In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses figurative language at the beginning and end of chapters two and three to show the difference between Jack’s jungle and Simon’s jungle, and to illustrate that Jack’s jungle is chaotic, whereas Simon’s jungle is innocent. Since there is no adult figure on the island, the children first establish the leader of the group, which ended up being Ralph because he summoned everyone together by using a conch. Jack was immediately destroyed by the results of their election. To prove that he is worthy to stay on the island, his objective is to find and kill a pig to provide food for everyone. This drive to redeem himself created an isolation between him and everyone on the island. When Jack was out hunting
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When Jack finally spots a pig, he feels a satisfaction within himself. The book indicated that Jack has been out of the group for several weeks, to only hunt down a pig, and when he finally sees one it makes him feel fulfilled. The pig is described as “seductive” and “maddening” meaning that it is appealing to Jack. Even though the pig is just a “piece of meat”, the pig could be Jack’s reward, and maybe even get him a higher position in their government. As Jack’s jungle is seen as very primitive and chaotic, Golding uses Simon’s viewpoint to illustrate that the jungle can be a place of peace and calmness. Simon is stuck making huts for all the “littluns” when he decides he needs a break and to be alone. He tries to walk far away from the littluns, who are trying to get fruit down from a tree. Simon helps them at first, and once they are all satisfied, he walks away. After a quick glance to make sure no one is following him, Simon stumbles upon a pleasant open area where he sits down and admires the jungle. Simon describes the scene in front of him as nothing moving “but a pair of gaudy butterflies that danced round each other in the hot …show more content…
Holding his breath he cocked a critical ear at the sounds of the island… the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds,even the cries of the gulls that were returning to their roost among squared rocks, were
When Jack finally spots a pig, he feels a satisfaction within himself. The book indicated that Jack has been out of the group for several weeks, to only hunt down a pig, and when he finally sees one it makes him feel fulfilled. The pig is described as “seductive” and “maddening” meaning that it is appealing to Jack. Even though the pig is just a “piece of meat”, the pig could be Jack’s reward, and maybe even get him a higher position in their government. As Jack’s jungle is seen as very primitive and chaotic, Golding uses Simon’s viewpoint to illustrate that the jungle can be a place of peace and calmness. Simon is stuck making huts for all the “littluns” when he decides he needs a break and to be alone. He tries to walk far away from the littluns, who are trying to get fruit down from a tree. Simon helps them at first, and once they are all satisfied, he walks away. After a quick glance to make sure no one is following him, Simon stumbles upon a pleasant open area where he sits down and admires the jungle. Simon describes the scene in front of him as nothing moving “but a pair of gaudy butterflies that danced round each other in the hot …show more content…
Holding his breath he cocked a critical ear at the sounds of the island… the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds,even the cries of the gulls that were returning to their roost among squared rocks, were