Monday, March 13, 2017

LOTF Character: Response to Simon's Death

     I believe that the boys on the island are slowly changing and different sides of them are coming out. The author begins to call the boys savages. Jack and his tribe paint their face to hide who they used to be. I cannot for sure say that the people that we saw in the beginning of the book are their true selves.  The paint on their faces disguises the boys on the inside and outside. A new person comes out with no shame, no heart, and the desire to kill.  I have a hard time determining if everyone has the desire to be a savage and an undisciplined individual.  Everyone has the ability and I do believe that no one is absolutely pure and everyone can be cruel in some way.

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    I believe society tells us what is right and wrong. We may want to do what we want, but instead we make ourselves do what is needed and what's "right".  The difference is the boys have been forced in a society with individuals who are programmed to do whatever they want. They have tried to discipline themselves, but it's very easy to not be responsible.

     Simon, Piggy and Ralph seem to be the most responsible so far. However, sometimes even Ralph has the urge to hurt and kill. The boys or savages remind me of hungry animals that are beginning to become aggressive. Simon never was listened to or thought of in the group. He was a quiet but intelligent person. He helped the children and gave them fruit often. He also went to his own secret place frequently.  He witnessed the boys skewer the sow's head onto the stick. Simon was stuck in some sort of trance, he didn't want to participate with them.

     In the end, the boys animal like presence came out of them. They let their other selves take control and they murdered Simon. Simon has no intention of harming them and didn't realize he was in immediate danger.

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