on censorship. Everyone just follows the government and believes that if books are banned nothing good could possibly come from them, but some people, like Montag, begin to ask themselves what is so bad about books? What is funny to me is that in the book Bradbury conveys that people really don’t have many beliefs or value anything other than technology, but there are a select few like Montag that want to challenge that. Beatty says to Montag, “The important thing for you to remember, Montag, is we’re the Happiness Boys, the Dixie Duo, you and I and the others. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought.” (BradBury 62). From the quote one can tell that Beatty is happy with everybody being alike. He thinks that he is actually doing good by saving the people who want to be different, which will cause rebellion in the long run The government thinks that those who have “conflicting” theories are making everybody unhappy. Another way the government limits the people is by limiting the idea and belief of knowledge. At the time Montag doubts why books are immoral material Beatty explains to him that the knowledge contained in books is considered a weapon. Beatty says, “The word intellectual of course, became the swear word it deserved to be. You always dread the unfamiliar.” (Bradbury 58). To have intellect and to challenge ideas is ignored and said to be unfamiliar, and these people are trained to “dread” the unfamiliar. By ignoring the ability to be knowledgeable society is being ruined. Some might say that by dreading the unfamiliar can lead to less confusion, but confusion is a good thing because it means you are trying to understand the problem. Evidently one can see that by ignoring people’s beliefs and ideas society will destroy
Extravagant wellness projects are been taken at corporates so as to ensure the wellbeing of the employees. It is a fact and an observation that on average employees spends the major part of their life cycle at work. Corporate social responsibility has by and large focused on maintaining “goodness” at workplace. The way we feel is reflected in the work we do.
Throughout William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies there is an ever-present conflict between two characters. Ralph's character combines common sense with a strong desire for civilized life. Jack, however, is an antagonist with savage instincts, which he cannot control. Ralph's goals to achieve a team unit with organization are destroyed by Jack's actions and words that are openly displayed to the boys. The two leaders try to convince the boys that their way of survival is correct.
One of Ralph’s best character traits is his leadership. Good leadership is an important part of keeping a civilization in order. Ralph demonstrates his strong leadership early on in the novel. He knows if the island does not have rules and order it will be completely ch...
It seems as though there is so much more evil than good in the world today. We hear of war and fighting 24/7 but we rarely hear about the good things that happen. Everyone is born with both good and bad within them. We, as humans, must choose which one we want to be. In The Lord of the Flies, Ralph is good while Jack is evil. Ralph represents the good side of us while Jack represents the evil side. Although sometimes it is easier to be evil, it pays off to be good. The novel is a perfect example of how all people are born with both sides. At the beginning, the boys choose the good side, with morals and civilization. But as the story moves on, the boys find it more exciting to be on the bad side. It shows that all the boys are torn between good and bad and there is a very thin line that separates both. We realize that people are born inherently good and bad because in life there are always right and wrong choices, children are born good but are easily influenced to do bad, and it is always harder to do what is right than what is wrong.