https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq A View to a Death en-us 2017-08-15 03:38:03 UTC 2017-08-23 05:00:24 UTC hello@padlet.com davish19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181358338 While Ralph is still adamant on being chief, the allure of meat and the safety of being in a tribe is too good for him to resist.

While Piggy is still his rational self, he is shown to be more aggressive, as instead of "retiring meekly", he beats the water with his hands and shouts at Ralph.

Simon has contemplated all he can about the island and states "What else is there to do?" His actions are a testament to his wisdom as he realizes that The Beast is a dead man in a parachute. Simon is killed by the savages as he tries to tell them about the true nature of The Beast.

Jack is delving deeper and deeper into savagery as he hosts his party to make sway the kids to his tribe. He shows his true nature as he rules through quick pleasures (meat), violence, and might (protection from the beast/hunters).

]]> 2017-08-17 01:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181358338 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181359089 Simon finds the dead body of the pilot who is tangled in a parachute. This causes him to throw up and finally untangle the dead pilot. He then heads to Jacks feast with the pilots body to show there is no real beast. 
At the feast Jack is acting kingly and monarchally as he sits on a throne eating pig. Jack extends an invitation to Ralph's followers to join his tribe and most of them accept. The boys start to chant and dance around the fire creating a deranged atmosphere. Simon the exits from the forest with the pilots body but the boys mistake him for the beast and attack him. Simon then falls down onto the beach and is crushed by the boys, killing him. The storm then comes and the boys are scared and scatter. ]]> 2017-08-17 01:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181359089 palmere19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181360074 Golding uses language techniques to give character and dimension the island. 'Simon spoke aloud to the clearing. "What else is there to do?" Nothing replied.' He uses pathetic fallacy to demonstrate the irrational questions the boys have for the island, and cannot answer. Another technique used by Golding is cumulative listing to provide in depth descriptions of the dead parachutist, as demonstrated 'The tangle of lines showed him the mechanics of this parody; he examined the white nasal bones, the teeth, the colours of corruption.' This technique is used to reveal the mysterious figure that taunted the boys on the island with visions of a beast. The additional information provides imagery to present the idea of decay, and how that represents how all the boys are slowly decaying mentally alongside this pitiful figure of a man. The language techniques are also used to show a shift in power between the boys, and how Jack has become the monarch/dictator of the island. 'His tone conveyed a warning, given out of the pride of ownership...Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the grass.' The symbolic nature of a 'throne' demonstrates Jack's increasing power and how he undermines Ralph's power a chief, and further continues "You haven't got it with you," said Jack, sneering. "You left it behind. See, clever? And the conch doesn't count at this end of the island -". The truncated sentences demonstrate Jack's power with his words, and how he seizes control demeaning the power that the conch used to represent. Lastly, a technique that Golding uses is personal pronouns which then transform from 'him' to 'the beast' and 'it'. 'The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill.' He uses this transition in pronouns to demonstrate how the hunters see Simon in their haze of savagery. 
Last paragraph p190 "Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, zSimon's dead body moved out towards the open sea." Symbolism, heavenly(ethereal), Simon as sacrificed Christ figure.]]> 2017-08-17 01:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181360074 davish19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181361022 The main themes explored in this chapter are Civilization versus Savagery, and Crowd Mentality.
The context of the chapter is that Jack has caught a pig and offers a feast in an attempt to sway the populace to his side.
This chapter shows Civilization versus Savagery as the boys are swayed to Savagery. Throughout the book it is shown that whilst Civilization is the best option overall, it is built on delayed satisfaction, and the boys of the island are living day by day, making the vast majority of them abandon the projects Ralph sets out to achieve. 
Meanwhile Savagery is focused on day by day survival and instant gratification, which appeals to the boys mentalities perfectly, and it's shown with how every boy leaves for the feast, and the vast majority join Jack's clan.

Crowd Mentality is also a heavy theme as the boys stop being a lazy group of boys and become a savage clan. This is emphasized with how when Simon bursts onto the beach, he isn't met with people asking what's wrong with him, or even individuals running away from The Beast, but he's met with a crowd of boys, chanting as one, surrounding him until they ultimately kill him in a frenzy. No one questions what they are doing morally at the time, because of the simple psychology of the crowd mentality, but as people calm down and realize what they did, the morale weight of what they've done rests down on everyone involved.]]> 2017-08-17 01:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181361022 pallasg19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181362047 This chapter has great significance when it comes to seeing the boys mindsets, savagery, and loyalty (to the other boys) change and manifest. We learn of the boys ability to become cruel animalistic savages (Simon's death). This shows the boys (potentially) sadistic desires for murder. 
Jack, acting like a primitive chief at his "feast", is fully of desire to kill, and to be venerated by all of the boys on the island, depicted when he invited Ralph's group to dine with his]]> 2017-08-17 01:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181362047 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181363661 The conch is the representation of community, law, order and authority. As the savagery of the boys increases the conch is ignored and loses it's value]]> 2017-08-17 02:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181363661 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364038 The island is the representation of a paradise (garden of eden) at the beginning. It then represents the fall of mankind (Biblical) and finally rests as the representation of society on a smaller scale.]]> 2017-08-17 02:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364038 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364253 The painted faces are symbolism of savagery. The war paint is also used to hide true identity and encourages them to kill without guilt. ]]> 2017-08-17 02:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364253 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364260 The fire represents hope, connection to civilisation as well as representing the paradox or rescue and destruction.]]> 2017-08-17 02:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364260 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364271 Piggy's glasses represent his intellect and understanding of the situation. As well as this the breaking of the lens symbolises the boys losing sight]]> 2017-08-17 02:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364271 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364296 The Lord of the Flies represents the evil of man. It also symbolises the danger and power of the beast.]]> 2017-08-17 02:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364296 pallasg19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364605 The beast is (initially) a representation of the fear of the unknown that all of the boys possess, which later manifests into the fear of themselves; the evil within]]> 2017-08-17 02:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364605 pallasg19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364613 The dead parachutist is symbolic of the outside (/adult world) and how it/they are unable to deal with the war/given circumstances]]> 2017-08-17 02:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181364613 davish19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181542741 The parachuter leaving the island at the same time as Simon signifies that even though what was thought to be The Beast is gone, the affect of the beast is still present, meaning that The Beast was in the children the whole time]]> 2017-08-17 23:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181542741 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181543159 Golding sets the mood and tone of the chapter by creating a dark and sombre quality to the events leading up to Simons death. ]]> 2017-08-17 23:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/181543159 harropc19 https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/182251513 2017-08-23 04:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lsolomon3/oiyj7sg8rjjq/wish/182251513