Lord of the Flies Final Journal

The end of the novel cought me a little bit by surprise. I had a feeling all along that someone was going to die, but I did not expect Piggy, my favorite character of the novel to die. I also did not think they were going to get rescued, so that took me by surprise as well. I believe Ralph cried when they finally got rescued because he was so happy to be saved, and alive. Lets face it, if someone would not have came to rescued the boys, they'd all be dead. All his emotions finally caused him to break down and cry because he is finally saved, something he's been promising himself since day one. The characters I despite the most are Jack and Roger. However I have to say I despite Jack the most because he's the most savage, while the other boys, such as Roger, are just his little sidekicks that do everything Jack demands. I would probably recommend this book to a friend because it was actually a lot better than I had envisioned. This novel lets you ponder beyond the words on the page and allows you to think about human nature.

Lord of the Flies: Chapter 11 review

1.  Ralph's group decides to approach Jack's group and demand for Piggy's glasses back. However they also decide to bring the conch with them to give Jack's group an impression of authority.

2. The twins are examining Ralph as if they are "seeing Ralph for the first time" because Ralph is seeming to change. He is a different boy from when he started out in the island. At first, all Ralph seemed to be concerned about was setting a signal fire to be rescued, and now he seems to be having blanks of the importance of being rescued.

3.The boys attempt to get back Piggy's specs and get the other boys to maintain a signal fire is bound to fail because Jack is hard to accommodate with. He already killed one boy, and he will have no hesitation to kill another one, especially the boys he hates most. Also, he as all the savages on his side which will do anything to his command.

4. I think Roger pushed the rock off the cliff because it makes him feel superior. The island has changed Roger into some sick savage where he finds pleasure in hurting others. He also is like a little sidekick of Jack and will do anything to please him.

5. The destruction of the conch is symbolically significant because it represents that the boys on the island have lost all authority. Now that the "authority" on the island is destroyed, the civilization is also shattered.

6. Most of the boys want a chief because they want some sort of a leader. Believe it or not, most people enjoy having someone above them telling them what to do. Although not always positive, the boys on the island enjoy having Jack demanding orders around.

7. What makes you enjoy the feeling of killing boys your age?
    If you were to be rescued soon, do you think you can live the same life you left?

8.  I was ecstatic. No grown ups, no rules, no being bossed around. This island was a safe haven when we first arrived. All of us got along, in fact I actually considered the other boys my friends. There was order too, we had food, water, jobs, housing, and authority. We even nominated a chief, who was Ralph because we all agreed with his fair decisions. It was...fun...it was fun when we all had hope. Hope for rescue from our signal fires we put up. Then suddenly everything turned around.
    Grown ups don't warn you enough for adulthood, let me tell you. It all started with the "snake" thing Jack was telling us about. He called it "The Beast." Since then everything has been haywire. We split up into two groups, we're killing pigs for fun, and worst of all, we're turning on each other. Jack and his savage tribe has already killed two boys.. two of my friends. I play along or I'll probably be next. I wish my parents were here, they'd keep order together, even without the conch. My parents won't let me get away with a dirty room let alone murdering two innocent boys. Everyone is different now, I just hope the rest of us back it back alive; except maybe Jack. He can go.

Lord of The Flies questions: Chapter 10

1. Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric were all discussing over Simons death the following morning, however they each seem to have different views on the night. When Piggy was talking to Ralf, he believes the innocent was an accident and he says, "Coming in the dark-he hadn't no busies crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He asked for it...It was an accident"(Golding 157). On the contrary, Ralf actually admits the savagery the boys committed, and he even says straight up, "That was murder"(Golding 156). When Samneric joined their conversation, they acted as if nothing went on the night before and simply said,"We were very tired...so we left early"(Golding 158). All the boys   make themselves feel better about the situation by blaming their mistakes on other things.

2. Ralf and Jack had two completely different explanations for what had happened to Simon. Ralph claims that Simons death was no accident but rather an evil savage instinct taken over by the boys with violence and chants. He says, "I wasn't scared,...I was-I don't know what I was"(Golding 156). Jack however saw the situation as "saving" the other boys from the beast. He believed Simon was a reincarnation of the beast. "He came-disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be carful"(Golding 160).

3. Based on his order to have Wilfred beaten, we can conclude that Jacks power has gone way out of hand and has completely shattered his humanity. There was no valid reason for Jack to cruelly beat Wilfred. "'He's going to beat Wilfred.' 'What for?'... ' I don't know. He didn't say.  He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up. He's been...he's been tied up for hours, waiting-"(Golding 160). Although Jack may be the so called "chief" but the boys in his tribe only obey him not out of respect, but out of fear and trepidation. They're afraid he'll make rash decisions out of anger as he did to Wilfred. "Half- relieved, half-daunted by the implication of further terrors, the savages murmured again"(Golding 161)

4. We know Jack is now chief because besides the fact that his tribe calls him chief, he is also the one making all the decisions now and seems to be ruling over the other boys.
Piggy: Loses glasses and has an asthma attack
Ralph: "Maybe this is just in my nightmare" gets hit by another boy
Sam: Destroys huts all by himself
Eric: gets attacked by Ralph
Jack: Invades Ralphs area, leads the other boys, then steals Piggy's glasses
Roger: follows Jack