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Littluns Playlist
1. Grow Up by Simple Plan 2. F.U.N by Spongebob Squarepants featuring Plankton 3. I Won't Grow Up by Peter Pan 4. Hakuna Matata by Lion King Gang 5. In a World of My Own by Alice from Wonderland 6. I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan 7. Following the Leader from Peter Pan

1. Grow Up by Simple Plan
media type="youtube" key="Zjr-KYLheZI" height="385" width="480" [] Throughout the Lord of the Flies, the littluns have been in a position where fun revolves around their lives on the island. They are able to act in a carefree manner compared to the more responsible biguns, as they are still in the process of adapting to the world. Like all young children, these naive littluns do not want to //grow up// or manage their own responsibilities. "Fun" could be considered a privilege when they still lived in a world with adults, but now that the littluns are free from an adult's presence and authority, their imagination and desire to have fun is practically boundless, which encourages them to enjoy their precious youth. As a result, they pass most of their time by constantly playing around and wasting time as they are reluctant to change and face the reality of the world, which is portrayed by the song, "Grow Up," by Simple Plan.
 * -** **Jimmy Yan, 03 June 2010**

2. F.U.N by Spongebob Squarepants featuring Plankton
media type="youtube" key="-morL278Ong" height="385" width="480" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-morL278Ong The littluns are placed in an unfortunate situation, where their lives are now governed by the rules of the biguns. Despite the downfalls the group of boys face, the littluns are characterized by carefree, yet emotional persona. They enjoy having fun and doing what pleases their childhood satisfaction. The littluns travel and do majority of the activities together. The song is very upbeat and corresponds to the carefree character of the littluns. Plankton's negative and evil solo of the song relates to the emotions of the littluns and how they let their feelings get the best of them sometimes. This can be shown when Phil mentions his sighting of a beastie and the other young ones become frightened. But eventually they are no longer afraid, and they are carefree and happy once again, similar to how Spongebob influences Plankton to be positively portrayed midway through the song. - **Krystal Garrovillo, 02 June 10**

3. I Won't Grow Up by Peter Pan
media type="youtube" key="HJ8nPYSNobg" height="385" width="480" This song from the Peter Pan Musical protrays the spirit of the littluns in the story because of the tone and lyrics of the song. The overall tone of the song is carefree much like the character of the littluns, who play around and act as a minor role in the story. The littluns, without a specific name for each individual, is generalized into one identity, the "littluns", just as how in many parts of this song all the little kids sing together, copying the phrase of one, the oldest of them all, Peter Pan. The littluns are followers in the story. Being so young, they have a natural tendency to depend on the older children much like how the little kids in this song sings, "I'll do what Peter asks me/ And I'll never ask him why." In this way, the littluns follow the leader without making their own decisions. Being such a minor character, the littluns do not mature like Simon and Ralph, nor do they regress like Jack and Roger; instead, the littluns have an ability to just resist and ignore much of the psychological changes that the biguns experience. This is reflected by the line "And if it means I must prepare/ To shoulder burdens with a worried air,/I'll never grow up." Overall, the littluns represent a kind of untouched purity of innocence, in that they are ignorant of the corruption and worries of the adult world, and solely focus on their day to day life and playing around.
 * -Rita Tuan, 02 June 2010**

