LOTF Journal Chapter 12

My reaction to the ending was that it could have been better. It wasn't a bad ending or a great ending. It left a lot of unanswered questions. I would have liked to know a bit more about what happened to the boys after they were rescued. I suppose Ralph cried at the end because not only was he happy to be rescued, the officer kind of saved his life from being brutally killed by Jacks tribe. He might of also cried because he realized Piggy was someone he could call 'friend' and felt sad over his death.

The person i despise the most is of course Jack. Jack was really selfish and a big jerk most of the time. He caused a lot of problems and made things more complicated on the island. He beat up kids for no good reason.

I would recommend this book to a friend because its pretty interesting from beginning to end. It has violence and action (which I like) and contains a great amount of examples showing the evil within us all and leaves us wondering about the good and bad in human nature. 

Chapter 11 questions

1. Ralph's group decides they must retrieve the fire and Piggy's specs back from Jacks tribe.
2. The twins start seeing Ralph as a true leader for the first time. They see how Ralph acts when he is determined to get things done.
3. For starters, their plan failed due to being outnumbered by Jacks tribe. They also didn't plan it out so well. Ralph also managed to make Jack angry and caused a fight.
4. Roger pushes the rock off the cliff to intimidate Ralph and shows that they are complete savages now. 
5. The destruction of the conch is symbolically significant because with it destroyed means there is no more order and civilization on the island. There is only chaos now.
6. Most of the boys want a chief to teach them discipline, hunt, and protect them from the "beast". They want a chief they can follow and not set rules. The chief will also feed them and keep them alive.
7. A. Do you wish to stay on the island till you die and not be rescued?  

           B. Did you turn against Ralph because you're jealous they elected him as leader in the first place?

8.  Dear diary,

          It is complete chaos on this island, this damn island has turned us against each other and split us into 2 groups. Jacks tribe of boys have turned into total savages, I believe they took shelter over on castle rock. Ralph is struggling to maintain order with Piggy and the twins. Jack managed to steal the signal fire and Piggy's specs making him almost blind. I fear there is worse to come, especially if Ralph doesn't succeed to retrieve the fire back somehow.

          At first this island seemed like a good place. We all got along somewhat as we tried to figure things out when we first crash landed. I wish the pilot had also survived. With him I'm sure the possibility of being rescued would be greater. Jack is just making things more complicated.

Chapter 10 LOTF

1. Ralph and Piggy first discuss Simon's brutal death, Piggy tries to persuade Ralph that it was all just an accident. Piggy says, "He hadn't no business creeping like that out of the dark...It was an accident" (Golding 157). Ralph, on the other hand, says it was a savage homicide. The boys had let their savage character out of control. Piggy keeps on insisting him that Simons death  was because of the boys being terrified, yet Ralph says, "I wasn't scared...I was- -I don't recognize what I was" (Golding 156). At that point Samneric join the talk, they persuade themselves that they had no clue what happened that night by saying, "Yes. We were extremely tired...so we left early" (Golding 158). 
2. Ralph is shocked and disturbed by the images of the boys beating Simon to death last night and says, 'That was murder'' (Golding 156). Jack however, believed they had killed the beast that was disguised as Simon and felt no remorse, "He came--disguised. He may come again..." (Golding 160).
3. Jack's request to have Wilfred beaten presents his total control over the boys. Roger asks Robert for what reason Wilfred needs to be beaten, Robert answered, "He didn't say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up" (Golding 159) This basically shows how the boys are devoted to what Jack says and what he orders.  After Wilfred was beat by Jack, the other describes him sitting there, "The chief was sitting there, naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red. The tribe lay in a semicircle before him" (Golding 160).