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In our reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?

= == ===We can learn from a societal level that humans can turn into beats themselves when they are put into life threatening situations. The boys on the island started out all being friends and following the rules that Ralph had set, once they everyday life on the island became more stressful they lilluns turned to Jack for leadership. Ralph never thought he would turn into a savages like they other boys had but once he was cornered by the boys he became a savage himself. Another truth is that the beasts lies within us all, everyone has a beasts inside of them yet some people's can be more deadly than the others. Most of the boys on the island were after Ralph but none of them expect Jack had sharpened a stick to put Raplh's head on. Jack in the beggining was the most proper boy on the island and soon started to almost get a high off of killing.=== == =

Great Expectations Throughout the book a young boy named Pip has been living a hard and unprosporous life. Or so he thought. He strived to be of higher class and win the affections of a beautfil young woman. With all this trying, he ends up losing everything he ever valued the most. Mainly his family back in his old home. Pip realizes the truth of how important family is, and that no matter what you should never turn your back on them. When the whole world walks out on you and your life is tumbling down into pieces, the only true people you can count on to help put together those pieces and be there for you, is your family.

Of Mice and Men Lennie and George travel together because Lennie has a mental disability and can't be left alone for George's fear that he may become violent. After George has to tragically shoot Lennie, you begin to see the truth and moral of the story. You learn how people who were weak, black, and mentally impaired were not valued or wanted back in the early 1900's. People disrespected people like this, blacks weren't even allowed in the same room as whites. You also learn the truth of how valuable companionship can be. Many characters in this book only wanted and strived for someone to care about them, and someone to simply talk to. For instance, Curley's wife simply only married him so she wouldn't have to be alone, she didn't even like Curly in any way. This is why she turned to Lennie for the friend she longed for. Also Candy was a very lonely man. He had barely known Lennie and George, yet he was still able to willingly offer his whole life savings and rights to his will, just in order for him to join their dream of owning their own place someday.

To Kill a Mockingbird Many truths are reavealed in this story. First is the truth of how prejudice and pugnacious people were in the south, back when segregation was thriving. A black man was brought into court for a crime he hadn't commited, yet because of the color of his skin he was sentenced to death and later shot while making his last daring move and trying to escape. Atticus, a lawyer who agrees to defend the black man tried his best to give him a chance if getting out free and not being sentenced to death. Yet his fate had already been chosen even before Atticus had agreed, for he was black and that was his biggest crime.