I think a prominent scene in The Lord of The Flies is when Simon is killed. Even though Ralph and Piggy claim to be civilized, even they cannot resist joining in on the "festivities". Notice how Simon is referred to with pronouns that William Golding had previously used to describe the pigs that Jack hunts and kills. He also uses descriptive language associated with animals to describe the boys when they kill Simon.
I think this scene is important because it shows how easily evil can slip out of the boys, and how little control over it they have. It also shows how willing they are to lie to each other, and how Piggy is willing to use this event as both defense and accusation.
I agree with you Wyatt. It is the point in the book that Golding really starts to show us how the boys are becoming "savages." Good job!
ReplyDeleteI wrote about the same thing too, but you pointed out something great. For example, the festivities mentioned in your blog made your passages unique.
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