“Lord of the Flies” – Infographic
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A Place at the Table Video Response
- Throughout the movie, many food insecurities were mentioned. Some of the most notable ones was when people in need got turned away from food stamps because they were over the limit by a couple dollars, or when they did not make enough money to feed themselves and their kids. Many of these individuals coped with their situations by asking friends for food, going to churches for meals, or trying to make the limited food that they had stretch for the weeks to come. Some of these people were successful for a short period of time, but in the long run it did not help. There is only so much people can do to help, and there is only so far food will last even if you try and stretch it. They might have been good for breakfast that day, but what about breakfast the next day or even the following week.
- Certain people in our country are more at risk than others due to demographics. Low income, elderly, single parents, and children are mostly at risk. Farmers, “Mom and Pop” shops, and people living in food deserts are also at risk because little famers don’t get enough support like the big companies do, so they are forced to close down or raise their prices just to make a profit. The big farming companies subsidized processed food like wheat and corn instead of fruit and vegetables since it is cheaper and the quantity being produced is higher. Little “mom and pop” shops do not get supplied fruit and vegetables due to the big company trucks carrying the products not stopping in their towns. The truck does not want to go down side roads to get to a little town and have to pay for that detour gas when they can just go to big markets like Walmart. People who live in little towns that do not get access to fresh fruits and vegetables are living in food deserts and are at risk because they do not get the right nutrition and balance of diet that they need. The Great Depression has influenced the agriculture business to this day.
- After watching this video it made me realize how lucky I am for the food that I am supplied with everyday. Seeing all those people and their struggles made me sad and kind of outraged at their government for turning away people for food stamps because they were 2 dollars over the annual income amount to qualify for food stamps. The government said they would help the children who are hungry by providing school lunches, but the money for that came out of food stamps. They just cut food stamps and gave it to the kids in need, yet the upper class would not let any money be cut from them. Watching this video personally made me very emotionally upset and I was shocked by how many people were truly hungry. I knew that hunger was a big issue, but I did not think it was so predominant in a country with such a big food supply. It was shocking and sad to see how many people are hungry but did not receive help in fixing this issue.
- In order to make a difference with this situation, I’d volunteer at food banks and try and raise my own money to support the people in need. I would support local farmers instead of big companies so that they can supply the town with fresh fruit and vegetables needed to maintain proper nutrition. I’d try and raise money and give it directly to families in need to buy proper food to support themselves, and I’d raise awareness about hunger. A lot of people are hungry but do not talk about it, so we could be their voice and speak out for them. Lend a helping hand and maybe buy more food than you need and give the extra bag to someone who is hungry and needs to eat.
“The Lord of the Flies” – Human Nature
“There had been no further numberings of the littluns, partly because there was no means of insuring that all of them were accounted for….no one had seen the mulberry- colored birthmark again” (Golding 122). A loss of morality is shown since instead of worrying about what happened to the boy like one typically would, they ignored his disappearance altogether.
‘“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood”’ (Golding 96). Morality is lost with the sense of right and wrong being blurred when it comes to killing.
‘“Aren’t I having none?”’ Jack had meant to leave him in doubt, as an assertion of power; but Piggy by advertising his omission made more cruelty necessary” (Golding 103). Jack would rather see someone starve to assert his dominance instead of helping feed everyone like one typically would.
“Ralph talked on, excitedly. “I hit him all right. The spear stuck in. I wounded him!” (Golding 162). Ralph loses what is left of his civilized life and morals, turning to the savagery of the island and getting thrilled about the thought of potentially taking someones life.
‘“Here–let me go!”’ His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off his face. “Mind out! Give ’em back! I can hardly see! You’ll break the conch!” (Golding 55). The boys ignore their morals of not taking things without asking by stealing Piggy’s glasses from him.
“Lord of the Flies” – Island Description
Lagoon– “Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake—blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple” (Golding 10).
Scar– “The undergrowth at the side of the scar was shaken and a multitude of raindrops fell pattering” (Golding 6).
Beach– “perspectives of palm and beach and water drew to a point at infinity” (Golding 10).
Fruit Trees– “Flower and fruit grew together on the same tree and everywhere was the scent of ripeness and the booming of a million bees at pasture” (Golding 77).
Mountain– “A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain” (Golding 21).
Coral Reef– “the white surf flinked on a coral reef, and beyond that the open sea was dark blue” (Golding 10).
Cliff– “The pink granite of the next cliff was further back from the creepers and trees so that they could trot up the path” (Golding 36).
Shape Of Island– “It was roughly boat-shaped: humped near this end with behind them the jumbled descent to the shore. On either side rocks, cliffs, treetops and a steep slope: forward there, the length of the boat, a tamer descent, tree-clad, with hints of pink: and then the jungly flat of the island, dense green, but drawn at the end to a pink tail. There, where the island petered out in water, was another island; a rock, almost detached, standing like a fort, facing them across the green with one bold, pink bastion” (Golding 38).
Platform– “pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high. The top of this was covered with a thin layer of soil and coarse grass and shaded with young palm trees” (Golding 13).
Site of Signal Fire– “Trees, forced by the damp heat, found too little soil for full growth, fell early and decayed: creepers cradled them, and new saplings searched a way up” (Golding 53).
