What would you do if you were on an airplane that crashed on a deserted tropical island? How would you feel when it got dark? Would you be scared? What if there were no adults around? What would you do for food? How would you hunt? Where would you sleep?
Imagine the island. It’s hot and mountainous. There are some palm trees. All you can see for miles and miles is water on every side. Animals hide in the trees and you do not know what kind they are or if they will attack you. There are no grocery stores, cell phone towers, schools, houses, gyms, or parks. No Wilshire Market to go to after school to get candy and soda. No Dollar Tree to go to and buy anything you want. No video games, no MySpace or Facebook, nothing.
This is what happens to a group of British schoolboys, ages six to twelve, at the beginning of the book "Lord of the Flies". For the next couple of weeks I am going to be blogging about this book. William Golding wrote the book. I am doing this blog for an 8th-grade novel project at a middle school in Oregon.
The main characters are Ralph, Piggy, and Jack. Ralph holds the conch, which means he’s the leader, and he gives orders to everyone on the island. Piggy found the conch but could not blow it, because he has asthma. Piggy gave the conch to Ralph and he blew it. Jack is the leader of his choir. The choir is not a choir that performs music, just a group of people under one leader. Jack is also friends with Ralph in the beginning of the book.
So far, I would recommend the book, although not much has happened yet, except for the plane crash. I am currently on page 85 out of 180. The book makes me think of what I would do if I were stranded on an island with no adults.
I would hike the mountains and explore the land and trees. I would swim in the ocean and play at the beach. I would have a great time until it got dark, then I would start to get scared. I would realize that I need to find food and create a shelter. If I didn’t have a knife, I would try to carve a rock from a bigger rock to make it sharp. I would use the sharp rock to hunt animals or try to make some sort of trap. I have never hunted before, so I would not be very good. I would try to find a place where rocks provided protection from rain and scary animals. I would get freaked. I would even start praying! (I PROBABLY WOULD NOT SURVIVE VERY LONG!!!)
Compared to me, the characters were pretty happy when they landed. They were free from grownups and school. They liked their freedom until night came and animal noises creeped them out. They were hungry and tired. They built a fire to signal ships. The friendships started to fade the longer they were on the island. Ralph got angry quickly when a ship passed by and the fire happened to be out. He blamed Jack, who was in charge of the fire. Jack did not accept the blame for the fire because he was out killing a pig, which was the only food they had.
I think that Ralph and Jack will become enemies. Jack and his choir will be their own civilization. I think this because Jack is acting like he wants to be the leader. I think this will make the book interesting and fun to read. The title, especially the part that says “Lord”, makes me think that there will be a struggle for power. I am not sure about what “Flies” means yet but I think it has to do with control over the island.
Imagine the island. It’s hot and mountainous. There are some palm trees. All you can see for miles and miles is water on every side. Animals hide in the trees and you do not know what kind they are or if they will attack you. There are no grocery stores, cell phone towers, schools, houses, gyms, or parks. No Wilshire Market to go to after school to get candy and soda. No Dollar Tree to go to and buy anything you want. No video games, no MySpace or Facebook, nothing.
This is what happens to a group of British schoolboys, ages six to twelve, at the beginning of the book "Lord of the Flies". For the next couple of weeks I am going to be blogging about this book. William Golding wrote the book. I am doing this blog for an 8th-grade novel project at a middle school in Oregon.
The main characters are Ralph, Piggy, and Jack. Ralph holds the conch, which means he’s the leader, and he gives orders to everyone on the island. Piggy found the conch but could not blow it, because he has asthma. Piggy gave the conch to Ralph and he blew it. Jack is the leader of his choir. The choir is not a choir that performs music, just a group of people under one leader. Jack is also friends with Ralph in the beginning of the book.
So far, I would recommend the book, although not much has happened yet, except for the plane crash. I am currently on page 85 out of 180. The book makes me think of what I would do if I were stranded on an island with no adults.
I would hike the mountains and explore the land and trees. I would swim in the ocean and play at the beach. I would have a great time until it got dark, then I would start to get scared. I would realize that I need to find food and create a shelter. If I didn’t have a knife, I would try to carve a rock from a bigger rock to make it sharp. I would use the sharp rock to hunt animals or try to make some sort of trap. I have never hunted before, so I would not be very good. I would try to find a place where rocks provided protection from rain and scary animals. I would get freaked. I would even start praying! (I PROBABLY WOULD NOT SURVIVE VERY LONG!!!)
Compared to me, the characters were pretty happy when they landed. They were free from grownups and school. They liked their freedom until night came and animal noises creeped them out. They were hungry and tired. They built a fire to signal ships. The friendships started to fade the longer they were on the island. Ralph got angry quickly when a ship passed by and the fire happened to be out. He blamed Jack, who was in charge of the fire. Jack did not accept the blame for the fire because he was out killing a pig, which was the only food they had.
I think that Ralph and Jack will become enemies. Jack and his choir will be their own civilization. I think this because Jack is acting like he wants to be the leader. I think this will make the book interesting and fun to read. The title, especially the part that says “Lord”, makes me think that there will be a struggle for power. I am not sure about what “Flies” means yet but I think it has to do with control over the island.
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