Final First Semester Reflection

Throughout this semester, we have learned a lot. From the hero's cycle, to satire, to William Golding's Lord of the Flies. We first went over Cambell's Hero Cycle, we did the hero's journey movie posters. That was a very fun project, working in groups with that was a lot of fun. Next, we went over Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. That was a very interesting article. Very informational though. After that, we read William Golding's Lord of the Flies. There are no words to describe how much I loved that book. It diffidently made me look at the world in a different perspective. This whole semester has been a very good one for Adv. World Lit and Comp. I cant wait for what is to come for second semester.

  

Lord of the Flies Reflection- Blog Post #13

        Throughout the book Lord of the Flies, the boys are constantly afraid of a imaginary being that they call the beast. A "littlun" was the first to talk about it, to which Ralph brushed off as a nightmare. But when Sam n' Eric said they saw the beast on top of the mountain, all hell broke loose. The boys went and hunted it. Ralph, Roger, and Jack were the ones to see the broken body laying on top of that mountain. They ran down the mountain in terror. Once they reach the beach, the tribe splits, and most go to join the savage Jack. Since Jack was a hunter before hand, he still wishes to be now. He is a physical leader now, one of blood thirsty little boys. For their first kill, they leave an offering to the beast, the pig's head on a stick. Simon, in his hidden fort within the woods, sees the whole kill in front of him. Simon ends up back in his fort, talking to the Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies is in the appearance of the Pig's head. Simon faints and his face when he interacts with the ground leaving him with a bloody nose. He stampers up the mountain, forgetting about the so called beast. When he sees it, he gets sick to his stomach and lets the sickness out. The beast is only a dead broken man. He runs down the mountain to tell the other boys who attack and kill him for thinking hes the beast. Only Ralph, Piggy, and Sam n'Eric realize what they have done. When Simon's body was sent off to sea, the "beast" was lifted up by his parachute and was also sent off to sea. Now, in Ralph's tribe, there are only a few littluns and Ralph, Piggy, and Sam n'Eric. Ralph, Piggy, and Sam n' Eric were ambushed by Jack and his tribe for Piggy's glasses so they have a way to cook their raw pig. Piggy decides that he wishes to go confront Jack about his glasses, he would have let Jack use them if he asked. When they boys get to Castle Rock, Jack's tribe is ready to attack. Roger tries to hit Piggy with rocks while he talks to the tribe, eventually, Roger hits Piggy. Piggy is sent over a cliff and left dead with his brains spilling out. Jack takes this moment as a time to attack. Ralph gets away but Sam n'Eric are left with a choice, Join the tribe, or die. Ralph gets away with some injuries, but nothing fatal. He return to Castle Rock and tries to convince Sam n'Eric to join him again. Sam n'Eric inform that Jack wants to him him down. The next morning, The hunt begin and Ralph finds himself running for his life. Jack figures that the only way to get Ralph, is the set fire to the island and see him on the other side of the island. "they had smoked him out and set the island on fire." (Golding, 202). Ralph on the other hand, gets close enough and turn and runs into the fire. He reaches the beach and find a Naval officer and him and the rest of the boys go home.