Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell
"Ralph took the shell from piggy and a little water ran down his arm. In colour the shell was deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink. Between the point, worn away into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth, lay eighteen inches of the shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern. Ralph shook d out of the deep tube. "--moo-ed like a cow,' he said 'he had some white stones too, an' a bird cage with a green parrot. He didn't blow the white stones, of course, an' he said--' "
-pg: 11 paragraph 6, Lord of the Flies.
This passage is very interesting because of how Golding William describes each and every bit of the details in the scene that is taking place. This passage also creates the imagery of sight, touch and hearing which emphasizes a detailed image into a reader's mind. These details can help the readers to understand the specific scene better.
The colour of the shell is described very briefly as "pink and creamy colour here and there" it is the imagery of sight. The distance of the pink mouth of the shell that lay eighteen inches is measured and is a detail that can create the picture of the size of the shell. The description of the bulging pattern on the shell creates an imagery of touch. This passage is the one that illustrates the conch really well, which later becomes an important part of the assembly gathering of the boys.
When Piggy explains the sound of the shell " mooed like a cow" creates a imagery of hearing. These are the interesting, deep details found in this small paragraph that describe a lot of a scene.
Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
“Nobody knows where we are’ said piggy. He was paler than before and breathless. ‘Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don’t know where we are ‘cos we never got there.’ He gasped at them for a moment, then swayed and sat down. Ralph took the conch from his hands.”
-page 32 paragraph 4, Lord of the Flies
This passage creates a humorous scene towards Piggy because he acts really confused and Piggy does not know if anyone will come there to rescue them. The way the author has written the words to describe his accent and the grammar errors ‘we was’ make Piggy even more hilarious. The way he sits down staring at the other’s faces, the way he becomes pale and breathless describes his droll character.
Here he is trying to calm everyone down but on the other hand he can’t bare to tell them the truth that has more possibility to happen which is, that no one might come there to rescue them. Ralph appears to be mean character regarding Piggy because he just take the conch away from his hands and Piggy’s reaction towards this very calm.
Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach
“Meetings. Don’t we love meetings? Every day. Twice a day. We talk.’ He got on one elbow. ‘I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running. Then we’d be, you know, very solemn, and someone would say we ought to build a jet, or a submarine, or a TV set. When the meeting was over they’d work for five minutes the wander off or go hunting.”
-page 51 paragraph 5, Lord of the Flies
This passage is very emotive because the way Ralph is describing the needs of the Littluns (the boys) for example T.V, jet to fly to their parents and their homes so they can go and live their lives again instead of waiting and hunting and just doing nothing on this island. This is very pitiful that no one is there to take care of these little boys.
Ralph and Simon need help towards the building of their shelters because they do not know how long they will live there for. Ralph is saying that everyone is just busy playing and relaxing and no one knows what will happen to them. They are just too careless to think about the chances of being rescued, which are nil at this moment. Jack always goes wander and hunt nothing and he actually likes this job whereas Ralph does not. So now, he is experiencing the responsibility that he has to take care as a leader.
-Jasveen
"Ralph took the shell from piggy and a little water ran down his arm. In colour the shell was deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink. Between the point, worn away into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth, lay eighteen inches of the shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern. Ralph shook d out of the deep tube. "--moo-ed like a cow,' he said 'he had some white stones too, an' a bird cage with a green parrot. He didn't blow the white stones, of course, an' he said--' "
-pg: 11 paragraph 6, Lord of the Flies.
This passage is very interesting because of how Golding William describes each and every bit of the details in the scene that is taking place. This passage also creates the imagery of sight, touch and hearing which emphasizes a detailed image into a reader's mind. These details can help the readers to understand the specific scene better.
The colour of the shell is described very briefly as "pink and creamy colour here and there" it is the imagery of sight. The distance of the pink mouth of the shell that lay eighteen inches is measured and is a detail that can create the picture of the size of the shell. The description of the bulging pattern on the shell creates an imagery of touch. This passage is the one that illustrates the conch really well, which later becomes an important part of the assembly gathering of the boys.
