Pollock,+Luke

Chapter One - (Civilization) The biggest thing that sticks out to me in the first chapter of this novel is civilization. Many boys are trapped on an island and are at a rather young age. They know in order to stay alive they will need to stick together and find a certain way of living. "A conch he called it. He used to blow it and then his mum would come" (Golding 15). This quote shows more success than failure because it shows that all of them are coming together. The shell or conch as they call it symbolizes civilization because whenever they need to talk about something, the conch is used to bring all of the boys together. It is the sound of the beginning of a group meeting for the boys on the island.

Our current civilization is in my opinion, the way I like to see it. I really do not have any problems with the way our society works. There are some negative things but I believe it is mostly positive. However, the one bad thing is the violence in our world. This relates to the boys but that really does not compare because the boys need to be violent to survive. Our society today, violence is not needed and nobody needs to rely on it.

Chapter Two- (Nyctophobia) In the second chapter of the Lord of the Flies, the boys start reacting to their life on the island like they should because of their age. Fear really starts to take over them and the same with worrying. The boys start to get this talk around about a beastie that is living on the island, which obviously is not true but the boys do not know any better. "He still says he saw the beastie. It came and went away again an' came back and wanted to eat him-" (Golding 36). The group of boys worry themselves about the beastie, or mysterious monster that is living on the island. There only concern at night is if the beastie is going to come out and 'eat them', which relates to nyctophobia, the fear of darkness. The simple way the boys want to take care of this situation is by finding the beastie and killing it so they can stop thinking about it, just like any other child would think to get rid of the problem.

My biggest fear in this world is elevators. Every time I stay in a hotel or anything that has an elevator I stay as far away as possible. I really do not care how far up or how long id have to climb steps for, I take the steps every single time. The thing that gets me when I'm in an elevator is the closed space that your standing in with strangers. I am terrified for the elevator to get stuck because I do not know how long id have to wait inside of it before I came out. Also, when I was little my older cousin pushed me into an elevator then closed to the doors so I had to ride up by myself. I cried for at least 45 minutes, and I was in eighth grade.

Chapter Three - (Good and Evil) In the next chapter, chapter 3, I related it to good and evil. The young boys on the island do not have anybody to tell them what is right and wrong, and they do not have anybody to guide them through life everyday. Like i said earlier, the conch symbolizes success and really is an adult like figure for the boys on the island. It is used to call meetings and when the meetings are underway, nobody is to talk unless you have the conch in your hand. All of the boys decided to vote for a chief of the island in which all of the boys voted for Ralph. "You're chief, You tell them off"(Golding 51). Ralph is the leader of all the boys and he takes most of his time thinking of ways to solve little problems on the island. However, Jack really does not agree with the stuff Ralph says, which is what led Simon to say that.

I determine what is good and what is evil in this world by decision making. I decide for a good amount of time before i take action because i do not want to upset anyone. I know it is a good deed if i would be able to go home and tell my mom what i did. If i would have a hard time telling my mom what happened than that would obviously be an evil deed.

Chapter Four - (Groupthink) In chapter 4, Jack makes me think about the theme groupthink because of the mind-set he has for hunting on the island. Jack is the lead member of the hunters and in my opinion he really takes advantage of it. The only thing he wants to do all the time is hunt for pigs and provide food for all of the boys. In this chapter, a ship passed out in the distance and the boys spotted it almost immediately. In order for them to be noticed, the only realistic way to be scene from such a distance would be smoke rising from the island to the ship. That responsibility was Jack's which was to keep a fire burning in case for a situation like this. However, the fire burnt out thanks to Jack caring so much about hunting. It's like he is a whole different kid when he goes hunting. "He rubbed the charcoal stick between the patches of red and white on his face"(Golding 63). Jack care more about hunting more than anything else. I believe it is because of the pleasure he gets out of seeing all the boys eat the food that he got and prepared for them. It is a good element for the boys on the island, but he could contribute in many more ways.

Throughout high school, we can rely on each other for help in school. If we do not get a topic in school all we have to do is turn and look at one another and put the puzzle pieces together. If i get a certain part of the topic but not the other, the group as a whole will be able to eventually figure it out. Being in a group is better because more opinions are being put together to come up with a better answer.

Chapter Five - (Civilization) In this chapter, I am starting to see the boys lifestyle fall apart. For awhile, the boys are able to maintain a good way of living for very young children on an island with no adults around. I believe now the boys are starting to run into a little trouble. The boys also realize that as well, and they begin to question as to why it is happening. "Things are breaking up. I don't understand why. We began well; we were happy. And then-" (Golding 84). In my opinion, this relates to civilization the most because the way the civilization on the island is starting to get broken up because of the frustration. A meeting is called in this chapter to discuss just that. The meeting, however, ends up in chaos. Once again I really do not see any problems with our society that i live in today.

