quarter #4

In Lord of the Flies the boys have split into two groups with the majority on Jacks side. Ralph and two other boys struggle to keep the fire going when since Jack and his group steal Piggy's glasses in the middle of the night. Ralph and Piggy make their way to the rock to talk to Jack about the issue with the signal fire and the theft of Piggy's glasses. At this point Roger pushes a big boulder that hits Piggy and knocks him off the cliff to his death. Jack then has a huge fit and shoots his spear at Ralph with his group following him. Ralph gets informed that Jack and his group are planning to capture and or kill him. Ralph decides he should hide to keep himself safe. Jack and his group set the island on fire in search of Ralph.

Characters

Ralph - Protagonist, dynamic character, leader of the boys.

Jack - Antagonist, leader of the other tribe, dynamic character.

Roger - Murderer of Piggy, Jack's right-hand man.


Point of View
The point of view is in third person. The characters feelings and thoughts are expressed in the book which allows the reader to experience the boy’s actions.

Writing style
The book is challenging to read because he uses a wide variety of words. The words he uses in the dialogue express the boys’ identity. The story is also very descriptive. The story was easier to follow in the second half of the story.

Theme
The theme in this novel is darkness of humanity. Because the boys become more and more savage further on in the book. Like in the book when Roger kills piggy with a stone.