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Post by elisegrant on Feb 3, 2015 9:18:22 GMT
When the young boy with the birth mark on his face talks about the "beastie" the boys don't seem worried about it but secretly they all are because they are on an island in the middle of nowhere with no adults and no protection from anything. When the "snake-thing" is mentioned the boys do fear it because they have no idea what is meant by it.
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Post by emilyhadzalic on Feb 11, 2015 12:38:23 GMT
Why are the boys so afraid of a beast on the island? How do they react when it is mentioned? When a young boy tries to tell the group of a 'beastie' he, at first, is laughed at. However, Piggy stands up for the child, allowing him the chance to speak, although he seemed to be a little humiliated, as he had lost his voice. Upon hearing of the 'beastie', many of the boys laughed along with Ralph in disbelief, who in turn tried to prove that there was no 'beastie', claiming, 'you only get them in big countries, like Africa, or India.' Everyone murmurs and nods. Eventually, after learning the young boy had seen it in the dark, Ralph claims it was 'a dream' or 'just a nightmare' and that it was impossible to have seen it in the dark, earning laughter and cheer from many boys in the crowd. Despite the older boys trusting and believing him, many of the younger boys were harder to convince. The younger boys are definitely more afraid of the beastie and they were the ones to see it first. The older boys seem to be unafraid but this might be because they weren't the ones who saw it, or it could be because since they're the leaders amongst all of the other boys, they're trying to act like adults who often have to convince young children that monsters don't exist. |
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