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 When
two lions fight for the same prey, it is
usually only the strongest that will survive.
Human beings also use self-preservation as
a means of survival when they must
compete with others in order to stay alive. In
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Ralph,
and Jack both succumb to self-preservation,
either through tyrannical reign or instinctual
acts to survive. Also, in Peter Jackson’s
Pleasantville, the citizens of Pleasantville
fold to their self-preservation when they see
that the new demands are liberating.
 Individuals
resort to self-preservation in
order to advance themselves or their
cause, even if it must be achieved
through violent means or the exploitation
of others.

Ever since the earliest civilisations, politicians,
philosophers and sociologists have studied the
human condition by exploring the nature of selfpreservation. A segment of these intellectuals,
including Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes,
advocated that human beings have a natural
tendency to favour self-preservation over
preserving moral dispositions when faced with
competing demands. This idea has been the
subject for many literary works and has
influenced the ideas of many prolific authors and
thinkers, one of the most famous being William
Golding.
 Throughout
the novel, Lord of The Flies,
the author William Golding utilizes
Ralph’s reluctance to help Sam and Eric
as well as his abandonment of societal
norms to suggest that when forced to
confront competing demands, individuals
naturally favour self-preservation.
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 Expand on your idea between the hook
and the thesis statement.
 Explain your ideas – the main topic
 Funnel your ideas towards the thesis
statement (upside down triangle)
 Brief summary of the texts being used
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 “Eli
sees a rabbi fall behind and his son
keeps going, letting his father fall to the
back and possibly be killed. This may be
viewed as a betrayal but also as the son’s
path to salvation. By leaving his father
behind, he no longer has to care for him and
can provide himself with a greater chance of
survival. Selfish perhaps, but more likely an
act of self-preservation made because his
will to survive is greater than his love for his
father.”
 During
this chase, Ralph bludgeons hunters
and resorts to traps and sneak attacks in
order to advance himself and survive.
Despite his portrayal as a person with
pacifist tendencies, Ralph shows that in
order to preserve himself, he is obligated to
resort to violent actions. For example, while
the hunters begin smoking him out of the
forest, Ralph crouches in some of the brush,
waiting with a spear.
 Summary
of your case for the thesis.
 Needs to be more than three sentences.
 Must touch on the ideas you explored in
the body
 Narrow to broad (right-side up triangle)
 Most people have tip and base but
missing the middle support
 “The
idea that a person’s sense of selfrespect can govern their actions and lead
them to follow a path in which they feel
morally justified is evident in Shakespeare’s
play.” Shakespeare uses the protagonist,
Hamlet, and the nobility that he possesses
to illustrate how maintaining one’s sense of
morals allows him to rationalize his actions
and thus not feel as though he has
committed some kind of massive wrong
himself. It also shows how
one’s self respect can govern him to rise
above the adversity of the situation
presented before him. When one truly
believes that he is correcting an injustice,
he is able to do anything that must be done
to make the situation right.”