These two chapters are full of irony. The first is that the whole fighting between groups was all caused by fire: who would take care of it and who would get more wood for it. It was a big hassle that everybody had to be a part of. The irony of this is that at the end of chapter twelve Jack’s group tried to kill Ralph with fire and the whole fighting started with fire.
Piggy’s death was by far the worst thing that happened in the book. It was the climax of the story and after that it went downhill from there. After Piggy died SamnEric were forced to join Jacks group and Ralph was in the middle of a spear fight with Jack. That night SamnEric told Ralph that the group planned on hunting him like a wild animal tomorrow. At this point I expected this to happen. Jack would get bored with pigs and start to go after humans instead.
The dues ex machine or the officer that came to Ralph’s rescue came just at the perfect time. As a reader it does bother me that he did not come sooner and in the end it all fell together, but I guess then there would not be a book to read. The officer got them out of there in time or I would have predicted that the boys would have eventually killed Ralph after a long hunt. After they killed Ralph they would get tired of hunting animals and they would all start to hunt themselves starting with Jack.
In the end, Lord of The Flies was by far the best book I read this year. It had a fast rhythm to it that kept the reader reading. I recommend this book because it was well executed and left nothing out about the places and parts in society; and what might happen if the levels start to overrule each other.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
LOTF...Blog 4
What comes to mind thinking of Jack the savage? The words that come to me are brutal, dark, and menacing. He, in a way, tortures the other kids. He manipulates the kids by telling them Ralph is the bad guy and he is the one to blame for everything bad that happens to them. Jack is the one trying to win over the group. With the back-up of his side of the island he thinks he can take over the island and rule.
Jack lacks verisimilitude. He only worries about himself and he gets his way by hiding behind the truth. One example is when the “beast from the air” or the pilot and his parachute flying in the sky and the boys see it while on a hunting trip. The boys shout and run away from it thinking it I a beastie. When they finally settle down Jack says that it wasn’t real. He did not want to believe he saw it.
A dramatic irony example is when the beast flies over the boys do not know that it is the pilot and his parachute. They think it is the beastie coming to get them. This dramatic irony gives the audience or readers a suspenseful feeling and keep them thinking ahead of could or might happen to the boys.
The humorous part about the dramatic irony is that there is no beastie. The boys do not know that, but the whole reason they keep fighting is because of the beastie. They have no proof that it is the beastie and they also have no proof that it is not the beastie, yet. Because of this they all will keep fighting until they figure it out on their own.
Jack lacks verisimilitude. He only worries about himself and he gets his way by hiding behind the truth. One example is when the “beast from the air” or the pilot and his parachute flying in the sky and the boys see it while on a hunting trip. The boys shout and run away from it thinking it I a beastie. When they finally settle down Jack says that it wasn’t real. He did not want to believe he saw it.
A dramatic irony example is when the beast flies over the boys do not know that it is the pilot and his parachute. They think it is the beastie coming to get them. This dramatic irony gives the audience or readers a suspenseful feeling and keep them thinking ahead of could or might happen to the boys.
The humorous part about the dramatic irony is that there is no beastie. The boys do not know that, but the whole reason they keep fighting is because of the beastie. They have no proof that it is the beastie and they also have no proof that it is not the beastie, yet. Because of this they all will keep fighting until they figure it out on their own.
LOTF...Blog 3
Work, work, and work is all Ralph, Simon, and Piggy ever do anymore. Together they built huts on the beach and had barely any help. The littluns and Jack helped at the beginning, but they quit and went hunting…again. This shows the whole group starting to separate into two, with Jack vs. Ralph.
This chapter describes the littluns as “insects.” Even though Golding does not mention this in one sentence comparing the two is a simile. In a way, the littluns are like insects because of the way they run around and the way they are to little to do anything important in the book. Just like flies they are too small to do anything.
As one of the questions is on the study guide we received the rhythm of life on the island would be loud, unsteady, and unorganized. Since the boys have started to split into to two groups there is tension between them. They are constantly trying to be better than the other group. They fight and compete with one another, but there is no one to win over on the island. The fighting is simply pointless.
Fire is the only source of hope they have left on the island. If the fire goes out, the boys go out of control. Of course, when the time comes Jack is in charge of the fire he decides to go hunting and he lets the fire go out. A boat goes by and they lose their chance at being rescued because of Jack. In my opinion, it is completely Jack’s fault for them not being rescued yet. He let the fire go out and because of that the boys’ hope is lost.
This chapter describes the littluns as “insects.” Even though Golding does not mention this in one sentence comparing the two is a simile. In a way, the littluns are like insects because of the way they run around and the way they are to little to do anything important in the book. Just like flies they are too small to do anything.
As one of the questions is on the study guide we received the rhythm of life on the island would be loud, unsteady, and unorganized. Since the boys have started to split into to two groups there is tension between them. They are constantly trying to be better than the other group. They fight and compete with one another, but there is no one to win over on the island. The fighting is simply pointless.
