I am tracking Relationships throughout Lord of the Flies. Lets start with the
obvious; Ralph and Piggy’s friendship. These boys go from trusting each other
with embarrassing names to one betraying the other. To me it seems that both of
them still value their friendship. Piggy talks about being with Ralph when he
found the conch and Ralph tries to stand up for Piggy when everyone is calling
him fatty. However, they both have very different personalities so it seems
like their friendship may not last.
Next are some minor but important relationships. Simon seems to be on
good terms with everyone. He helps Ralph with the shelters, helps the little
kids to find food, and is nice to Piggy when no one else is. Another
relationship is Jack with his choir, he has a “dictatorship” relationship with
his choir. He tells them what to do and when to do it without much care for
their wellbeing. Jack also has a not so friendly relationship with Piggy. He
targets Piggy and hurts him both emotionally and physically. These are the
relationships I have noticed so far in the book.
Reading Times:
ReplyDeleteLord of the Flies; 200 min
pgs 32-94 (chapters 2-5)
How do you like focusing on relationships? To me it sounds like there is a lot to cover, but it also looks like you got most of the main ones. Viewing Jack as a dictator really caught my attention. It makes sense, but I normally thought of him as just a strict leader.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really noticed Simon all that much(maybe I should've), but now that you mention these things I can see him becoming kind of a peace maker in the group. I also think that Ralph and Piggy are the focus as far as your topic goes and that their relationship could become tumultuous later.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about Ralph and Piggy's friendship not lasting, one reason being that Ralph has sided with Jack. Jack is my topic,and I've noticed that his is unbelievably rood to Piggy. I do respect Simon for his overall support.
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