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Lord of the Flies: Q2W4

So far in reading Lord of the Flies I have come across multiple things that have made me have questions, observations, and some things that have puzzled me. Some of the questions that I have are "what is the importance of the littleuns? What is the significance of the pigs? Does Piggys name have anything to do with the significance of the pigs? Why does Roger like to throw rocks?" There are many questions that I have, but there are also many observations that I made while reading Lord of the Flies.

 The first observation I made was how the chapter titles relate to that chapter. The titles are very specific, and when you read them, you know exactly what is going to happen in that chapter. I noticed that the tone of the story is very pessimistic. Lastly, I observed that the "monsters" the children were investigating were not exactly real. They were not actually "monsters" they were dead bodies and vines. The things that puzzled me in Lord of the Flies were how they ended up on the island, how they were creating good plans and groups, how they found the way around the island so easily, and that a littlun could be a sociopath. I have many questions, observations, and have been puzzled about many things in this book so far, and I will probably have many to come.

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  1. naya-english 1November 9, 2017 at 5:48 PM

    I noticed that too! The book is very pessimistic, which leads me to more questions.

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