lord of the flies reading response

               Throughout the book Jack and Ralph have many ups and downs. Jack and Ralph have a lot in common such as, skill sets, some type of leadership, being older than most of the others on the island, etc. I feel as if these shared traits are what cause to two boys to fight for the alpha male spot on the island. Even though there is a struggle between the two for leader ship, they still have a sort of respect for the other person. What I think allows Ralph to be the leader as of now is his ruling with confidence and wisdom, instead of being like Jack and ruling by fear.
               Next, I find that what the actual "lord of the flies" is quite interesting and disturbing at the same time. The "lord of the flies" is a cut of pig head on a pike that attracts flies. The pig head represents that the real beast is evil in human nature. In the story the only person who realizes this is Simon. This scene with the boars head and the flies also represents what can happen when you are stranded on a island and start to go insane. All in all I find the way that the author of this book represents this theme of this "evil" very interesting.

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  1. KCSNovember 9, 2017 at 10:04 AM

    I think they have a little respect to each other too. I'm still confused when you said it was "disturbing".

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