Lord Of The Flies. Question 8

Overall I think this book is an okay book. But if I had a chance to choose my own book, I would never read this book. I m not really a smart person, and I do not really like to read books that are written for classes or just for educational purposes. I usually prefer fiction books, because they are not that hard o understand and they do not try to confuse their readers. This book has lots of confusion in it. It is kind of historical; it contains some part of world history in it. And it is hard for people that do not have any idea what it was like to live in that period of time. And these parts confuse me, as a reader. I think that author showed a lot a lot of symbolism in this book, which is most likely the reason I do not understand it clearly. But the good thing about this book that it show the what reality is rally like. The behavior that is show in this book is same as it is these days. Also author tried to encourage people and his readers around the world to be more caring and loving, and not to be a racist. The most things that the world needs right now and I think it will always need it is love. World around us is cruel and sinful and people are used to it, so they can not anything about it.

Lord Of The Flies. Question 7

The most beautiful settings that I found throughout this book were: the island, the nature on that island, and the way the author described the ocean with which the island was surrounded with. But then the event that happened on the island itself made it look really disgusting and nasty. As the book says that Simon found beautiful and pretty places on that island where he stayed privately and enjoyed staying there. But I think the reason he liked staying there alone, because he talked to the Lord of the Flies. When he was about to faint during this process, he wanted to inform his “friends” that were still on the island. But his cheerful and excited friends killed him instead of helping, because the saw him as a beast. I thought that his setting was very sarcastic, mocking. I always thought that in somewhere in the book the boys would change their attitudes, but when this happened I just did not want to read the book any farther. Suddenly this beautiful and gorgeous place turned into hell, a dark nightmare. Just this few words my whole opinion about the whole book. It was kind of impressing; author used really efficient and valuable words for this part of the book. This is where the scary things start to happen, kids start to die.

Lord Of The Flies. Question 6

“They worked therefore with great energy and cheerfulness, though as time crept by there was a suggestion of panic in the energy and hysteria in the cheerfulness. They built a pyramid of leaves and twigs, branches and logs, on the bare sand by the platform. For the first time on the island, Piggy himself removed his one glass, knelt down and focused the sun on the tinder. Soon there was a ceiling of smoke and a bush of yellow flame.”(p.144)
I chose this passage because I thought it was really amazing that Piggy actually helped those that he did not like, or just did not want to respect. Also he had really wanted to survive on this island. He was hoping that one day he would eventually get home, but he never even thought of death and that it could happen to him soon. I think this passage kind of relates to me. I always do something so I could achieve my goal, but I never think of the thing that could happen to me during this process. I always think of me final or the finishing part, but I do not know what is going to happen to me or the thing I am working on. Piggy was really one minded, if he wanted to do something he would achieve his goal no matter whatever happens or whatever he does. I am not actually like that; I do not take some stuff serious, even if I really have to. Throughout the book Piggy had only one wish, to get home. He tried his best to achieve his goal, but because of his island “buddies” he get’s killed. And everything just collapses under his feet. Everything what he worked so hard for, just get destroyed in few seconds. Sometimes I feel the same. Something that I work for gets destroyed by my fault or people around me.

Lord Of The Flies. Quesion 5

In my opinion it reveals the dark side of human society and it is demonstrated by 25 boys’ behavior. For me the mood of this book was inky, gloomy, dull, pessimistic, tragic and really violent, cruel, evil, and harsh. Dark and wildness of human being are also displayed vividly. Somewhere in the book it was written that every single boy should have been to school and before coming to an uninhabited island they must have possessed mind of child. However as the time passes and as they adopt the new environment their minds and thoughts change not in a good way. In the beginning Ralph was elected as a leader, and most conditions were working out very smoothly. However without any guide lines such as adults or an intellectual, 24 boys had to assistance Ralph. He had to seek for every need and had to solve out the problems they had faced with. And of course there were no one advice to him except Piggy who had lots of knowledge which helped Ralph a lot. But still Piggy’s knowledge was not enough, and because of that unexpected incidents happened such as loosing kids, killing their friend Simon, and firing in island. It was violent and every action they have done was so cruel and aggressive. I was shocked to the facts that these little kids could do those things. Also it made me sad because they were young and indeed needed protects from adults. Jack couldn't control his feelings and antipathy to Ralph because he didn't have anyone teaching him how to restraint his mind.

Lord Of The Flies. Question 4

In my opinion the climax in this book is when Piggy dies. I think so because when this happens Ralph does not have anybody else on his side and he can not really stay away from Jack and his hunters. When Piggy dies Jack knows that this is his chance to take over the island and rule over the boys. At first I could believe that Jack was the one who killed piggy, but later on I found out that it was true. After Piggy’s death things on the island start to change in a really bad way, the conch breaks, and this was the thing that Piggy was put in charge of. But then I thought of the almost death of Ralph, that comes right before the ending, where the Navy Officer come and rescues them. After the children kill Piggy, they decide to get rid of the next threat, Ralph. For Ralph, he had to run for his life right after his best friend died. He hid in the mountains, jungles, and grass fields. The other children set the island on fire, all crazy to kill Ralph. Ralph manages to keep himself from the fire, and who used to be his followers. But, he gets caught at last and he gets almost killed. In my opinion Piggy was a great person in that community on that island. When Jack separates from Piggy and Ralph he could not do anything by himself, he still needs their help. Even though Ralph and Piggy do not want to help them, they still have to.

Lord Of The Flies. Question 3

The main characters are Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy and Lord of the flies.
Ralph is the chief in their adventure and Jack is the other chief who is going against Ralph so he could become a new chief on the island. Simon is one of the followers of Ralph. Piggy represents intelligent and smart person on island, out all of the other people I think he is the smartest one. Lord of the flies is the creature that comes from people's fear even though it doesn't exist; it is just boy’s imagination. While reading this book I found only one character that I actually honor and like, and it is Piggy. Other characters that are okay characters are: Ralph and Simon. But Jack and Lord of the Flies are not the best nor the greatest characters. The reason why I do not like Jack and Lord of the flies is because their personality or existence was not appreciated or the other did not really wanted to be surrounded by these characters. Their existence was disturbing for the boys lives. I do not like Jack and Lord of the flies because they just scared people, or did not help their peers when they needed their help. I like Ralph, Simon and Piggy because they participated a lot not even for their own benefit, they also tried their best to rescue. Ralph was the chief who helped people to be rescued. Simon supported their team with his spiritual strength. Piggy also supported their team with his intellectual strength. They are special because they represent the people who live in the world.

Lord Of The Flies. Question 2

Lord of the flies was written a few years after the World War II, maybe that is what caused our author, William Golding write this novel. His story was different from the actual war. He was not as harsh in the book as it is in the real world. In my opinion the great example of this would be a war that is still going on right now, this minute. I think that these kinds of situations could be resolved or “fixed” only one way, by human beings. Human beings should change their views on this world and change their attitudes toward everyone else. The best way to solve this problem that occurred in the book Lord of the Flies is that the boys should have acknowledged their mistake way before it was too late.
It is their entire fault for making the island such bad and insecure place to live and survive. The things that are happening in the world around us, human beings are our entire fault. And boys were the reason for those events that happened on the island. I think that the best solution they could have on this island is that boys should have been more caring and loving toward their peers. Boys were being too mean to the boys that were younger, but instead they were being mean and trying to act older than they actually are. I think that they were judging the people on the island by their physical appearances and their age.