Chapters 1&2 A group of English schoolboys crash-land on a deserted island while trying to escape the war. When a boy, Ralph, goes to a lagoon he meets a chubby boy with glasses named Piggy. They search around the beach and find a large pink colored conch shell. Ralph blows the shell and many boys gather to the beach. The boys age range from six to twelve. There are a group of choir boys on the island lead by a boy named Jack. The boys decide to elect a chief. The choir boys want Jack but the majority
Minke was afraid if he will be thrown away when Annelies know if Minke is not an Indo (Chapter 1 page 26). “I’m not an Indo,” I added in a defensive tone. “Oh!” she exclaimed once again. “No?” It felt as if a drum were pounding in my heart. So she knew: I was a Native. I could be thrown out at any moment. I could feel” (Toer:1996:26) The
18. What would you infer from the conversation between Simon and the pig head? Simon finally meets “Lord of the Flies,” a pig on the stick. The lord states that he is the beast and he is part of him. This concludes that the beast is fear of the boys within themselves. They are scared to face it and they rather ignore it, although whatever happens, they demand to kill. Their desire for killing has turned them into barbarians. Simon is the only one who is able to see it. 19. Why does Jack wear
schoolers and teachers only have 180 days with each other. Picking suitable and appropriate books are a very hard job with all the books in the world. Many teachers stick to classics even though they may contain inapt content. Although the Lord of the flies is a classic it isn't suitable for high school students because the books savagery outweighs educational value. Piggy’s idea of Jack’s ”tribe” highlights negative views of Native Americans and promotes racism. In the moments before
Many of the boys descend into savage behavior with the introduction of Jack as their new leader. It is in this group that their violent nature is brought forward. The inner beast which the Lord of the Flies claims they all possess may have already been ready to come forward since they are living in a time of war. Violence would have already been in their hearts, and all it needed to come forward was a lack of authority. Jack in particular struggles
Violence Squared Jim Morrison, a poet and performing artist, once said “Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence”. The classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding chronicles the adventures of a group of British schoolboys who have been stranded on an island after an airplane crash. The boys try their best to organize themselves and find ways to get rescued, but ultimately the hidden evils within the boys take over the island and chaos erupts. William Golding