Cry Journal 1

I tabbed the second and third paragraph of chapter one. The passage shows a change in the setting, but also shows a change in the culture. I also tabbed the last paragraph of the first chapter. "[t]he red blood of the earth" shows that there has been violence, or that violence is imminent (34). The interaction between Stephan and his wife is important, so I tabbed it. Both him and his wife share their own opinions. Showing their emotions, but still respecting and loving each other. This shows that the author intends for these characters to be generally good people. When umfundisi departs for Johannesburg, he takes the "carriage for non-Europeans"(43). Even before the apartheid happened, there is already segregation between the citizens of South Africa. This may be a main conflict throughout the story.

Theme analysis of Lord of the Flies

The theme: "Corruption and fear are internal among human beings, not an external force" is further developed by use of characters and setting. "'Fancy thinking the Beast as something you could hunt and kill!' said the head ... 'and I'm the Beast'" (Golding 143). This shows that the mind can mislead you into believing in things that are not even there. Even the hallucination Simon has shows that the human mind would rather show that something is evil rather than safe and friendly. The use of The Lord of the Flies symbolizes the evil inside of every human being. Some have more control on their inner beast than others. Ralph has great self-control, where Jack almost immediately caves into the evil instincts. The setting is also used to extend a major theme of William Golding's novel. In the fifth chapter, a younger child tells of his nightmare, describing how he was fighting the things in the trees. This shows how people always need something to fear, making harmless vines into ominous creatures.

Lord of the Flies with girls

That phrase just doesn't work. The book would be entirely different if girls were characters in the story. There most likely would have been a whole new set of conflicts, themes, and character roles. Stereotypically, girls act very different around girls as they do boys. Also, girls tend to want and need different things than guys do. Both things can create enormous amounts of drama. This potential conflict would take away from the conflict between Ralph and Jack. The conflict between Jack and Ralph even is the outline for a theme for the book. William Golding had to make a decision whether or not to include females in Lord of the Flies. He made the right decision. If he had, the book would have been drastically altered.

LotF First Page

Piggy is described more in this first page than anything else. Golding made that decision to signify Piggy's importance in the book. The author decided to have Piggy talk before describing him, or even naming him. This is important because later on in the book, Piggy always wants to talk, but the other's always dismiss his comments.  Also, Ralph is listening to Piggy, allowing him to talk without interrupting him. Over the course of the book, Ralph is one of the only people that sticks up for Piggy. This creates two opposing sides, Ralph along with Piggy, and Jack's group of people. This conflict escalates throughout the novel. It is even one of the main themes of the story, civilized life against the savage instincts of human kind.

William Golding uses certain colors to create a message. Red and yellow are both warning colors, signifying to stay away, that something bad may happen. Piggy also echoes the bird's witch-like cry. Connecting the ominous cry with piggy foreshadows something bad happening to Piggy. Also, the author decides to frankly describe Piggy as a fat, careful boy with glasses. These attributes are later used as vices as the other boys to intimidate and bully him. The foreshadowing of the bird along with the physical defects of Piggy combine to show that something terrible will happen to him, which is eventually the barbaric murder of Piggy.