Comments

Comments were written on the blogs of

Sophia Lee
Sunhoo Kim
Jesse Park
Andrew Nam
Josep Folta
David Kim

Characters

Question #6

The main characters I think that are in this book are Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon.

Ralph is the boy who summoned the boys by blowing the conch; he becomes the leader of the group by election. He first seems to be able to control the boys, but as the story flows, he gets kicked out of the group and gets chased by the boys.

Piggy is one kind of assistant of Ralph. He first met Ralph at the deserted island. He doesn't like his nickname Piggy, but can't refuse it. Piggy always tries to speak up with the conch, but always get disregarded by Jack or Ralph. He gets killed by the boys at the climax of the story.

Jack is the leader of the choir. During the story, he shows his ambition and brutality of killing. He naturally becomes an animal, killing and chasing the boys who disagrees with him(Ralph, Piggy.)

Simon seems to be a main character for me. He changed the plot of the story by realizing the beast's real look. However, he gets killed as soon as he talks to the boys.

In the story, I personally liked Piggy and Simon. I was miserable when they died because of the brutality of the boys, forgetting that they were their friends.

For Lord of The Flies

Question # 5

Entry of my choice.

The reason I chose this book was because of the cover page. I was attracted to this unique cover page that is different from other books. Also, the logo that stated that it was sold 100 million copies was also attracting.
Before I started the book, I was expecting interesting story lines, like a boy living in a jungle by himself, trying to survive without getting hurt. The cover page gave me the feeling that the story would be like one that i imagined. However, after finishing the book, I was quite dissapointed at the ending, and found myself dumbfounded. The story was quite similar to what I thought so, but reading about the boys being a lunatic(just like an animal!) made me bewildered.

Comparing to the previous book, I would say that the previous one would be better because I definitely didn't like the whole story and the ending.

Question # 4 What is the climax of this novel? what happens? how do the events of this novel make you feel?

I think the climax of this novel is when Simon realizes that the monster they have thought was actually a parachutist. He quickly go down to the beach and tries to tell the boys that the beast didn't exist, and that they misjudged. However, the boys don't even try to listen to Simon's words, but beat him up and eventually leads Simon to death.

I thought that this was the climax because Simon's perspective have changed to look straight at the point; I was glad that someone actually realized the beast to a parachutist. However, when the story flowed to Simon's death, I could think that it is gross. Boys killing with their bare hands and teeth = EW. They became an animal, with no thoughts, no mercy in their mind.

The climax of thie novel totally shocked me, by showing the inhuman personality of the boys.

Setting

Question #3 Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful or disturbing or memorable? describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.

The setting of this novel was 'deserted island.' The island contained jungle, and is surrounded by the ocean. The setting of bunch of boys shot down over a deserted island seemed to be interesting at the first place. However, deeper the story went, this setting meant that the boys have no supports of adults, they have to survive this predicament by their own power. Thinking of living by myself, with the kids in my age might be somewhat enjoyable and might feel the free of suppression of parents, but it would last only a week or less. Even though they are with their friends, or not, they would need someone to rely on, which is their parents and family. Being abandoned(not really, but kind of) in the jungle frightens thekid!

Question # 2 What is the mood of this novel? do you find this novel saddens you in any way? why?

I think there are lots of mood in this novel. All the moods are complicated, mingled in the novel. At the first scene of the novel, the mood was peaceful, people waiting for rescue. But as the story went on, the mood raged up, becoming crazy. The mood saddened me because it showed the brutality of the innocent boys. I hoped that they don't lose their innocence, but they eventually changed, and it saddened me alot.

For Lord of the Flies

Question #1 What is the major theme of this novel? why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2008?

The major theme of this book is based on the human being's instinct and the civilization.

Also, the character's instinct shows the savagery of the character. The instinct of living brought the characters to awake their savage feelings toward their friends. I thought this related to the teenagers living in 2008 because the society shows that person needs to be callous to any person for my own benefit. As the book shows, people in the reality actually kill-not the meaning of murder- other person for their own benefit, to get rid of the harm for themselves.