Lord
of the Flies
Chapter
7---12
Major
event
1.
On the mountain, the boys fail to hunt a pig so they reenact
the chase and nearly kill Robert.
2.
At night, Jack, Ralph and Roger climb to the summit and see the
"beast".
3.
Simon find that the beast is the dead pilot with his flapping
parachute. However, when he goes back to tell everyone, the boys kill
him because they think he is the beast.
4.
Jack holds a feast to attract the Ralph’s followers and
then warns the boys against Ralph's small group.
5.
Jack's hunters steal Piggy's glasses.
6.
When Ralph and Piggy want to get glasses back, Jack and Ralph have a
fight. Piggy is killed by a massive rock.
7.
Jack leads his hunters to try to kill Ralph.
8.
Ralph and the Jack's group meet an officer at the beach. Then the
officer is shocked and reproachful when he know what happened and the
boys sob.
Character's
introduction
Ralph
Ralph's
power decreases gradually because Jack uses the meat to attract the
boys and warns them against Ralph. Ralph still insists justice but he
is alone after Piggy is killed. Ralph represents the human being's
civilization. However, apparently, he loses the whole power at last.
Jack
Jack
becomes increasingly barbaric and cruel as the story goes in result
from his desire of power. He represents the human being's savagery.
Finally, Jack becomes the leader and even tries to kill Ralph.
Piggy
Piggy
is weak, smart, friendly and always the most rational one among the
boys although he looks ordinary. He follows Ralph from the beginning
to the end. Also, his glasses can make fire and that just like him,
he represents the wisdom and intellect of civilization.
Point
of view---
Golding writes the novel in the third person perspective. Although the book generally follows
Ralph, it occasionally breaks off and follows another character for a time.
To know the characters' inner thoughts is significant in that we can figure out changes of the main characters' personalities. Through out the novel, Golding shows us and warns us of
the evil nature of human beings.
Setting---
The
novel takes place on a deserted tropical island
during World War II. The specific scene
is the beach, the mountain and the jungle. This environment makes the
novel vivid.
Notables
about the writers' style---
Golding
makes his novel come alive with a significant use of symbolism,
physiological development, and general truths. His writing style is
simple but the subject matter is deep. He uses a rather comparatively
simple story to convey a weighty idea.
Statement
of theme---
At
the last, we find out that the beast is human. It demonstrates that
what they are frightened is not something creepy but themselves and
other humans.
Also,
everybody has a evil nature so we should face it and learn to take
control of it, or the civilization will disappear.
Why is that point of View important? How does it influence the development of the story?
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