Throughout Lord of the Flies, I will be focusing on the recurring theme of evil. Having read Lord of the Flies before, I already know evil is a strong focus to read for. I look forward to the later chapters of this book for more substance, because I've noticed a gradual increase of "evil" ideas or actions from what we've read so far.
At the start, we are introduced to a group of schoolboys stranded on an island after a plane crash. They are mostly innocent people - almost everyone cooperates and is respectful besides the few insults directed toward Piggy. This idea is later reinforced when Jack fails to kill the pig. The pig makes it away because Jack didn't like the "unbearable blood." Jack didn't like the thought of stabbing a living animal.
However, as we progress through the story, we can see the boys become more ruthless. Teasing Piggy changes to hostile actions against him. After Jack manages to kill a pig (developing that sense of evil), he is accused for not lighting the fire when the ship came near. Piggy bluntly points this out as an insult, and as retaliation, Jack punches him in the stomach.
It's interesting to see how the boys are influenced by evil in such situations. Their bullying slowly developed into small, but hostile actions. I look forward to applying my focus in more detail later on in the story. From what I've read, there'll be quite a bit of substance for me to use.
11/12 - 30min., 11/13 - 30min., 11/14 - 30min., 11/15 - 30min., 11/16 - 30min.
Total - 150min., pp. 32 - 94 (Lord of the Flies)
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