Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable? Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
There are two settings I found in the novel Lord of the Flies, one for beautiful setting and one for disturbing setting.
The first setting I found is described at the beginning of the story, when right after the airplane was crashed; Ralph and Piggy met and which described when Ralph reached out of jungle. He discovered the place where there was shore fledged with palm trees, with grasses, coconuts, and the shimmering water upon the ocean. There were coral reef and the sea color was dark blue. He was admired by the beauty of this island. The setting described in here is adorable. Since it is the beginning of the story, the author had illustrated the setting that is not yet destroyed to show pure human nature itself. Personally, I love the picture of sunsets so it is one of the reasons I chose this setting.
The second setting I found to be disturbing is described in the part of the climax.
When Jack and Ralph had conflict between them, their emotions rose to a high tension too.
“The twins lay hidden behind the tribe and the anonymous devil’s faces swarmed across the neck. Ralph turned and ran. A great noise as of sea gulls rose behind him……Then he was crashing through foliage and small boughs and was hidden by the forest.”
The setting narrated here is related to the actions of the main characters. The sea gulls crying indicate the chaos between children’s world. At this part, they had loose the sense of humanism already as shown in the setting.
2 comments:
You indeed have found nice setting. Actually I loved the dedscription about the island in the first chapter. Also I was very impressed about you interpreting settings and it surprised me because I never thought in that way.
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