Thursday, April 3, 2008

Entry # 4



What is the climax of this novel? What happens? How do the events of this novel make you feel?


The climax of a story is place where significant event occurs such as someone or something dies, or leaves. Another meaning for climax is place where there is a turning point. In the novel, ‘Lord of the Flies,’ I ponder that climax is when Jack Merridew changes his mind, and forms his own tribe leaving the four guys, Ralph, Piggy, and SamnEric behind. This event matches both definitions for climax. After Jack leaves the tribe to create his own tribe, everyone in the island joined Jack’s tribe since it was more fascinating than Ralph’s. Even though Jack Merridew has his tribe more attracting than that of Ralph’s tribe, Jack’s group only contains fun. Ralph’s clan includes all the teenagers’ significant theme which was to go back home, but Jack Merridew’s tribe forgot all about the theme which was to go back home. Then there comes the fierce fight between these two groups. Ralph, who believed his rightness till the end, is rewarded by the arrival of an officer, and then the novel ends. