- Christine Han
- Jamie Kim
- Brian Lee
- Lauren Kim
- Joohee Kang
- Peter Yoo
Thursday, May 28, 2009
MOOD of the story
I tihnk the overall mood of this story is sad and despair. I think this because there is so much sorrow in this book, where kids die and they lose their friends, or where there is betrayal and disputes and where there is rage and revenge and just craziness. This book is very depressing and sort of scary and when i read it, i felt sort of sad. When i saw the movie, i felt scared and sad becuase watching it was way emotional since you can see it happen rather than imagining it when you read it. It was really tragic for me to see Piggy die by the boulder and when i saw it in the movie, it was gruesome. Man, watching that and seeing Ralph made me think how cruel and savage the kids were. They didnt feel any sorrow or compassion and started laughing and throwing rocks at Ralph. I wanted to punch them and beat them up because they were so annoying. If i meet any kids like that, they better watch out.
This novel was very depressing which makes it so good becasue there is so much emotion and symbols in this book that are real in the real world too. This book has a connection with the real world and that is why its such a great book. This novel saddened me becasue there was so much deaths and there was torn friendship for the main character. How hard it was for him to face all the kids by himself, to be strong and not to give up. It makes me admire his courage and how he went through all that.
This novel was very depressing which makes it so good becasue there is so much emotion and symbols in this book that are real in the real world too. This book has a connection with the real world and that is why its such a great book. This novel saddened me becasue there was so much deaths and there was torn friendship for the main character. How hard it was for him to face all the kids by himself, to be strong and not to give up. It makes me admire his courage and how he went through all that.
Utopia
Hmmmmm. Honestly, i think that a Utopian community on planet earth is utterly impossible. I think this because this earth is not perfect and is not capable of having perfectness. Only Jesus and God are perfect. We, humans, are not perfect. We are made from dirt and the dusts of the ground. We are unclean in our souls and we can never have a utopia. There is always something that will destroy it, something that will trigger it into failing. That is the devil's way of playing and doing his job. He tempts everyone. From reading the book, "Lord of the Flies," i say that Utopia can never be created on earth. When they were shipwrecked and came to the island, the kids were happy and they built a strong community. However, it all crumbled down because they broke up. Something will always go wrong and there will be chaos and destrucion. Like it says in the book, there is always evilness in someone. The lord of the flies (the pig head) said to Simon that every person on this island has an evilness in him that will cause him to do evil things. He was right and the kids became evil. The community was broken, friendship was torn. They even had rules in the begining to maintain order and justice but it got out of hand. There can never be Utopia and never will be on earth.
Current Situations in this World
There are current situations in the real world that relate to the book. Like in the book, the real world has betrayal and hate and violence as well. There are kids who do bad things like drugs, alchohol, smoking, murder, rape, etc. There are also kids who do random acts of kindness, show love, compassion, donate, serve, help, etc. Just like Ralph and Jack, there are kids who act like them. For example, North Korea and South Korea. The two Koreas were once united. They were brothers in harmony and peace and they had a good relationship. Just like Ralph and Jack, they were once brothers and friends who had good relationship. Then they splitted because of argument and different personality. North Korea and South Korea split becasue of the Korean War and because the USSR helped the North while U.S helped the South. They had a war which made them split and they still fight, even to this day. Not a few days ago, North Korea threatened to declare war if the U.S ever tried to intercept thier ships. There is still tension and threats going on between North Korea and South Korea like how Ralph and Jack fought and argued. There are many other situations similar to this in the real world. There is always good v/s bad, peace v/s violence, harmony v/s destruction.