When Piggy explains the sound of the shell " mooed like a cow" creates a imagery of hearing. These are the interesting, deep details found in this small paragraph that describe a lot of a scene.
Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
“Nobody knows where we are’ said piggy. He was paler than before and breathless. ‘Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don’t know where we are ‘cos we never got there.’ He gasped at them for a moment, then swayed and sat down. Ralph took the conch from his hands.”
-page 32 paragraph 4, Lord of the Flies
This passage creates a humorous scene towards Piggy because he acts really confused and Piggy does not know if anyone will come there to rescue them. The way the author has written the words to describe his accent and the grammar errors ‘we was’ make Piggy even more hilarious. The way he sits down staring at the other’s faces, the way he becomes pale and breathless describes his droll character.
Here he is trying to calm everyone down but on the other hand he can’t bare to tell them the truth that has more possibility to happen which is, that no one might come there to rescue them. Ralph appears to be mean character regarding Piggy because he just take the conch away from his hands and Piggy’s reaction towards this very calm.
Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach
“Meetings. Don’t we love meetings? Every day. Twice a day. We talk.’ He got on one elbow. ‘I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running. Then we’d be, you know, very solemn, and someone would say we ought to build a jet, or a submarine, or a TV set. When the meeting was over they’d work for five minutes the wander off or go hunting.”
-page 51 paragraph 5, Lord of the Flies
This passage is very emotive because the way Ralph is describing the needs of the Littluns (the boys) for example T.V, jet to fly to their parents and their homes so they can go and live their lives again instead of waiting and hunting and just doing nothing on this island. This is very pitiful that no one is there to take care of these little boys.
Ralph and Simon need help towards the building of their shelters because they do not know how long they will live there for. Ralph is saying that everyone is just busy playing and relaxing and no one knows what will happen to them. They are just too careless to think about the chances of being rescued, which are nil at this moment. Jack always goes wander and hunt nothing and he actually likes this job whereas Ralph does not. So now, he is experiencing the responsibility that he has to take care as a leader.
-Jasveen
5 comments:
ok here are my comments, seeing as you deleted my first ones...
Chapter 1:
I never noticed all those details before, I'm glad you pointed them out. I must be reading too fast or something
Chapter 2:
I can't believe you find it funny that Piggy thinks they're never going to be rescued. Isn't that kind of depressing? But I agree with you that Ralph isn't very nice when he bascially ignores what Piggy said and says "that's what I was going to say".
Chapter 3:
It drives me crazy when people have all these ideas and say they're going to do them and then when you actually go to do them they bail on you. I can totally relate to Ralph in this passage.
Wow, I never thought about the imagery used to describe the conch but now I see how this technique of writing helped me picture and almost touch it! I liked the quote you chose that described the conch, and I thought It would have been worth it to mention another one: . "There was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerful, there was the conch" (p. 24) The conch signifies the rules of the boys and this reference clearly shows the power of the conch on the island!
I must disagree with you when it comes to the humorous sense you felt towards the second reference about Piggy's reaction on being alone on the island without any adult supervison and where no one knows you are. Now, if I am not mistaken, you found this quote somewhat funny only because it was Piggy who this washappening to? I think that he was acting entirely responsible and view it in a serious manner. Just imagine your self stuck on an island without any communications, how would you react?
I like how you added the reference about the meetings because this is only one of the few quotes that describe the "littleuns". I would be extremely furious if I were Ralph but I think that he should understand that the boys are only six years of age and need a break!
Maybe they can work 10 minutes before wandering off?
I agree with Amira, some of them are quite young to be expected to work, but yet they are in a unique situation right?
Well don't you guys find it funny that how he was confuse that if they were going to rescued. The way he talked and sits confusing others with him. Well everyone has different feelings for different things. So for me I thought that this passage was funny:)
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