I wake up, everything is a blur. All I can think of is the hellish fires that surrounded me those many hours ago. As I look around I get a chill up my spine and quiver from the cold night touching my skin. I take two steps back and fall straight into a lagoon. I step out and climb into the jungle I see a small tunnel and decide to speculate. I clamber into the hole and two feet in I here a strident sound like a dying walrus that is dying of starvation. I jump back and hit another boy.
"Well that wasn't very pleasin was it." he tells me.
"No it wasn't. I'm Ricky," I tell him.
"Names Billy," he says "Well, seems to me were stranded on an island doesn't it."
"Yes it does."
He doesn' t seem to answer so I start to walk away.
"Wait a sec, would you." he says to me. He then starts to climb into the surrounding jungle and there is a huge clamor. He then came out of the jungle with a baby pig in hand.
"Well there we go then, dinner." he says to me as he shows me the pig squealing for life. "Little bugger put up quite a fight back there, even jumbled around my shirt." he added in vain of his kill.
He then devoured half of the little piggy right in front of me.
Remembering his manners, which by the way I really don't think they'd apply here, he says "You want some?"
"No thank you, Billy." I reply to him.
"Alright well bye then." he says and starts to walk away.
"Wait, why don't we hang out?" I ask him "You know, explore this decorous beautiful island."
"Alright then we shall trek off together."
We look around the coast for hours until we can see the sunrise.
"It's beautiful isn't it." I say
"Yeah it is. Well what do you suppose we do now?"
"I say we race."
"Your on buddy."
We make a line where we were and then walk down the beach. he getsa big lead on me and finishes ten seconds before I do.
"Whats wrong fatty can't catch up. Slowpoke."
"Well that is just rude and grating." I reply to the commen on my wieght and speed. "I have a real indignation on that comment buddy and if you think for one second that you can..."
Then we heard it.
"Well don't get all pallor come on."
We run towrd the sound and as we get closer we see a chubby boy pointing people to a terrace.
"Hello, I'm Piggy." he tells us "I dont mean to interpose but what are your names.
"I'm Billy and this here is my pal Ricky."
"Well go right in Ricky and Billy. Meetings about to start"
Ralph
As one of the finders of the conch, Ralph is voted leader among the group. Ralph is the novels protagonist, and the blower of the conch. Ralph, along with Piggy, had the original thought to call the meeting. Ralph has a lot of great ideas and is the islands only hope for survival. And remember "I Have The Conch".
Jack
Being the leader of the hunters, Jack is the novels antagonist. Jack is notrious to readers by instilling fear n the beast, tearing people away from their duties, by hunting pigs, to sucker punching the weak. Jack symbolizes free will to the fullest as he completely disregards everything Ralph says. Jack being one of the older boys has power against his fellow choir boy's with Roger as his right hand man. In conclusion Jack uses his mind, and sheer strength to instill fear.
Simon
Originally one of Jack's choir boys, Simon is the calmest, nicest, most unspoken biggun on the island. Simon first shows his soft side by helping the littluns with grabbing fruit from the trees for them. Simon is very in touch with nature as opposed to Jack who is for destroying it. Simon most likely has the strongest will to fight the beast.
Piggy
As well as being one of the finders of the conch, Piggy is the chubby smart kid of the island. He has asthma and wears glasses due to his bad vision. Piggy is an idol of intellectualism and the power of smarts. Piggy is one of the main characters in the story and is friends with Ralph.
The Signal Fire
The signal fire is a symbol of hope. if the fire is kept up and burning, the boys have a hope of being saved. If it is out all hope of being saved is lost. If the fire is kept up the boy's have a sense of security. If it burns out they don't. (they don't)
The Beast (Or Beastie)
The beast is a symbol of fear among the 'littleuns'. To Jack the beast is a symbol of power. To Ralph, Simon, and Piggy the beast doesn't even exist. The other 'bigguns' all strive to find the all feared beastie. The beast has been said to exist, but inside all the boy's. I believe that Golding is symbolizing that all boys have the will to be savage but that the will to fight it is greater in some than others. Will you give in to the beast?
The Conch
The cinch symbolizes many things in the story. It symbolizes power, order, and democracy. The conch was found by both Ralp and Piggy and brought all the boy's on the island together. The conch is used as a sort of talking stick during thee meeting on the island. The conch may be the difference between living and surviving. It may be the only key to maintaining order.
Piggy's Glasses
Piggy's glasses are a symbol of intellectualism and scientific power. The "specs" aid Piggy seeing plain and simple but also help him see the more tame decision. As opposed to the savage desicions of others like Jack and his hunters. The glasses although small could be the difference between being united or divided. The glasses may help to not give in to savagery.
1 comment:
Hi Ernie,
In the sentence "I step out and climb into the jungle I see a small tunnel and decide to speculate" doesn't really make sense to me. You don't speculate something you speculate and idea.
"I here a strident sound like a dying walrus that is dying of starvation." in this sentence you use the word dying twice in a row, and you used the wrong here. You could have said I hear a strident noise that sounded like a walrus dying of starvation.
Decorous in the following sentence doesn't really fit. it is just all of the sudden thrown in. Can you tell what i mean that it doesn't fit. "Wait, why don't we hang out?" I ask him "You know, explore this decorous beautiful island."
I think you use granting wrong in the sentence "Well that is just rude and grating." I don't understand what you mean when you said "I have real indignation on that buddy"
-- Katie
I hope you understand my comments.
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