Introduction to Lord of the Flies: WHO SHOULD SURVIVE? A severe storm has crippled a small ship, the S. S. Guppy, and the only remaining lifeboat has
room for only seven
people. You have no hope of reaching civilization, but there is a fairly good chance that you can
make it to one of many
small, uncharted, and unpopulated islands in the area. You may have to remain on such an
island for years.
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Your task is to choose the seven people who should be allowed on the lifeboat, and hence, be
allowed to survive. Which seven people will you save and why?