Fire is the only source of hope they have left on the island. If the fire goes out, the boys go out of control. Of course, when the time comes Jack is in charge of the fire he decides to go hunting and he lets the fire go out. A boat goes by and they lose their chance at being rescued because of Jack. In my opinion, it is completely Jack’s fault for them not being rescued yet. He let the fire go out and because of that the boys’ hope is lost.
Monday, May 16, 2011
LOTF...Blog 5
Ralph looks out at the ocean like looking at a brick wall. He sees the ocean as a wall blocking his way to civilization and the only way he can get to civilization is to get rescued. With the two groups now starting to separate Ralph now has little control over the whole group. Jack has taken a group of hunters into the jungle and Jack went with them to find the pig that they injured. They follow a blood trail leading them to the pig. Ralph is the first one to throw his spear at it and he is the one to try to stab it, but the pig gets away. At this point I thought that Ralph was going to start turning into Jack and get a thrill from killing and start to turn into a savage.
All the boys excited by the thrill of the chase start to dance. Robert one of the boys pretends to be the pig they were chasing. The boys form a circle around him jabbing him there spears forgetting that the whole thing was just a game. The savages/ boys nearly killed Robert in the whole process of the game.
The hunting trip is now going into the night. The boys volunteer Simon to go back to camp and tell Piggy they will not be back until morning. The boys are now climbing the mountain, on Jacks commands, and sees what they thought was the beastie. Jack the supposedly tough guy runs away from the ape like figure moving in the breeze. What the characters do not know is that the beastie on the mountain is only the pilot with the parachute dead swinging in the breeze. This foreshadows the fear and suspenseful moments yet to come.
The next day Jacks savage and barbarian- like group go on yet another hunting trip and kill the pig. They leave the pigs head on a stick for the beastie hoping it would leave them alone. Jack is trying to force upon everybody that they have to have fun and have to be savage- like to be with his “tribe.” During all of this Simon faints and the tribe leaves without him.
All the boys excited by the thrill of the chase start to dance. Robert one of the boys pretends to be the pig they were chasing. The boys form a circle around him jabbing him there spears forgetting that the whole thing was just a game. The savages/ boys nearly killed Robert in the whole process of the game.
The hunting trip is now going into the night. The boys volunteer Simon to go back to camp and tell Piggy they will not be back until morning. The boys are now climbing the mountain, on Jacks commands, and sees what they thought was the beastie. Jack the supposedly tough guy runs away from the ape like figure moving in the breeze. What the characters do not know is that the beastie on the mountain is only the pilot with the parachute dead swinging in the breeze. This foreshadows the fear and suspenseful moments yet to come.
The next day Jacks savage and barbarian- like group go on yet another hunting trip and kill the pig. They leave the pigs head on a stick for the beastie hoping it would leave them alone. Jack is trying to force upon everybody that they have to have fun and have to be savage- like to be with his “tribe.” During all of this Simon faints and the tribe leaves without him.
LOTF...Blog 6
Savages are starting to take over the group. The whole group is now two and the grouping are now feuding. Jack the chief of the group that broke off is now celebrating the first kill on the island. Jack the chief of the savages takes the blood from the pig and rubs it all over himself like an animal. I think this foreshadows the beginning of the end for the boys on the island.
The boys leave the pig head on a stick for the beastie hoping that it would take it instead of them. Simon was thinking. Something was telling him that he needed to run away from this place. Simon who symbolizes a Christ-like figure with his knowledge and his wisdom he gives to the other boys. He walks down to the beach where there is Jack and his group of savages dancing and celebrating their feast. Ralph and Piggy were there too, but they left as soon as Jack asked them to be in his savage group. Ralph and Piggy went back to camp with SamnEric.
The Christ- like Simon came out of the jungle onto the beach in the dark. Jack, with his savage instincts, stabbed him multiple times with the rest of the group. The boys thought it was the beastie they saw earlier on the mountain, but what they do not know is that the beastie on the mountain was actually the dead pilot moving around in the breeze. After the group had brutally killed the so- called beastie but was actually Simon. The savages had the plan of attacking Jacks group.
Right now the boys are starting a civil war with each other. The two groups are fighting over the little things and Jacks group is starting to become violent with the other. Late at night Jacks goes and raids Ralph’s group. He beats them and kicks them, but Ralph and SamnEric decide to fight back. Both groups end the fighting and Jack’s group retreats to the side of the beach. Piggy realizes that Jack had taken his glasses. The glasses symbolize civilization for Ralph’s group and without that it makes it a lot harder to survive.
