Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Lord of the Flies #1

· One of the first occurrences concerning the younger children involves their feat of the beast.

· The beast seems to be an undefined evil that is created in the imaginations of the young children.

· The older children provide them with food and shelter.

· They look to the older kids for protection, especially Ralph.

· They are seen playing games, and they seem to be unaware of the intensity of the situation.

· They are symbolic of innocence.

· The bigger children having authority over the smaller children, and sometimes they are treated unfairly.

· There is a growing division between Jack’s group of hunters and Ralph’s group.

· Ralph’s group focuses on keeping the signal fire burning, and Ralph and Piggy constantly think about being rescued.

· Since Jack was appointed as the leader of the hunter’s it makes him feel even more powerful.

· This eventually leads him into breaking the rules of the established society.

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