Passage that is Significant
"The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body." Pg.202
I think that this passage is imporant to me because i feel moved by this passage. This passage is about Ralph. Now let me tell you what Ralph has been through. To simply put it, Ralph has been through Hell. He has been chased, almost killed, almost burned, almost stabbed at. On an island with barbaric kids with spears trying to kill him, you would be scared. Especially if they are burning the whole forest down, trying to trap you and kill you. You have no where to run, no where to hide, no where to stay. Flames burning all around you, spears flying towards you, kids screaming, "Kill him!"Only to run and run and run for your life. I would freak out and run in all directions. Also, his friends died by the same kids who are trying to kill him. They died right in front of his eyes, and he could do nothing. I think that Ralph was really brave and i think that he controlled himself really well because when Piggy died, i thought that Ralph was going to go Rambo and kill them all. I imagined his eyes filling with rage and sorrow when his friend died. So basically, you can see what Ralph when through. However, he was brave and he was strong. He didnt cry, but he was smart and used his instinct to survive. He didnt give up but he kept on running and running, even though he was alone with no weapon. It was like the whole world was against him because he had no help, no freinds, no parents, no police, no one. He was alone on an island with a bunch of kids who have gone crazy with spears. Then, when they were rescued, Ralph just let it all out. "The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body." He just let it all out and cried and cried. All the tears, the sadness, despair he had all clogged in his heart. He let it all out and just let it take over his body. From this, i was really moved because i can just imagine Ralph crying on the beach. Crying for his friend Simon and for Piggy.
I think that this passage is imporant to me because i feel moved by this passage. This passage is about Ralph. Now let me tell you what Ralph has been through. To simply put it, Ralph has been through Hell. He has been chased, almost killed, almost burned, almost stabbed at. On an island with barbaric kids with spears trying to kill him, you would be scared. Especially if they are burning the whole forest down, trying to trap you and kill you. You have no where to run, no where to hide, no where to stay. Flames burning all around you, spears flying towards you, kids screaming, "Kill him!"Only to run and run and run for your life. I would freak out and run in all directions. Also, his friends died by the same kids who are trying to kill him. They died right in front of his eyes, and he could do nothing. I think that Ralph was really brave and i think that he controlled himself really well because when Piggy died, i thought that Ralph was going to go Rambo and kill them all. I imagined his eyes filling with rage and sorrow when his friend died. So basically, you can see what Ralph when through. However, he was brave and he was strong. He didnt cry, but he was smart and used his instinct to survive. He didnt give up but he kept on running and running, even though he was alone with no weapon. It was like the whole world was against him because he had no help, no freinds, no parents, no police, no one. He was alone on an island with a bunch of kids who have gone crazy with spears. Then, when they were rescued, Ralph just let it all out. "The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body." He just let it all out and cried and cried. All the tears, the sadness, despair he had all clogged in his heart. He let it all out and just let it take over his body. From this, i was really moved because i can just imagine Ralph crying on the beach. Crying for his friend Simon and for Piggy.
Theme of the novel: The Lord of the Flies
I think that the theme of this novel is peace v/s violence. I think this is the main theme because this book portrays a group of young boys who have mercy to a little pig, who play and work together to survive, talk to each other, play, eat, live. Then, they turn into a group of boys with no mercy, destruction and chaos, violent and rage. They basically turn into savage barbaric indians. However, some boys keep to the good side and try to bring peace and harmony to them and tries to bring them back into one group to survive. They do not use violence but words. The other group, full of savage monsters and barbarians, use violence and weapons to gain control and authority and bring fear to everyone. They both have leaders; Ralph leading the passive side and Jack leading the evil indians. They were once good friends, like brothers but something ticked and Jack started to turn evil and violent and started his own tribe. There were just too many rules with Ralph as leader so he created his own. Ralph, wanting to bring them back together so they can survive, tries to talk Jack into coming back. Jack, blinded by violent and rage, does not listen and brings chaso and devestation to the forest and people. He kills innocent kids, burns the forest, pays tribute to the"beast." He turns into a frenzied barbaric monster who has no mercy or compassion on anything and every step he takes, he causes sorrow and destruction.
This is important to teenagers living in 2009 because there are some kids who are like Jack and some people who are like Ralph. There are people who are good and try to stop kids from doing bad things and they set good examples. There are some kids who are bad and do drugs and they end up in jail. The teenage age is probably the most important for anyone's lives because it is what they do that sculps their future and their life. If a kid decides to do drugs and smoke and not care about the law in thier teenage age, they would probably become criminals and addicts. If a teenager deciceds to be good and to study and work, they will probably become successful in life like a buisnessman or something. It is the choice they make in their teenage age that changes their life.
