Lit Circle Activity # 2
The issue in the book, “Lord of the Flies” written by William Golding, is that a group of young children are stuck on an unknown island. Although they enjoy their freedom at the very beginning, they struggle to find shelter, food, and other things that are needed for survival without any adults to guide them in the island. Moreover, they struggle the most at finding a true leader. All the problems lead to an issue which is that the children need to adapt to a completely different environment from what they have previously been living in.
At 3/11/2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 struck Japan. The earthquake also triggered a massive tsunami which engulfed boats, buildings, and homes for the Japanese people. Due to this event, 13,130 were killed with 13,718 missing without knowing whether they are alive or not. Moreover, even for those 150,000 people who managed to survive, they lost their houses and jobs. Although the earthquake is over, the worst is yet to come for Japan is still in danger because of exposing of radiation from the damaged nuclear power plants.
The issue in the book, “Lord of the Flies,” is significantly similar to the current Japan’s. In the book, “Lord of the Flies,” the main issue is that the children need to adapt and survive in an environment which they have never been in before. The issue is same with Japan. In Japan, tens of thousands of people need to adapt to their current situation both physically and mentally. For both issues, only time will solve their problems. The children stuck on the island need to wait for a rescue and Japan need to wait for everything to be back to normal.
