#rdog

09/27/24

Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel, Aimée de Jongh

like jack doesn’t hurt him at first bc he’s chief and he’s chief because of how he looks (more fit than piggy- white n blonde “perfect english man”) and obv the conch

so comparing him to the people on the island who did have to “fight to survive” -piggy, overweight n disabled, simon, dark skinned and “crazy”, and mulberry boy who doesn’t really fit but even the birthmark could be seen as an “imperfection” - he is again “perfect english man” although he acts the same as piggy in many occasions

i think this makes him apply to the song even more bc it’s again the sense of one guy doing the same as the other guy but not having to fight to coexist bc he is what society wants

the way they dehumanize ralph is by comparing him to piggy (💔) because he is ideal and insulting him directly would be difficult but they would never wanna be like piggy

like if we view jack as society as a whole and not a part of it the one he grants privilege to is ralph- if ralph was not ideal he would’ve been rid of sooner. which is why he is the last person facing attempted murder- now there are no obvious “imperfections” they dig a little deeper

I have SO MUCH CRINGE lotf art, I can't even show some😭😭😭😭

Here ARE the ones I can show👍

These ones from last year, sketchbook and worksheets

Ralph on whiteboard fox, and Simon on a school desk

12/15/24

Lord of the Flies, 1963, James Aubrey

10/06/24

Lord of the Flies, ???, offputting unsettling study guide Ralph