Music and books have a strange way of connecting to us emotionally. The reader or listener tends to compare events taking place in the book or song to their own experiences. Based upon this concept, it is also possible to compare the emotions of a character in a book to the lyrics of a song. With a book like, "Lord of the Flies", where so many emotions are there, it is essential to pick a song that relates to the characters and what they are feeling. The song I have chosen, "Wavin' Flag." does just this.
             For example, the phrase, "Accept no defeat, surrender, retreat"(line 14) can refer to Jacks continuous attempts of becoming the leader or "chief"of the boys. Around the beginning of Chapter 8, Jack states, "I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you. I'm not going to be a part of Ralph's lot"(140). Jack says this after holding a meeting and lies to his hunters saying that Ralph had said they were no good. Accepting no defeat, he then proceeds to ask everyone to vote him the new chief, and when nobody does so, he becomes embarrassed and starts crying. I think the reason why Jack always tried to be the alpha male was because he has an ego problem. He believes he is above everyone else thus becoming insecure when Ralph is in charge.Eventually, most of the bigun boys do surrender to him and end up joining his tribe. Moving on, the line; "They'll call me freedom just like a waving flag"(line 2) can relate to how Piggy felt so much freedom and happiness after Jack left his group. The book states, "Piggy was so full of delight and expanding liberty in Jack's departure, so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society, that he helped to fetch wood."(142). This shows that Piggy finally felt at peace after Jack left. After all, Piggy was the butt of every joke Jack made and was not taken seriously by him. Piggy now felt the freedom to co...