4. Hakuna Matata by Lion King Gang
media type="youtube" key="ejEVczA8PLU" height="385" width="480" In the __Lord of the Flies__, the Littluns barely exist in the sense that they play minor roles. They are perhaps the rowdiest of all the boys on the island, considering their young age and their carefree personalities. It is because of them that Ralph takes extra precaution, as seen in chapter 7: "'We can't leave the littluns alone with Piggy. Not all night,'" (Golding 117). Ralph knows the crazy actions of the littluns, and makes sure that their rowdiness won't go overboard. They are the first to see the beastie, however, but their carefree attitudes reassures them that the biguns will take care of them.The song "Hakuna Matata" portrays the littluns because they are in fact worry-free. They understand that there exists a beast, but they remain calm about it and rely on the biguns to protect them. They realize that they are stranded on the island, but they don't worry about that and continue to live their rowdy lives as if nothing happened. Jack says, "'Use a littlun,'" (Golding 115). The littluns know the disregard the other characters have for them, but they act as if they were oblivious to it. They remain in their original state, without worries about anything, unlike the biguns who grow and change psychologically everyday. Despite the rules and systems set by Jack and Ralph, they still shine their way and live life with their carefree personalities. "Hakuna Matata" perfectly portrays the littluns because of the meaning behind its song title: no worries. The song sings, "Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase / Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze / It means no worries for the rest of your days / It's our problem-free philosophy / Hakuna Matata! / Hakuna Matata? / Yeah. It's our motto!" Hakuna Matata, or no worries, becomes the littluns' philosophy. They don't worry about their problems on their island and spend their days being who they are: free and easy. Despite the greater problems on the island (no adults, stranded, no signal fire, beastie), the littluns don't focus on those details and simply live their island days playing around with each other.
 * - Grace Ko, 03 June 2010**

5. In a World of My Own by Alice from Wonderland
media type="youtube" key="hflu_aC7_dk" height="385" width="480" Though this song carries a much more lighthearted tone, it hosts many of the same ideas of distorted reality portrayed in __The Lord of the Flies__. Alice imagines an alternative world, apart from society. She speaks of reality being distorted or even inverted. In __The Lord of the Flies__ the island acts as an alternative world for the littluns. Though they are led by the biguns, their lives are relatively unscathed by matters that plague society or even the biguns. For example, when there are no meetings, the littluns are allowed to run around and play as they like. The biguns pay little attention to them. Like Alice, the littluns' imaginations manifests into strange new creatures. Though the manifestations are different in that Alice's is cute and the littluns' is frightening, they are similar because both develop a fantastic creature that impact them in some way. Also, like Alice in the song, are preoccupied with their own fantasies. Alice is caught up in the idea of singing flowers and dancing rabbits; the littluns are caught up with the beastie. Though none of these exist and others may tell them that they are unreal, Alice and the littluns refuse to accept reality and allow their imagination rather than logic decide their lifestyle.
 * -Ronald Thai, 04 June 2010**

6. I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan
media type="youtube" key="2gfgUUZj24Y" height="385" width="480" The song, "I'm Just a Kid," reflects a deeper, cynical view on the littluns behind their facade of youth. The littluns generally have a naive nature with a carefree attitude. For example, in the beginning of __Lord of the Flies,__ the littluns spent their times building sand castles; "The littluns played here, if not happily at least with absorbed attention" (Golding 59). However, this positive outlook on life fades to dark as the "beasties" affect their imaginations, resulting in distress and fear. The lyrics include, "I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare, I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair," which convey the fear felt by the littluns by the end of the book. The most significant reason why this song applies to the littluns is the emphasis on the phrase, "I'm just a kid" that is used repeatedly. Even though these littluns are stranded on a remote island with no adult supervision and attempt to survive on their own, they are still just kids. Haunted by "nightmares" and their anxieties, these kids will eventually learn at some point that life is not always about laughing and playing games. The underlying truth is that once they return to society after their rescue, the littluns will face life and be forced to assimilate to a world that seems both unfair and unreal.
 * -Eric Kang, 04 June 2010**

7. Follow the Leader from Peter Pan
media type="youtube" key="QxBeOdLHSPU" height="385" width="480" I think the song "Following the Leader" from Peter Pan accurately describes the littluns because it focuses on how the kids follow Peter Pan without and questions nor any major complaints. In parallel with Lord of the Flies, the littluns do not really care for the events that are happening around them nor do they have any say in what happens so they just do as they are told to do. Most of the time, they do anything they want regardless of what is happening like the time when they built sandcastles or when meetings are called, the littluns are no included so they can just play around. The littluns are carefree and don't know enough to know what is going on around them so they have no choice but to just follow the biguns and do as they do. Also the upbeat and happy tone describe the attitude of the littluns. Although they have no power, they do not care because it is no in their interest to have power. All they want to do is have fun and that is what they are allowed to do so they are content.
 * -David Lee, 04 June 2010**