1. In this section, the main focus on the boys mind is the beast. Ralph calls a meeting to discuss were the beast could be during the daytime. Although no one is sure, the boys believe that the beast could be coming from the ocean. Ralph is also seen to be very agitated throughout chapter five because he is concerned that the island has changed the boys so much that they are almost savages. During the night, a dead man from a plane parachutes down to the island, causing commotion because the boys assume it is the beast. When they try to look for it, the boys go crazy and cannot stop fooling around, which leads to nothing. Later the boys decide to hunt a pig, but only get close to catching one. The boys have this strange vibe going and start
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One literary device that I found started in chapter 5. While the boys had been arguing about whether or not the beast actually existed or not piggy brought up something that makes you think about what is really happening in the book. “Unless we get frightened of people,” (Piggy, page 84). At first I didn’t really think much of this quote other than the fact that it sound creepy, but later, in chapter 8, a foreshadowing occurs when Simon talks to the lord of the flies. The boys never realized that the actual evil, the thing that was causing the boys fear was actually coming from people. This is really creepy because it is a form of natural evil everyone is born with and it is very strange to see how no one ever really thought about this even though it was …show more content…
During a class discussion, a question was brought up about how long the boys had been on the island. I reread sections to try to figure out exactly how many days had passed. After a while I realized that it doesn’t ever say. I think this is because there is no more real connection to humanity. To give an example, we can use the life a person has in jail. They are isolated from the rest of the world, and for a while they count the days that pass. But soon, prisoners start to forget the real world and stop counting the days. The Lord of the Flies has a similar concept to life in a prison. People who are generally connected to society keep track of time and dates, but it changes once a traumatic or life changing events occur.
7. Would the story have turned out different if Simon had not been killed, and if he told the boys what was really happening? Why is it so difficult to live without becoming the evil monsters that they are
One literary device that I found started in chapter 5. While the boys had been arguing about whether or not the beast actually existed or not piggy brought up something that makes you think about what is really happening in the book. “Unless we get frightened of people,” (Piggy, page 84). At first I didn’t really think much of this quote other than the fact that it sound creepy, but later, in chapter 8, a foreshadowing occurs when Simon talks to the lord of the flies. The boys never realized that the actual evil, the thing that was causing the boys fear was actually coming from people. This is really creepy because it is a form of natural evil everyone is born with and it is very strange to see how no one ever really thought about this even though it was …show more content…
During a class discussion, a question was brought up about how long the boys had been on the island. I reread sections to try to figure out exactly how many days had passed. After a while I realized that it doesn’t ever say. I think this is because there is no more real connection to humanity. To give an example, we can use the life a person has in jail. They are isolated from the rest of the world, and for a while they count the days that pass. But soon, prisoners start to forget the real world and stop counting the days. The Lord of the Flies has a similar concept to life in a prison. People who are generally connected to society keep track of time and dates, but it changes once a traumatic or life changing events occur.
7. Would the story have turned out different if Simon had not been killed, and if he told the boys what was really happening? Why is it so difficult to live without becoming the evil monsters that they are