Lord of the Flies: Chapter One Response

Symbolisms

     On pages 28 and 29 of the book it says, " They had guessed before that this was an island: clambering among the pink rocks, with the sea on either side, and the crystal heights of air, they had known by some instinct that the sea lay on every side. But there seemed something more fitting in leaving the last word till they stood on the top, and could see a circular horizon of water.

Ralph turned to the others. 'This belongs to us.' "

     In chapter one Ralph, Jack, and Simon decide to explore the island to see what was out there. As they climbed to the top of the mountain there was this sort of fitting silence that fell among the boys; they were just waiting. Once they reached the top they looked out and saw that the island was uninhibited. They also saw the spot on the island that their plane crash landed, the 'scar.'

     Ralph was the first to speak and he said, "This belongs to us." He claimed the island as there own, it was fit for civilization. However, he also claimed the 'scar' which symbolizes the savagery that exists in human nature. Usually I attempt to be a rather positive person, I can see the beauty in the world, as they saw in the island. However, there are definitely moments where I can see the scar, that savagery, in human nature.