Taylor Powell
English 9
Mrs. Way
6 December 2009
Samneric
At the beginning of the book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, most of the characters are described in detail. I have chosen Samneric because they are always together; they do everything together and at the same time. Since they each have one another, they don't really have to listen to anyone. They are very loyal to each other and they never give up on one another. In the passage it says that they breathe together, grin together and they even look the same. In the passage that I read, Golding, seems to be foreshadowing what they will be like throughout the book. He describes them as very intense twins, so much that they can finish each other's sentences and know what each are thinking. When Golding says, "Even while he blew, Ralph noticed the last pair of bodies that reached the platform above a fluttering patch of black."
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Lord of the FliesWhen I read this I realized that Golding had been foreshadowing by describing the patch of black as a fluttering patch. This miniscule detail shows that Samneric are already followers of the black. Meaning that they would do anything to stay together, they follow each other like shadows do. Golding was showing that even though they could follow Ralph, they started out in the black and they end up in the black at the end.
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I feel sad about this essay: it misses the point of so much of "Lord of the Flies." The point of the novel is the question: are humans inherently evil, and if they are, can they do anything to control their evil?
In the novel, a planeload of boys are stranded on a tropical island. There are enough fruits and vegetables that they will not go hungry, but Jack, a relentless would-be despot, insists on forming a corps of hunters, a group he can command. He and Ralph gradually come into more and more vicious combat, with Jack eventually preparing "a stick pointed at both ends," the symbol of his intent to hunt down Ralph as if he were a pig, killing him and impaling his head on the stick.
The writer is correct in noting that there needs to be some sort of government even in this ostensibly idyllic situation. However, I would compare President Bush to Jack: people did follow him, and we may never see the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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