This week’s readings started to make the story become rather clear. Symbolism is playing a major part in the book now. The fading of civilization is symbolized. More and more boys are beginning to take their clothes off and become savages. The color of the conch was once pink, but now it has faded to a very light pink and transparent color. The clothing represents that some of the boys are becoming uncivilized and breaking apart from the rules, and the color of the conch represents that civilization is breaking down and is only becoming worse and worse.
I no longer have any respect for Jack at all. He does not want to listen to anyone’s ideas. He does not follow any rules. He is rude to everyone and feels so inferior that he does not need to help anyone out. All he wants to do is hunt and is not contributing to the group. I still like Ralph, though. He is trying his hardest to apply the rules to everyone. He is also working his tail off to get off of the island safely. I think that eventually more of the boys will start to follow Jack because they think he is a better leader and is “cool.” Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and maybe a few others will stay civilized, while the rest follow Jack and become savages. It may turn into a battle between the two groups.
One part I wasn’t sure about was when some of the boys discovered a group of people at the bottom of the island. Who were they? How did they get there? I became a little confused at that part. I don’t think there is actually a beastie either. I think the beastie is a combination of evil throughout all of the boys. Golding is trying to use symbolism and prove that there is a ‘beastie’ inside all of us.
Unknown words:
Oppressive (pg. 102) -- harsh
Emphatic (pg. 101) – uttered with emphasis
Ineffectual (pg. 79) -- powerless
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