*Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable? describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you?
It was really disturbing when the author described the way that boys caught the sow. In the book it said “the boys surrounded the covert but the sow got away with the sting of another spear in her flank.” “The trailing butts hindered her and the sharp, crosscut points were a torment. She blundered into a tree, forcing a spear still deeper; and after that any of the hunters could follow her easily by the drops of vivid blood.” “When sow died Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his whole weight.” This settings and detailed descriptions made me feel frisky and creepy. No one told them how to hunt for their food and how to use knife but as I read this passage I could see that if men are in risky circumstances they have ability to survive. Also I could interprete this part as man's wickedness. Human have knowledge because they see, watch, and hear. However these boys have never seen how to kill the sow, so I thought that when men are born they naturally possess guilty conscience. Sandy plain which was square shape ,granite was colored in pink, a coconut palm was painted in green, and a school of fish was colored in silver was really memorable to me. I could close my eyes and imagine the beautiful landscape. It was pure human nature itself. And I questioned myself how it would change when Jack fire this beautiful, and gorgeous island to kill Ralph.
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I also found that the setting of the novel and the event happening in island is disturbing. I mean, in the wonderful and peaceful uninhabited island, how could there be such violents going around, killing each other and fighting for the rights of themselves? However, when i was in the middle of my reading, i was thinking... 'If everything was going okay and everything was peaceful as it can be, what would the author try to say?' This is a really great book, isn't?^^ Nice blogging~:)
The setting you talked about the sow being caught was disturbing to me too. it is kind of scary and disgusting at the same time. this setting is sort of creepy and shows that the boys will definitely do what they want no matter how much it takes(Ralph leads this on). i totally agree with you on what you said about this setting showing that men has the ability to survive. this ability is good but sometimes can get overboard. For example when men start to eat other men to survive. anyways, nice entry~!
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