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    Willy's Monologue

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    “Look, I’m sorry that I made fun of you, but can I please sit with my friends?” “SIT DOWN!!!” He shouted and then gave me a death stare that sent chills down my spine. There was no way out of it. I sat at the seat right in front of him, filled with all the negative human emotions. What I heard next made me want to quit school already. Laughter. Not towards the teacher, but to me. Why is Porky sitting there? How did Willy already get in trouble? At least I am not as bad as Porky over here.…

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    Most people have heard of Pretty Little Liars before, and if not, a brief summary of the book is a girl disappears and then her friends start getting text messages from somebody named A, that threatens to tell all of their secrets basically. But a book that people probably don’t recognize as much is Ali’s Pretty Little Lies, is the prequel to Pretty Little Liars. It’s about what happened before Alison Dilaurentis(girl who disappears) was murdered in the first PLL book. Ali’s Pretty Little…

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    The TV series Lost is one of the few mind blowing and outstanding shows with perfectly layered writing. Lost ended with six season in total. It features many themes that seem to always be changing, leaving the watcher always on edge. Lost was a very expensive show to produce. The pilot alone cost $10 million dollars to create, ending the first season at a total of $50 million dollars. 23.47 million viewers tuned in for the premier of season 2. Lost started off with cast members raking in…

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    Well if you are really interested in reading a ‘Christmas’ story that does not involve Santa or are fed up of the usual, boring conventional Christmas tales, then The Gift of the Magi is the perfect pick! It is a story that reinforces the value of selfless giving. Written by O. Henry, an American short story writer born under the name William Sydney Porter, the plot is really absorbing, and is complimented with details throughout which keeps the reader involved till the very last word. This…

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    living on that island forever. This was the startling reality for the boys in Lord of the Flies and the survivors in Lost after their plane crashes on a deserted island with no sign of civilization nearby. The story Lord of the Flies by William Golding tells the story of a group of young boys’ survival after they are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Similarly, the show Lost tells about a group of adults’ story of survival after they are stranded on a mysterious island after a…

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    Who knew that a dirt-stained, timid boy could be the center of a story’s allegory. In the Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, young boys get stranded on an island after a plane crash and they have to survive on their own. The boys end up losing their innocence and turning savage, committing the crime of killing each other and obsessing over a fictional beast. Simon, a main character is the only one on the island who has a spiritual nature, is kind, and wise which corresponds to Jesus.…

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    Leaders tend to destroy or mend a nation together. With two conflicting leaders facing each other throughout the novel, it brings tough times for the boys. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies follows Ralph and Jack, the two leaders, plus a numerous amount of boys as they face challenges on the island that they are trying to survive on. In Lord of the Flies, Jack displays his strength in leadership using power, charisma, and dominance to triumph over Ralph. Jack’s display of power towards the…

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    Lord of the Flies, was written by William Golding in 1954. The novel is about a group of boys, ages 6 - 12, who get stranded on a deserted island during a plane crash. With no adults around, the boys are left to fend and govern themselves. It started off well but as one can imagine leaving young, immature boys in charge of one another was not the best thing to have occurred. In this book Golding gives the reader a glimpse of the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings. Now…

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    Children like to rough house. They wrestle and play other games that sometimes get out of hand and this often causes accidents were the children get hurt. In The Lord Of The Flies written by William Golding an airliner full of children crash landed on a deserted island. Golding writes about how he believes a group of children would survive. The children get along seemingly okay at first but it 's not long before the law, order, and all other existence of civilization disappear on the children 's…

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    In 1954, William Golding wrote a book called “Lord of the Flies”, which was an allegory of real life events that were happening at the time. The fictional book is set during WWII, when a plane with a bunch of boys crashes on an island. With no adults left alive, they were forced to fend for themselves; to find a way to survive without falling into the shadow of savagery. In the end, the shadow does take over most of the boys and they go into war to try kill the only other boys who are still…

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