Bildungsroman In Lord Of The Flies

Growing up is something every child dreams of doing. Society has taught their youth to wish away their fundamental years. These years are referred to as childhood, and these years change an individual’s life.There are many novels, whether they are contemporary or classics, that all surround a similar theme, Bildungsroman. Bildungsroman, roughly translates to a novel talking about the coming of age in one’s lifetime. But, rather than children growing up quickly, children need to stay young and innocent for as long as they can. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, and Looking For Alaska are three of the many novels that suggest that Children need to stay in their childhood for as long as possible. To Kill

Almost all decisions are made based on the moral stance the individual has. When an individual loses their childhood, they lose the time in which one develops their moral stance. It can range from someone using a curse word to another human killing their friend. Moral dilemmas are apart of life and shape each individual into their own person. When an individual does not have a strong moral stance, then that individual’s decisions will be based on the society around them and not themselves. Scout knew that messing with Boo Radley is a bad decision, but because of the individual’s around her, that she put herself into extreme danger. Making poor decisions is another piece of growing up that needs to occur for one to become a wise member of society. But, too many bad decisions cause terrible things to occur. Alaska knew better than to drink and drive, but because her moral stance is so weak, she still got behind the wheel and ended her life. Pudge never had a chance to create his own stance, so at first he followed his parent’s. But, as soon as the parental influence was taken away, Pudge strayed far away. Because his friends were drinking, smoking, and participating in sexual acts, he felt as if he needed to as well. Peer pressure is an issue that needs to be resolved. The only way to take care of that issue is letting children grow their moral stance to be strong. So

The impacts of society teaching children to wish away their childhoods can be felt all across the world. Children soldiers running through field with actual weapons and children getting up at the crack of dawn to work is wrong. Children need their childhood. The future of society depends on future generations growing up with a childhood. Developing these key factors can completely change one’s life, but they only can be learned during those adolescent years the world has learned to call