Applebaum,+Abigail

__Chapter 1(Civilization)__ The boys know from living in a developed civilization how to live. Now stranded on an island they try to put their home values into their new life. “’We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us…That was what you meant, didn’t you? That’s why you got the conch out of the water’” (Golding 16). After finding the conch they soon put it to use. The Conch slowly becomes a symbol of order and Ralphs ruling which for at least a little while was successful. In the current world we a failing as a civilization, yes technology is thriving but the once independent man is now too reliant on it. Take a poll with 100 people under 65 and they will tell you that they use some form of new technology (AKA smartphone, laptop, or tablet) at least once a day. This once was the civilization that made gigantic catapult out of wood and built an entire government. __Chapter 2(Group Think)__ In chapter 2, GroupThink is used when Ralph is sitting there during the meeting that is happening and wants them to create a fire to make sure that passing ships would be able to see it coming. When that is settled, an outburst breaks out and all that is said is, “A fire! Make a fire!..Follow me!” (Golding 38). This group of boys doesn’t know that they want to get out of here as soon as ever. With their ideas coming together and making a final solution, the idea making a fire would is the best idea to do in order to escape off the land. I have not experienced group think as the stereotypical teenager has or rather I have not succumbed to it. Though typically teenagers would follow the crowed instead of saying “This isn’t right”. When in a troublesome situation most will cave under societal pressures. Teens all know about peer pressures but must don’t realize when they fall under it at a party or just in a group. __Chapter 3&4 (Good VS evil)__ Ralph is the leader on the island and also represents good. Jack on the other hand is a want to be leader and is the evil one on the island. The fire falls under good for two reasons, one because Ralph had the boys set it up and two the fire sets off smoke signals which symbolizes hope which again is good. Jack, sets off to find a pig and kill it because he is selfish and egotistical which are two “evil” traits. To go along with Jack’s egotistical trait once he finally caught and killed a pig and says “I stole up. Now you eat all of you and I'"(Golding 67) as if everyone should bow down to him and praise him. Determining good and evil is easy. Good is doing something nice and evil is something bad. Separating good and evil is the hard part since sometimes they overlap. Sometimes evil things like killing is complicated when complications are added, complications like killing a serial killer. Killing a serial killer saves lives but it’s still killing. __Chapter 5 (nyctophobia)__ The Nyctophobia is even starting to get to Simon “’Maybe,” he said hesitantly, “maybe there is a beast.” The assembly cried out savagely” (Golding 89). The boys don’t understand that this beast is a figment of their imaginations. They are scared since they’re away from their guardians for the first time for an elongated time. They’re small children so this reaction is completely fine. The beast only comes out at night which just goes with the fact that people are scared not of the dark but what’s in it. I have a fear of heights. I don’t like being up high I take one look down and feel an unsettling feeling like I’m going to pass out. There’s a quote that says “you’re not scared of heights, you’re scared of falling”. It’s true the fear is of falling not of being up high.

**Journal Evaluation**

Name ___Abigail Appelbaum___


 * **Criteria** || **Point Values** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Overall **focus** and flow and use of transitions to make the piece **cohesive** || 5 || **4** || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * **Content** & textual evidence reflect the appropriate themes in the journal options || 15-**13** || 12 || 11 || 10-9 || 8-0 ||
 * **Analysis** of quotes are accurate and thorough || 15-13 || **12**-10 || 11 || 10-9 || 8-0 ||
 * Personal **connection** responses are articulate and thought-provoking || 10-**8** || 7-6 || 5-4 || 3-2 || 1 ||
 * **Mechanics**, Spelling and Grammar || 5 || **4** || 3 || 2 || 1 ||


 * Total 41__/50__**

__**Feedback**:__ $_ Provides unique and insightful perspective on the reading ___ Uses effective verbs and word choice to create strong sense of voice__ $_ Content is simplified or too general __$_ Proofread more closely__ $_ Elaboration needed

__­­Chapter 7 __ Journal, Hello. I've finally found somewhere to write. I know if I were to express this to anyone on this god forsaken island I'd be made fun of to no end. Everything has become so crazy here, really we almost killed a boy today. Ralph, oh boy Ralph he’s the levelheaded one here and “Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt” (Golding 114-115) was taking over. I could see it in his eyes he was becoming like Jack. Our Civilization that we started is slowly deteriorating. When our leader becomes like the boy trying to take him down, I’ve lost a lot of hope. -Mason (10 years old)

__Chapter 8 __ Journal, Oh crap. It’s happened it has finally happened. The group has split it’s either Jack or Ralph. I chose Ralph, he’s been a good leader so far and Jack’s very abusive. Nothing is going to be the same. *The next day* I've come back to say what Jack did was unbelievable. It was low even for him. He came back and stormed the beach with the boys who went with him. He and the boys had painted themselves as “demonic figures with faces of white and green and red rushed out howling”(Golding 140), the littluns went screaming scared, me and the older boys jumped but stayed to take care of it. Then he bribed some of the others with food. I had gone to sleep and when I woke up a lot of the other boys left in the night, those traders. I heard that Jack's group actually caught a pig. Jack is the last of my worries though. Mostly I’m worried about Simon, he and I are around the same age and well lately he’s been going on walks and coming back all loopy and jumpy I think I have to look out for him. I need to help him keep his peace of mind. -Mason (10 years old)

__Chapter 9&10 __ Journal, He’s dead! We've killed Simon. It was all my fault. He startled us and we thought he was the beast. We all did. If I had seen his face I might have stopped them but I couldn't it's all fault. I can’t believe I just watched him die. Everything is becoming messed up. Simon dies and the conch gets broken. Jack has become a bigger jerk. He attacked us in the night while we sleep; he wasn't even man enough to do it while we could defend ourselves. He stole piggy’s glasses. What type of coward would leave his opponent blind? But really what is going on? All I want is too home. That’s it. I've tried to be hopeful and find comfort in writing and stay calm but that’s it! A boys has died and there are no adults to help this was fun at first but all I want is to go home. The Civilization has broken down and we are all going to end up like Simon if we don’t get rescued soon. -Mason (10 years old)

__Chapter 11 __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Journal, <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">“after all we <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 24px;">aren't <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> savages really” (Golding 170), those were the last words piggy spoke to me, ironic right? The way he died being so inhuman. Being brutally murdered by another kid. We really are savages and I feel like I've ashamed him, them both, by becoming like this. Two friends I met on this hell on earth and they die savagely the two most non-savage people die the worst way. I wanted to bury the bodies but Ralph wouldn't allow it. I hope we don’t get rescued, the two people who deserve to be rescued most die, and we should all die here too. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Mason (10 years old)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[Incomplete 4/8 Due Date, missing Chp. 12 Epilogue]