One critical scene in LOTF is the scene where Simon is injured and imagining the pig head on the stick talking to him. In this scene, you should take notice that he isn't actually having a conversation, it's all in his head. This scene is very important to the novel because it truly shows how they need to get off this island and back home.
In this scene the Simon imagines the pig head saying that he was the beast and the Lord of the Flies, and this was the first mention of this throughout the whole book. Later on in this scene, Simon dies but nobody grieves his death.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Make Your Own Prompt
Prompt: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Explain what you would do here and why you chose this specific place.
Response: If I could go anywhere in the world it would be to Japan. I would like to go to Japan because I am a huge fan of their type of cuisine and their culture. With all of the new innovations in Japan, I would love to see it in action. On top of that, there are some very beautiful buildings and museums here which I would really enjoy. There is something about the Japanese culture that intrigues me very much.
While I am in Japan I would like to go the Hiroshima peace memorial, the Jigokudani Monkey Park, and the Kiyomizu-Dera. All of these landmarks attract me. I would enjoy this trip very much, but only if I could bring my mother and grandparents along. I hope to one day travel to Japan and see their wonderful culture and taste their wonderful cuisine.
Q2-Week 4 LOTF Response
[Piggy:] "I don't agree with all Jack said, but with some. 'Course there isn't a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat?"
"Pig."
"We eat pig."
"Piggy!"
"I got the conch!" said Piggy indignantly. "Ralph--they ought to shut up, oughtn't they? You shut up, you littluns! What I mean is that I don't agree about this here fear. Of course there isn't nothing to be afraid of in the forest. Why--I been there myself! You'll be talking about ghosts and such things next. We know what goes on and if there's something wrong, there's someone to put it right."
He took off his glasses and blinked at them. The sun had gone as if the light had been turned off. [...]
"Life," said Piggy expansively, "is scientific, that's what it is. In a year or two when the war's over they'll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn't no beast--not with claws and all that, I mean--but I know there isn't no fear either."
Piggy paused.
"Unless--"
Ralph moved restlessly.
"Unless what?"
"Unless we get frightened of people." (83-84)
In this passage, they are talking about the beast and whether or not they believe it exists. They argue over the importance of the conch. They discuss the danger of the forest and their knowledge of it. Piggy makes a statement about Mars that is futuristic for their time period and he does not realize that this may take a lot longer than he thinks. He uses this statement to make the people think this could not be possible to back his thoughts of the beast.
After this statement, Ralph also says something that could very well be a possibility, being afraid of people. By making this statement I think that he fears the breaking of trust in the small community they have established and wishes that there be no fighting. He probably feels that there could be some ighting among themselves which would lead to fear in the community of their own people. This would only lead to the destruction of their small sort of government.
"Pig."
"We eat pig."
"Piggy!"
"I got the conch!" said Piggy indignantly. "Ralph--they ought to shut up, oughtn't they? You shut up, you littluns! What I mean is that I don't agree about this here fear. Of course there isn't nothing to be afraid of in the forest. Why--I been there myself! You'll be talking about ghosts and such things next. We know what goes on and if there's something wrong, there's someone to put it right."
He took off his glasses and blinked at them. The sun had gone as if the light had been turned off. [...]
"Life," said Piggy expansively, "is scientific, that's what it is. In a year or two when the war's over they'll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn't no beast--not with claws and all that, I mean--but I know there isn't no fear either."
Piggy paused.
"Unless--"
Ralph moved restlessly.
"Unless what?"
"Unless we get frightened of people." (83-84)
In this passage, they are talking about the beast and whether or not they believe it exists. They argue over the importance of the conch. They discuss the danger of the forest and their knowledge of it. Piggy makes a statement about Mars that is futuristic for their time period and he does not realize that this may take a lot longer than he thinks. He uses this statement to make the people think this could not be possible to back his thoughts of the beast.
After this statement, Ralph also says something that could very well be a possibility, being afraid of people. By making this statement I think that he fears the breaking of trust in the small community they have established and wishes that there be no fighting. He probably feels that there could be some ighting among themselves which would lead to fear in the community of their own people. This would only lead to the destruction of their small sort of government.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Reading Response
In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of kids had crash landed on a mysterious island and Ralph has decided to take the role of chief over the kids. When they finally came up with an idea to make a fire, they ended up making a huge bonfire, using almost all of their fuel. In the process, a child was lost. When they finally established hunters they sent Jack out and he caught a pig.
Human Nature
I believe that human nature is the feelings that we experience in our life. These feelings are shared between all in our human race. Human nature has been this way for all of history and will probably never change. Human nature defines us as an overall people, no matter the race or religion. Human nature is not specifically positive or negative, you decide the way you function.
Human nature is also the behavioral traits of us or the way we choose to behave. We are in total control of the way we behave. Each choice, good or bad, defines us and sets a path for our future. We decide the path ahead.
Human nature is also the behavioral traits of us or the way we choose to behave. We are in total control of the way we behave. Each choice, good or bad, defines us and sets a path for our future. We decide the path ahead.
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