This is important to teenagers living in 2009 because there are some kids who are like Jack and some people who are like Ralph. There are people who are good and try to stop kids from doing bad things and they set good examples. There are some kids who are bad and do drugs and they end up in jail. The teenage age is probably the most important for anyone's lives because it is what they do that sculps their future and their life. If a kid decides to do drugs and smoke and not care about the law in thier teenage age, they would probably become criminals and addicts. If a teenager deciceds to be good and to study and work, they will probably become successful in life like a buisnessman or something. It is the choice they make in their teenage age that changes their life.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Free Entry of Choice
I wish that i was stranded on an island. Not an island with cannibals or monsters but a peaceful island with fish, and fruit, pigs, and chicken. I think that it would be fun with friends to be stranded on an island because we can do whatever we want. We can hunt, make shelter, sleep, and climb trees and eat banannas and fruits. We can also fish and i like to fish. I want to try living on my own with my friends and living to survive. I think that the first few days would be fun but later, it would get boring and we would want to go home. I still want to try it and see how fun it would be. Imagine, being free and doing anything you want. No parents, no police, no teachers, no anyone. Just you and your friends. Its like you and your friends are king of the island and can do whatever you want. We can play sports like beach volleyball and maybe basketball, soccer, anything. If there was internet connection, that would be awesome. We can swim in the beach and we can make a tree house. One thing i do not want to be on the island are bugs and mosquitos and insects. I cannot sleep if there are bugs and insects in the same place. Especially cockaroaches. They freak me out and mosquitos annoy me. Why do they exist anyways.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Characters
A) Who are the main characters in the novel? Do you like them? Why or why not? What is special about them? What do they reveal about the universal human experience?
The main characters are Ralph and Jack. I think I like Ralph but I don’t like Jack because he starts to kill the children and he starts to lead a rebellion. I like Ralph because he has the characteristics of a leader and he is nice and he doesn’t fight. There is this violent, evil, spirit in Jack that scares me because even though he’s a child, he has no mercy and does bad stuff. Ralph however, has this Gandhi spirit that is nice and passive. He has compassion and has responsibility while Jack just wants to play and kills stuff with dangerous weapons.
Beautiful Place
A) Are there any settings in this novel that you have found to be beautiful? Or disturbing? Or memorable? Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
There is a setting in the book where it talks about this lagoon and it describes it very beautifully. If you do not know what a lagoon is, a lagoon is an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. This was the definition from www.dictionary.com. In the book, it talks about this beautiful lagoon that is described really pretty and magnificent. On page 10, it says, “Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake – blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple.” Now from those words, the lagoon looks very pretty in my imagination. In my imagination, it would be this area of water, calm and still and not a ripple in sight. The color of the water would be pretty blue color, turquoise, dark blue, light blue, and it would have colors of green and purple. The lagoon in my imagination would somewhat look like a place where tt is a very clean and beautiful place where you can just relax and have a good swim. This is very meaningful to me because I like pretty sights. I like it when the sun sets and the clouds are pink and red. I like it when a full moon shows and it glimmers on the beach. So basically, I like very beautiful and breath-taking sights that have pretty colors like this lagoon.
There is a setting in the book where it talks about this lagoon and it describes it very beautifully. If you do not know what a lagoon is, a lagoon is an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. This was the definition from www.dictionary.com. In the book, it talks about this beautiful lagoon that is described really pretty and magnificent. On page 10, it says, “Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake – blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple.” Now from those words, the lagoon looks very pretty in my imagination. In my imagination, it would be this area of water, calm and still and not a ripple in sight. The color of the water would be pretty blue color, turquoise, dark blue, light blue, and it would have colors of green and purple. The lagoon in my imagination would somewhat look like a place where tt is a very clean and beautiful place where you can just relax and have a good swim. This is very meaningful to me because I like pretty sights. I like it when the sun sets and the clouds are pink and red. I like it when a full moon shows and it glimmers on the beach. So basically, I like very beautiful and breath-taking sights that have pretty colors like this lagoon.
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