Butterfly Revolution
Claudia Garrity
Mrs. Proud
The Butterfly Revolution, William Butler
Lord of the Flies, William Goulding
1-221; 1-208, Response #1
In the two novels The Butterfly Revolution and Lord of the Flies, both convey the themes corruptive nature of power and mankind's potential for evil. In the Butterfly Revolution, boys that age from ten to seven teen attend a summer camp named High Pines. The camp was delightful for the younger boys, but the older boys were not so entertained. The "big boys" were bored by games that they thought of as games for children (capture the flag, swimming, marshmallow roasts, baseball, etc.) The boys were separated into their cabins by their age. In these cabins, cabin leaders were chosen by the people who lived in the cabin. Frank Reilley, Stanley Runk, and Winston Weyn were a few of the main cabin leaders that stuck out to me. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk, and Winston Weyn were a few of the main cabin leaders that stuck out to me. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk were older boys who were sick of the camps' rules, and found themselves bored. They decided they were going to take over the camp, or start a "Revolution." They explained to their fellow camp attenders that it would be innocent, noone would get hurt, and that it was all for fun. That may have been the reason to start the Revolution, but it simply got out of hand. This represents the theme mankind's potential for evil. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk soon became dictators instead of "Generals." Frank Reilley believes that Stanley Runk is a threat to the Revolution so he locks him in The Brig where the camp counselors and director of the camp were placed. The Brig was the punishment room, until Reilley and Runk decided it was now where they would be holding their captives. Cruel and unusual punishment was distributed to the people whom broke the rules of the revolution. At the end of this disaster, three people lost their lives and it could have been more if Manuel Rivaz would
Mrs. Proud
The Butterfly Revolution, William Butler
Lord of the Flies, William Goulding
1-221; 1-208, Response #1
In the two novels The Butterfly Revolution and Lord of the Flies, both convey the themes corruptive nature of power and mankind's potential for evil. In the Butterfly Revolution, boys that age from ten to seven teen attend a summer camp named High Pines. The camp was delightful for the younger boys, but the older boys were not so entertained. The "big boys" were bored by games that they thought of as games for children (capture the flag, swimming, marshmallow roasts, baseball, etc.) The boys were separated into their cabins by their age. In these cabins, cabin leaders were chosen by the people who lived in the cabin. Frank Reilley, Stanley Runk, and Winston Weyn were a few of the main cabin leaders that stuck out to me. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk, and Winston Weyn were a few of the main cabin leaders that stuck out to me. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk were older boys who were sick of the camps' rules, and found themselves bored. They decided they were going to take over the camp, or start a "Revolution." They explained to their fellow camp attenders that it would be innocent, noone would get hurt, and that it was all for fun. That may have been the reason to start the Revolution, but it simply got out of hand. This represents the theme mankind's potential for evil. Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk soon became dictators instead of "Generals." Frank Reilley believes that Stanley Runk is a threat to the Revolution so he locks him in The Brig where the camp counselors and director of the camp were placed. The Brig was the punishment room, until Reilley and Runk decided it was now where they would be holding their captives. Cruel and unusual punishment was distributed to the people whom broke the rules of the revolution. At the end of this disaster, three people lost their lives and it could have been more if Manuel Rivaz would
Cited: Butler, William. The Butterfly Revolution. New York: Putnam, 1967. Print. Golding, William. William Golding 's Lord of the Flies. New York, NY: Perigee, 1983. Print.