Chapter Six - (Beelzebub) In this chapter all of the boys set out to look for the Beastie. They have let this fear take over them and they all want to bring an end to it. They finally all team up to go look for the Beastie, Ralph and Jack being the two boys to lead the search. "We'll have to go climb the mountain. Thats where they saw the beast (Golding 107). Each boy is equally terrified of the beast and they all want to capture it just as bad. The process is going to be extremely hard though and the boys understand that.

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Chapter Seven - (Ralph) I am starting to get very angry with my appearance on the island because i feel extremely dirty and really want to cut my hair. It keeps falling in my face. I also am gettting annoyed with our behavior on the island because we are being too wild and not taking care of the things that we need to take care of. However, for the first time i felt a rush for hunting an animal. There really was a strong sensation that i felt when i threw my sphere at the boar. "'That wasn't the neast, That was a boar. I hit him'" (Golding 113). Even though the boar got away, i still found the fun in hunting. Later on, after we get outr sleep me and a couple of the boys are going to attempt to find the beast. I am still the chief on the island and i need to run it the right way. I really dont have that much hope anymore of getting rescued because everytime i see the ocean it makes me realize how vast it is and how unlikely it is to get rescued.

Chapter Eight - (Jack) I am sick and tired of Ralph being the chief of this island. He is only a coward and I believe that he does not know how to run the boys here on the island. I am planning to call a meeting and say how i feel and see who is on my side. In the middle of the meeting i had to ask all the boys if they still wanted Ralph to be chief, "'Hands up. Whoever wants Ralph not to be king'" (Golding 127). After asking that i stormed away because i was so angry in the little effort the boys were giving in the assembly.Thankfully, after storming away a good amount of the boys followed me. I feel like i made the right decision and my tribe will have the most fun because we will hunt and eat the way we never have before since we landed here. Im hoping to get rescued but i feel like we will all be here for awhile and we need to provide a lot of food. The only fear i have on this island is the beastie. However, I feel that me and my tribe will be able to capture it eventually.

Chapter Nine - (Simon) I am roaming the isalnd and have seen many cool things. I have see na really cool place where i felt like i had no worry in the world, it was heaven-like. I am remaining neutral and i like to stay on my own and try to stay relaxed. I saw a parachutist on the island and i have to go back and tell all of the boys that they have mistaken and there really isnt a beast. I am extremely thrilleld to tell the boys this news and hopefully i will be thanked and praised. On my way back i see all of the kids dancing and running around looking extremely wild. Walking closer and closer I see them approaching me. Getting a little nervous i attempt to scream about the parachutist and how there really is not a beast on the island. However, all of the boys were chanting, "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood" (Golding 152). They kept chanting this and i could not convince them or tell them i wasnt the beast. Now im dead.

Chapter Ten - (Piggy) I cant believe my actions from last night, i wish i could go back in time and not do what i did. I feel awful for the murder of Simon because i feel like i was a part of it. Piggy blames it on all of the boys being scared and they were defending themselves. "We was scared" (Golding 156)! The only person i have with me now is Ralph and it is basically just us, all of the other boys have joined Jack's tribe. I still have a strong feeling of being rescued though because we have a strong signal fire. I really wish Jack didnt take all of the other boys because i feel like we would have a very strong possibility of being rescued. Now it is much harder but i still feel like we can get seen by a passing boat. I always try to tell Ralph that but he never wants to hear it. That one day will eventually come, i have hope.

Chapter Elevevn - (Samneric) We left Ralph's tribe and now are a part of Jack's. We think that its the best move because all of the boys are now here and are not with Ralph anymore. We fit in and we get the duty to guard the tribe so Ralph and Piggy cant invade it. After standing there for awhile we see Ralph and Piggy walking up and we start to think of what we can say. When Ralph gets here he blows on the conch shell and we tell him to stop. Then Jack comes out of the bushes and tells them to vacate his tribe. Ralph yells at Jack and demands him for Piggy's glasses so they can make a fire and because Piggy can not see without them. The argument gets very hostile to the point where Roger rolls a boulder at Ralph and Piggy, and Ralph is able to dodge it. However, Piggy gets hit by the boulder and falls forty feet to his death. This forces Ralph to run away and we see where he's hiding. We pretend like we dont though, until Roger starts heckling us to tell them and finally we do which leads to Jack and Roger to ignite the area of where Ralph is.

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