Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a story that makes a person think about survival along with enjoying the story. The first chapter grabbed my attention and has held it since. The relationship between Piggy and Ralph fascinates me. Ralph acts like he doesn't care about Piggy, but we see flashes of Ralph caring for Piggy and protecting him from Jack. I feel like Ralph is ultimately going to stand with Piggy rather than Jack. Jack's bloodthirsty mindset is going to cause issues in the future with himself and the rest of the boys.
The boys on the island all have at least one thing in common, innocence. The boy's innocence is going to cause more problems than setting part of the island on fire. They are going to start running out of ideas and aren't going to know how to take care of themselves. If things start to spin out of control and Ralph can't glue things back together, the boys are going to default to the basis of human nature which is survival. The boys are going to get violent and savage and blood is going to be spilled. I have no idea the direct path of this book, but I do believe it is heading in this direction.
I like the role innocence takes in this response. It is a valid point that i never would have thought of, but I never think up much anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. This book is very interesting, can't wait to see the direction it takes.
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