Connections between Night and Lord of the Flies

Stress  Stress : these stories don’t take place against the backdrop of normal  How people behave in extremely stressful and odd situations

Survival  Surviving through the dark side of human nature  people becoming closer and forming bonds during stress, versus people showing their hatred and their inhumanity  Adaptation means survival...adapting yourself best to your environment.  When man is taken away from civilization, his instincts will overpower his conscience  We require basic necessities to survive, such as food, water, and shelter, but they also need a reason to live. Humans need something that drives them to stay alive

Characters  Who is the protagonist? What are some of the things he does that represent a “normal” society?

Ralph  Exhibits leadership  Has a sense of order  Understands group dynamics and team building  Group dynamics is a system of behaviors and occurring within a social group or between social groups (Ralph’s group and Jack’s group)