Entry # 2

Are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?

There is a movie that has same idea that of ‘Lord of the Flies.’ The name of the movie is Mist. In this movie, people in the Townsville adhere to market with fear since people inside the mist died. At first, they all had common idea about helping each other till the problem is solved, but one person has very negative mind on those towns people just like Jack Merridew. This person makes an unreasonable prediction that sacrifice will calm the beasts down in the mist. Some of the people agreed to the prediction and stayed on her side. They actually killed one person as a sacrifice and threw him into the mist, and then that day no beast attacked the market. Almost everyone in the market went to her side, and 6 people who didn’t lose their consciousness stayed on trying to stop the sacrifice. Just like ‘Lord of the Flies,’ the people in the movie Mist segregated into two groups, one group with right and another group with fault. The novel showed what to do in that kind of situation, and it was just to believe that what one person’s doing is right. Also, Mist showed same answer with the novel ‘Lord of the Flies.’ Evidence from the novel ‘Lord of the Flies,’ that supports the theme is that at the end, the officer came to rescue the children. First, I was very curious about the novel because it was very similar to a movie, and I didn’t know what it was first. Then I realized that the movie, Mist is really alike to novel ‘Lord of the Flies.’ From this entry, I saw more relationships between two stories.

This is a poem of rightness


Human Rightsby Teresa Patterson
Do not forfeit your right to live
With peaceful joy, with tears and laughter,
With purpose and view of the ever after,
Learn how to love and how to give.
Do not forfeit your right to live…

Do not pay homage to rage, to sorrow,
Save a few memories for tomorrow,
In every moment play your part!
For glory do not forsake your heart…
Embrace the NOW with delight!
To love, do not forfeit your right…

Do not forfeit your happiness…
Don’t live your life in token’s shadow
While there is sunshine in the meadows,
Even if you are penniless…
For life itself is pure happiness.

Do not forfeit your right to pray
If obstacles happen on the way,
There is no sin in honest toil…
Sow all your seeds in fertile soil,
Then share your bounty with thy neighbor.
Do not forfeit the joys of labor.

Do not forfeit your right to live.
Cherish your days, then close the chapter,
Before embracing the ever after.
Do not just forget, but forgive.
Thus you can earn your right to live…Forever…