* 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.
"By the time Ralph finished blowing the conch the platform was crowded. There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning. The afternoon sun slanted in from the other side of the platform and most of the children, feeling too late the smart of sunburn, had put their clothes on. The choir, noticeably less of a group, had discarded their cloaks." p32 ,
"Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"
The tribe was dancing. Somewhere on the other side of this rocky wall there would be a dark circle, a glowing fire, and meat. They would be savoring food and the comfort of safety. p 186
The two settings definitely contradicted each other a lot. The first passage described Ralph's assembly while the second passage described Jack's group celebrating the successful pig hunt.
According to the first passage, everyone was a decent boy at one time. When Ralph blew out the conch, boys joined for the assembly and shared ideas. Even though they were hot, they knew it was decorum to put their clothes on. Also, the choir refused to gather only with themselves and joined Ralph's assembly to cooperate. At this point, the setting proved that they worked hard, being complimentary to one other. Although they disagreed with one other often, they did not commit a riot or physically attack someone. They tried their best to plan the survival thoroughly.
On the other hand, the second passage talked about a community totally out of control. They were enjoying their comfort and celebration rather than working. I thought the phrase 'a dark circle, a glowing fire, and meat' represent the natural instinct of being wild and savage. The song itself was also an example of savagery that the boys could not have thought about before.
"Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"
The tribe was dancing. Somewhere on the other side of this rocky wall there would be a dark circle, a glowing fire, and meat. They would be savoring food and the comfort of safety. p 186
The two settings definitely contradicted each other a lot. The first passage described Ralph's assembly while the second passage described Jack's group celebrating the successful pig hunt.
According to the first passage, everyone was a decent boy at one time. When Ralph blew out the conch, boys joined for the assembly and shared ideas. Even though they were hot, they knew it was decorum to put their clothes on. Also, the choir refused to gather only with themselves and joined Ralph's assembly to cooperate. At this point, the setting proved that they worked hard, being complimentary to one other. Although they disagreed with one other often, they did not commit a riot or physically attack someone. They tried their best to plan the survival thoroughly.
On the other hand, the second passage talked about a community totally out of control. They were enjoying their comfort and celebration rather than working. I thought the phrase 'a dark circle, a glowing fire, and meat' represent the natural instinct of being wild and savage. The song itself was also an example of savagery that the boys could not have thought about before.
The most conspicuous difference in physical setting was that the first passage was during the daytime while the second passage was during the night-time. I thought the author set the time like this to enforce the difference between good and evil.
The environment and tendency gradually changed but changed a lot. It conveyed the author's intention perfectly, which was every human being has some sort of inhumanity or evilness embedded within him/herself.
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