Ok guys, I'm going to go ahead and put up connections for chapter two, and I'll do chapters three and four in class on Thursday.
The 'littluns' are all scared of the 'beastie.' The older boys try to convince them that there is no beastie, but they end up convincing themselves that the beastie won't hurt them. Only Ralph is left insisting that the beastie doesn't exist.
Sometimes we do this, too. If we're scared of something, we start out convincing ourselves that the problem doesn't exist at all, and before we know it we've switched over to convincing ourselves that we'll get through it. Am I just crazy, or do you guys do that, too?
After the meeting where the 'beastie' is discusses, they go and light a fire. They use Piggy's glasses to do this, and Piggy starts to fight back. He is holding the conch, so by the rules previously established, he has a right to talk. However, Jack quickly tries to change the rules so that the conch doesn't have significance on the mountain as soon as he realizes that he doesn't like what Piggy has to say.
How often do we do this? I do it all the time. If we're doing anything with rules, and I don't like the rules, I try to change them. Even if I've said something in a debate or argument that gets proven wrong, I say, "I meant only under these circumstances!" As soon as my rules or statements have become inconvenient for me, I try to change them. Once again, do you guys do this too, or am I just crazy?
After Jack tries to change the rules, they realize that one of the small children, the one who had been afraid of the 'beastie', is missing. Jack and Ralph instantly blame it on Piggy.
This is so typical of human nature. When we do something wrong, we almost always try to make ourselves seem innocent. We say it's not our fault, we say it's someone elses fault, we come up with excuses... we do anything to get the guilt away from us.
This book is overflowing with little pieces of human nature. We can learn a lot about ourselves and each other through it.
Keep smiling, everyone!
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I don't convince myself that the problem does not exist. I just can't. I always know it's there, lurking behind something, and I start to worry. I don't know how you do that, Heather! You are crazy. :)
I don't usually go back on what I've said; I usually keep fighting. I just want to win in debates. It means I've proven what I believe in. Even after debates, if I know that all that I've said is true and I've held strong, I leave feeling good (though disappointed if I don't win).
I think it's in human nature to automatically blame others for our mistakes or grievances. It's like the little devil sitting on our shoulder, urging us to say it wasn't our fault.
Cheers.
Hey, I said I tried to do that. I never said anything about it working!
I want to win in debates too. But have you ever had it when you start out saying something and then half way through the debate, you change your mind? What do you do then?
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