Lord of the Flies; Journal 2

Lord of the Flies would be a lot more complicated if it included female characters. The author would have to decide what types of personalities the girls would have and also the relationships between the male and female characters in the novel. He would have to decide whether or not the girls would resort to as much violence as the boys, and I'm guessing the girls would not want to be involved in the violence. Female characters might stay civilized for longer than the boys did and it may have been a lot less dangerous. However on the other hand, girls can tend to be cliquey and the tribe may have fallen apart faster if it had been females. They could have been meaner to each other and a little less easy going than the boys. Female characters also would have added another dimension if any of them had relationships with the boys on the island. I think that female characters could have provided a more motherly, nurturing figure that helped the boys to stay more in control. At any rate, adding female characters would have completely changed the story and I think it is better with only boys.