Read the passages from Lord of the Flies by William
Golding.
Passage 1
"The fire is the most important thing on the island. How
can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't
keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?"
He flung out an arm.
"Look at us! How many are we? And yet we can't keep
a fire going to make smoke. Don't you understand?
Can't you see we ought to-ought to die before we let
the fire out?"
There was a self-conscious giggling among the
hunters. Ralph turned on them passionately.
"You hunters! You can laugh! But I tell you the smoke is
more important than the pig, however often you kill
one. Do all of you see?" He spread his arms wide and
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The universal theme of Passage 1 is the tension
between freedom and responsibility, and the universal
theme of Passage 2 is the conflict between an
individual's desires and the community's needs. How
do these universal themes relate to each other?
O They both show that putting desires before
responsibility can put one's community at risk.
O They both show that responsibility to one's
community is the most important part of survival.
O They both show that personal freedom is preferable
to responsibility to community.
They both show that people demonstrate
responsibility to community differently.
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