LOTF Response

The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.  Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph.  "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules!  We're strong--we hunt!  If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down!  We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)

                This paragraph shows that the boys were forgetting the organized society that they knew before they were deserted on the island. The boys civilization was breaking apart. As the civilization was breaking apart, the boys lost organization and order. This is significant because this breaking apart of the society leads to Piggy and Simon's deaths and the ultimate shift of power from Ralph to Jack. 

                This paragraph also shows that Jack has no value for rules or laws in a society. This sort of foreshadows what happens in the book when Jack becomes the leader. When Jack becomes the savages' chief, he constructs a hunter society where there are barely any rules, other than Jack's dictator rules. In Jack's new society, Roger was able to beat up little kids and force them to join the tribe. This is significant because it also is the beginning of the society's collapse. 

Comments

  1. Grace M's English 1 BlogNovember 15, 2017 at 7:40 AM

    I agree that it shows jack's complete disregard for the rules. I didn't even realize that it foreshadows him becoming leader! good job.

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  2. EmmaNovember 15, 2017 at 2:49 PM

    I had the same ideas and completely agree. It's cool how you picked up so much information from a short passage.

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  3. JuliaNovember 15, 2017 at 2:59 PM

    I like how you emphasized the life on the island when Jack became the leader. Also, how you found so much info from such a little passage. Nice job!

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  4. Ethan WDecember 17, 2017 at 8:11 PM

    I agree with your statements about Jack and how he has no value for rules. Good Job.

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