William Golding, author of Lord of The Flies, is an exceptional example for writers to follow and for readers appreciate. Golding conveys his thoughts using creative literary devices, incorporates meaningful themes in the novel, and aspects that benefit the reader.
William Golding brilliantly uses literary devices to structure his writing and develop his ideas. For example, his tone is often concerning which suggests he looks at the darkest and worst side of human nature by describing it with poetical fragments and a hint of exaggeration. “...the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore” (Golding 153). In the quote, Golding sets his tone by using short words that connote a powerful idea. Furthermore, imagery often refers to a symbol in the book. In this case …show more content…
Interestingly, I learned as reader from what I disliked about the book. By way of illustration, I disliked that Golding's characters come across to be too young for the events that take place. This makes the plot appear a little far-fetched or unrealistic. “As the danced, they sang. ‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in’ ” (75). This quote represents the time from when the first pig was killed, the boys start to sing this chant. This being said, it gives the reader an uneasy feeling and it’s disturbing to imagine youthful and naive boys dancing while chanting those words; the words “kill”, “cut”, and “bash” connote a threatening idea. While this is something I dislike, I can also appreciate it because it allowed me to expand my knowledge and challenged me to think and learn. Also, I like that I am able to make real-world connections with the book. For example, I can connect leadership in the book to leadership real life. Every society has a leader--the boys realized this and voted for Ralph like we vote for our
William Golding brilliantly uses literary devices to structure his writing and develop his ideas. For example, his tone is often concerning which suggests he looks at the darkest and worst side of human nature by describing it with poetical fragments and a hint of exaggeration. “...the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore” (Golding 153). In the quote, Golding sets his tone by using short words that connote a powerful idea. Furthermore, imagery often refers to a symbol in the book. In this case …show more content…
Interestingly, I learned as reader from what I disliked about the book. By way of illustration, I disliked that Golding's characters come across to be too young for the events that take place. This makes the plot appear a little far-fetched or unrealistic. “As the danced, they sang. ‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in’ ” (75). This quote represents the time from when the first pig was killed, the boys start to sing this chant. This being said, it gives the reader an uneasy feeling and it’s disturbing to imagine youthful and naive boys dancing while chanting those words; the words “kill”, “cut”, and “bash” connote a threatening idea. While this is something I dislike, I can also appreciate it because it allowed me to expand my knowledge and challenged me to think and learn. Also, I like that I am able to make real-world connections with the book. For example, I can connect leadership in the book to leadership real life. Every society has a leader--the boys realized this and voted for Ralph like we vote for our