There are many themes in LORD OF THE FLIES. Among them are good versus evil, the importance of unity, the importance of law and order, survival of the fittest, the evil of mankind, the belief in hope, the loss of innocence, and the process of maturity. Which theme in the novel did you find most interesting? What did you learn through LORD OF THE FLIES about this theme? Explain which scene(s) in the book helped you to fully see this theme and how. (The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight Tuesday, September 28, 2010.)
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
That Pig Means Something...
There are many themes in LORD OF THE FLIES. Among them are good versus evil, the importance of unity, the importance of law and order, survival of the fittest, the evil of mankind, the belief in hope, the loss of innocence, and the process of maturity. Which theme in the novel did you find most interesting? What did you learn through LORD OF THE FLIES about this theme? Explain which scene(s) in the book helped you to fully see this theme and how. (The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight Tuesday, September 28, 2010.)
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Megan Browder
I found the loss of hope to be most interesting. Whenever the boys lost hope, no one wanted to do anything. Eric said he was tired and didn't want to help anymore. The other boys began to feel the same way and hope for rescue was lost.
I found the evil in man to be the most interesting. Lord of the Flies showed what happens to man when evil comes out. When the boys killed Simon and Piggy, it truly shows how evil a person can be.
I found that the process of maturity is the mosting interesting to me in Lord of the Flies. The theme, the process of maturity, showed how much maturity can change a person throughout Lord of the Flies. The scene where Ralph is in deep thought thinking about the changes that need to be made among the boys, vividly illustrates what the process of maturity will do to a young boy.
The theme of good vs. evil is the theme i find most interesting. I learned that good does not always overcome evil and that people can be very evil. The scene of Piggy's death is where the theme is shown for Roger knew what he was doing and just did not care.
I found the theme of lost innocence the most interesting. It was inevitable, but watching the boys mature and be forced to basically become adults kept me the most interested as we finished Lord of the Flies. The scene that made me fully see this theme is when Ralph acknowledges that Simon was murdered. No young boy should ever murder or be murdered, but this harsh reality is forced on the boys. The theme of lost innocence has taught me that I should never take things for granted and that I am fortunate to have the life that I do have.
I found the process of maturity to be the most interesting. Especially with the character Ralph, the boys all go through so much that by the end of the novel, they are almost irrecognizable from their former selves. It also points out that maturing will not always better a boy. When the boys first arrived at the island, they were innocent for the most part, but as they matured, they all did and witnessed thing that will change them forever as men.
I found the theme of loss of innocence to be most appealing to me. I was able to learn that these 12 year old boys were faced with things that most people never go through in their entire lives. They were faced with death and wondering if they would ever be rescued. They were no longer little boys but young men. Their innocence had run out. The scene that helped me fully understand the theme was when Piggy was killed. Piggy was an innocent 12 year old boy and was killed by another 12 year old boy. They were now exposed to being savages and they were no longer little boys.
The importance of law and order was evident after reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The boys attempted to establish order through a democracy, regular assembilies, a chief, and the conch. However, as the boys begin to live in isolation, they begin to stray away from the rules and civilzation and turn into murdering savages. Although at times, I disagree with certain rules. This book emphasizes the extreme importance rules are to society. In the novel, Roger disobeys the civilized rule of no violence and practically rapes a pig and rolls a rock that kills Piggy.
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