English Essay; Public and Private Worlds
             Our public world is how people see us, and how we act in society. A public world is bound by rules and regulations, meaning that people might not able to do or say what they wan, even if they really want to. Our own private world is basically the opposite of our public worlds. In a private world, there are no rules of restrictions and you can do what you want to do, and say what you want to say. There is also a lack of control in our private world, which can get out of control if it isn't bound down by rules and regulations. The texts that I am using in my essay are a novel called "Lord of the Flies", a movie called "Fortress" and a manga (Japanese comic) called "The Drifting Classroom." These three texts all reveal private and public worlds, and explain that we need to be aware of these worlds in order to restrain them if the time comes.
             The public world is shown in different ways though these three different texts.
             Lord of the Flies: In this novel, the author uses allegory's to symbolize things, and the public worlds are shown through symbols. One of the most powerful public world symbols is the conch shell. This shell stands for law and order, and when is being used, the boys don't feel as if they have the freedom to do whatever they want (and in the end, they rebel against this as they are seduced by Jack's world). Another symbol is Piggy's glasses, and these symbolize reason. Reason is only really use in public worlds, because in private worlds you do what you want, and you don't reason with other people. The meetings and the vote at the beginning of the novel show democracy, which is a factor of the public world. Order, law, reason and democracy are only a few of the factors in Lord of the Flies, which symbolize public worlds and when you think about it, you realize that all of these together make up the world we live in...