The boys leave the pig head on a stick for the beastie hoping that it would take it instead of them. Simon was thinking. Something was telling him that he needed to run away from this place. Simon who symbolizes a Christ-like figure with his knowledge and his wisdom he gives to the other boys. He walks down to the beach where there is Jack and his group of savages dancing and celebrating their feast. Ralph and Piggy were there too, but they left as soon as Jack asked them to be in his savage group. Ralph and Piggy went back to camp with SamnEric.
The Christ- like Simon came out of the jungle onto the beach in the dark. Jack, with his savage instincts, stabbed him multiple times with the rest of the group. The boys thought it was the beastie they saw earlier on the mountain, but what they do not know is that the beastie on the mountain was actually the dead pilot moving around in the breeze. After the group had brutally killed the so- called beastie but was actually Simon. The savages had the plan of attacking Jacks group.
Right now the boys are starting a civil war with each other. The two groups are fighting over the little things and Jacks group is starting to become violent with the other. Late at night Jacks goes and raids Ralph’s group. He beats them and kicks them, but Ralph and SamnEric decide to fight back. Both groups end the fighting and Jack’s group retreats to the side of the beach. Piggy realizes that Jack had taken his glasses. The glasses symbolize civilization for Ralph’s group and without that it makes it a lot harder to survive.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
LOFT...Blog 2
Ralph thinks about what he needs to do and what he needs to ask of the group. He is the first one to realize that since there is no grown- ups that they have to look after themselves. When the boys meet again it is Ralph’s idea to have hunters always hunting for food. He had a bunch of rules for the group like; you cannot talk out of turn unless you have the conch. Jack, who is already turning into a savage, wants to punish any of the rule breakers with violence.
After the latest feud between the groups they finally realize that it might not be awhile or not at all until they get rescued or if anybody even knows they are there. While the group is discussing about if they will get rescued a little boy with a birthmark on his neck wanted to say something, but was too scared to talk. After he stopped crying the little boy said something that frightened the entire group. He said that he saw a “beastie” or monster in the jungle when they first arrived. The older did not want to believe him, but they did not show it. The little ones did believe him and were very scared.
After the scare that the boys had they had the idea of putting a fire on the mountain so a ship would maybe see it. The boys all gathered fire wood to build a giant bon- fire. They started it with Piggy’s glasses. The fire grew and grew and grew until it started the trees next to it on fire. The boys tried to put it out, but it was too late. After the boys meet up after the fire they find out that the boy with the birthmark is missing. The boy had died in the fire. Then the boys face the reality of that this is real and that they need to survive together.
After the latest feud between the groups they finally realize that it might not be awhile or not at all until they get rescued or if anybody even knows they are there. While the group is discussing about if they will get rescued a little boy with a birthmark on his neck wanted to say something, but was too scared to talk. After he stopped crying the little boy said something that frightened the entire group. He said that he saw a “beastie” or monster in the jungle when they first arrived. The older did not want to believe him, but they did not show it. The little ones did believe him and were very scared.
After the scare that the boys had they had the idea of putting a fire on the mountain so a ship would maybe see it. The boys all gathered fire wood to build a giant bon- fire. They started it with Piggy’s glasses. The fire grew and grew and grew until it started the trees next to it on fire. The boys tried to put it out, but it was too late. After the boys meet up after the fire they find out that the boy with the birthmark is missing. The boy had died in the fire. Then the boys face the reality of that this is real and that they need to survive together.
LOFT...Blog 1
How the beginning of the book begins is the Ralph and boys named Piggy are addressing their situation on the island that their plane has crashed on. They talk to each other and tease each other while at the same time they are trying to figure out what to do. Piggy finds a conch and tells Ralph that sometimes they make noises like a trumpet if you blow into it. Piggy had the brilliant idea of blowing it and maybe the other boys would here it and think of it as an assembly. Ralph blew it and the boys came running towards them, even the little boys.
Jack was the mean one from the beginning. He gives the reader a bad feeling and he foreshadows darkness. Everybody agreed that they needed a leader. They all voted Ralph as the group leader. The first they decide as a group is they needed to figure out how big the island was. Jack wants to go find out with Simon and Ralph, which left Piggy with all the little ones. The three of them find out that the island is shaped like a boat. The boat shaped island represents all the boys together on the same boat and that they have to rely on each other to survive.
On their way back Jack runs into a Pig in the jungle. He tells the boys that he will kill it next time for food. When the all the boys are back together they figure what they need to survive together.
Jack was the mean one from the beginning. He gives the reader a bad feeling and he foreshadows darkness. Everybody agreed that they needed a leader. They all voted Ralph as the group leader. The first they decide as a group is they needed to figure out how big the island was. Jack wants to go find out with Simon and Ralph, which left Piggy with all the little ones. The three of them find out that the island is shaped like a boat. The boat shaped island represents all the boys together on the same boat and that they have to rely on each other to survive.
On their way back Jack runs into a Pig in the jungle. He tells the boys that he will kill it next time for food. When the all the boys are back together they figure what they need to survive together.
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