The first part of this section that stood out to me was in chapter seven when Ralph stabs a boar. He is proud of himself for this achievement and sort of takes a liking to savagery. This disappointed me because Ralph is supposed to be a leader and stay civilized, yet he finds thrill through hunting. I didn’t think this was a good idea since he is supposed to be the leader and it makes me like him a little less.
One of my predictions came true. Jack is starting to become a leader for a group of savages. More and more boys are starting to become his followers and the number of civilized people is decreasing.
Another part that stood out to me was when the pig’s head starts talking to Simon. It was really strange that the pig’s head is talking. It is unrealistic and it disappointed me that this is supposedly the climax of the story. I thought it would be a little bit more exciting and exhilarating. I also didn’t understand why the pig’s head went after Simon. Throughout the whole book, Simon had seemed like the good guy. I think the reason the pig went after him is because he knew that there was no beastie and already understood the idea of evil. The pig’s head did not like this and wanted him to learn from it.
Overall, I did not enjoy these chapters. A few parts turned out the way I thought they would, but the rest seemed to make the book less interesting and kind of fake.
Unknown words:
Batty (pg. 143) – insane; crazy
Blunder (pg. 139) – to move or act blindly or stupidly
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