Response To Lord Of The Flies
The Lord of the Flies Essay
The Lord of the Flies is a fiction novel written in 1954 by William Golding. It is about a group of school boys in World War 2 who are to be sent to safety. Everything changes once their plane crashes on a deserted island. The boys must learn how to survive together with no adults and their differing personalities. The scene I thought was important to the plot was the scene where jack and his tribe go out to hunt the pig they’ve been chasing for a while. Jack and the others are supposed to be watching the fire which signals ships. The fire is important to the leader ralph because he believes that the boys will be saved. Jack wanted to be leader and starts his own hunting group. I feel that it’s in Jack’s nature …show more content…
Jack stabbed it more than he should have. I think it shows how scary jack is and how he likes to be in control. They cut the pigs head off and mount it on a stick as an offering to the beast the boys afraid of. The boys and the pig head is what I drew. This scene is important to the plot because it shows how Jack controls people and sets up the symbolism of the pigs head. One of the characters, Simon finds the pigs head and (in most likely a dream) reveals itself to be the lord of rhe flies. The pigs also tells Simon that the Beast is inside of everyone and never existed in the first place. I think this shows that the boys are all capable of being evil and has a dark side to them. Since the characters represent different types of people in the world, it shows that we humans are also capable of becoming evil. Lord of the Flies is a great novel with many scenes that are great to illustrate. The character of Jack is a great representation of the darker side of human nature. He shows what some people would do to be in power and control. Hes a truly evil character for someone so young. All the characters show the different sides of human nature and that’s what makes this book so great. It shows us humans as we
The Lord of the Flies is a fiction novel written in 1954 by William Golding. It is about a group of school boys in World War 2 who are to be sent to safety. Everything changes once their plane crashes on a deserted island. The boys must learn how to survive together with no adults and their differing personalities. The scene I thought was important to the plot was the scene where jack and his tribe go out to hunt the pig they’ve been chasing for a while. Jack and the others are supposed to be watching the fire which signals ships. The fire is important to the leader ralph because he believes that the boys will be saved. Jack wanted to be leader and starts his own hunting group. I feel that it’s in Jack’s nature …show more content…
Jack stabbed it more than he should have. I think it shows how scary jack is and how he likes to be in control. They cut the pigs head off and mount it on a stick as an offering to the beast the boys afraid of. The boys and the pig head is what I drew. This scene is important to the plot because it shows how Jack controls people and sets up the symbolism of the pigs head. One of the characters, Simon finds the pigs head and (in most likely a dream) reveals itself to be the lord of rhe flies. The pigs also tells Simon that the Beast is inside of everyone and never existed in the first place. I think this shows that the boys are all capable of being evil and has a dark side to them. Since the characters represent different types of people in the world, it shows that we humans are also capable of becoming evil. Lord of the Flies is a great novel with many scenes that are great to illustrate. The character of Jack is a great representation of the darker side of human nature. He shows what some people would do to be in power and control. Hes a truly evil character for someone so young. All the characters show the different sides of human nature and that’s what makes this book so great. It shows us humans as we