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Post by MsElliott on Feb 11, 2015 10:07:47 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate?
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Post by lindadate on Feb 17, 2015 22:36:15 GMT
After the hunters leave the clearing, Simon feels a bit odd. A pulse begins to beat in his temple and he can't stop looking at the 'Lord of the Flies'. The Lord of the Flies is a dead pigs head which was killed by Jack and the hunters. It represents the evil within the boys and within human nature. The Lord of the Flies 'talks' to Simon and tells him what he had tried to tell the other boys, that the beastie is actually the boys themselves.
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Post by isabelleewert on Feb 18, 2015 2:20:37 GMT
After the hunters leave the clearing, Simon feels a bit odd. A pulse begins to beat in his temple and he can't stop looking at the 'Lord of the Flies'. The Lord of the Flies is a dead pigs head which was killed by Jack and the hunters. It represents the evil within the boys and within human nature. The Lord of the Flies 'talks' to Simon and tells him what he had tried to tell the other boys, that the beastie is actually the boys themselves. Simon can't stop himself from looking at the "Lord of the Flies" and as it 'talks' to him, we can see how he may be losing himself to the island and reality. The Lord of the Flies confirms that the boys themselves are the beastie. |
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Post by remimckenzie on Feb 18, 2015 4:04:25 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Once the hunters leave his clearing, Simon starts to feel a bit weird. As the giant pig head (which is now known as the 'Lord of the Flies') speaks to Simon, you start to gather that he confirms that the boys are actually the beast themselves. The pig head represents evil. |
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Post by remimckenzie on Feb 18, 2015 4:32:18 GMT
After the hunters leave the clearing, Simon feels a bit odd. A pulse begins to beat in his temple and he can't stop looking at the 'Lord of the Flies'. The Lord of the Flies is a dead pigs head which was killed by Jack and the hunters. It represents the evil within the boys and within human nature. The Lord of the Flies 'talks' to Simon and tells him what he had tried to tell the other boys, that the beastie is actually the boys themselves. The Lord of the Flies supposedly talks to him but it is really all in his mind. Maybe it's a sign of him starting to not be able to deal with the tension of the island and therefore hears the beast saying that they are all evil. |
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Post by Hope15 on Feb 18, 2015 5:32:45 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? After the hunters leave, Simon starts to feel strange and can't take his eyes off 'The Lord Of The Flies'. It is a pig head which the hunters had killed and stuck onto a stick as an offering to the beast. It represents the savage nature of the boys and their ability to kill a living thing. It 'talks' to Simon in some way, but I feel that the conversation was all inside Simon's mind. 'The Lord Of The Flies' tells Simon that the beast is actually inside each of the boys themself. |
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Post by emah on Feb 18, 2015 5:53:32 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Once the hunters leave his clearing, Simon starts to feel a bit weird. As the giant pig head (which is now known as the 'Lord of the Flies') speaks to Simon, you start to gather that he confirms that the boys are actually the beast themselves. The pig head represents evil. Normally Simon can think rationally and apply it to his feelings, but this incident could be a sign that he is losing his focus and ability to think realistically. He might become carried away by Jack's behaviour and forget about his past life. Or now that he knows the truth about the beastie, he might stay alert around everyone. |
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Post by zoel on Feb 18, 2015 7:05:57 GMT
After the hunters leave the clearing, Simon feels a bit odd. A pulse begins to beat in his temple and he can't stop looking at the 'Lord of the Flies'. The Lord of the Flies is a dead pigs head which was killed by Jack and the hunters. It represents the evil within the boys and within human nature. The Lord of the Flies 'talks' to Simon and tells him what he had tried to tell the other boys, that the beastie is actually the boys themselves. this is all very true, but to elaborate on the way the Lord of the Flies "spoke" the first time the Lord of the Flies "spoke" it was all lowercase and all in the one big bulky paragraph. It blends into the rest of the story and doesn't stand out. The next time Simon and the Lord of the Flies are spoken about, the Lord of the Flies speech is properly punctuated, as through Simon was having a real conversation with it. this shows the Lord of the Flies is evolving from something that goes unnoticed in the big picture (the large paragraph) to something worthy of direct speech. it portrays how the more the boys interact with it, the larger the hold it has on them. |
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Post by zoewatson on Feb 18, 2015 7:45:33 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Simon starts to feel uneasy and can't stop starring at the lord of the flies, which is the pig head from the pig that Jack had killed. The lord of the flies "talks" to Simon and tells him that there is no beastie because the boys are the beasts. The head represents the evilness and savagery on the island. |
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Post by kayleewilliams on Feb 18, 2015 8:43:04 GMT
After the hunters leave the clearing, Simon feels a bit odd. A pulse begins to beat in his temple and he can't stop looking at the 'Lord of the Flies'. The Lord of the Flies is a dead pigs head which was killed by Jack and the hunters. It represents the evil within the boys and within human nature. The Lord of the Flies 'talks' to Simon and tells him what he had tried to tell the other boys, that the beastie is actually the boys themselves. I believe this is all in Simon's mind and that it is a sign that Simon is losing his mind, unable to cope with the tension and pressure of living on the island. |
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Post by lilyklunyk on Feb 18, 2015 10:08:08 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Simon starts to feel uneasy and can't stop starring at the lord of the flies, which is the pig head from the pig that Jack had killed. The lord of the flies "talks" to Simon and tells him that there is no beastie because the boys are the beasts. The head represents the evilness and savagery on the island. This shows that there is still a lot to learn about Simon. The island is having a different effect on him than the other boys. It is turning the boys into savages and it is making Simon crazy, seeing as though the conversation with the Lord of the flies was in his head. |
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Post by zoebia on Feb 18, 2015 10:11:33 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? When the hunters leave, Simon feels strange. The lord of the flies is the dead pigs head that Jack had killed. This represents the savagery and evilness in the boys. When it talks to Simon is indicates that he was correct about the bestie, it is infact the boys on the island. |
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Post by laurah on Feb 18, 2015 10:39:12 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Simon begins to feel strange, and he hallucinates the pig's head, the "Lord of the Flies", taunting him. It represents the savagery and wild primitivity of the boys; the beast that they created. A pain "began to beat on [Simon's] brain", and the Lord of the Flies teases him. It reveals Simon's fears and weaknesses, speaking eerily like Jack: "We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island!" The speech indicates Simon is losing his mind, despite being the most ethical and kind of the boys. |
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Post by laurah on Feb 18, 2015 10:46:05 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Once the hunters leave his clearing, Simon starts to feel a bit weird. As the giant pig head (which is now known as the 'Lord of the Flies') speaks to Simon, you start to gather that he confirms that the boys are actually the beast themselves. The pig head represents evil. Simon is the first to think that the beast is the boys themselves, and is also the first to witness and confirm that this is true. The Lord of the Flies represents the boys' inner primitivity when civilisation is stripped from them. |
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Post by Yor a wizard Harry!! (Ashton) on Feb 18, 2015 21:08:44 GMT
What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon — what does its speech really indicate? Simon stays behind as the hunters leave his clearing. His heart beat grows in speed, he has an impulsive feeling that he has to look at the "Lord Of The Flies" . Soon Simon finds himself being spoken to by the dead pigs head. The lord of the flies informs Simon of the beastie, the boys are the beastie. The reader can now see that the boys are now losing their sanity, as talking to dead pigs heads may be considered ludicrous. |
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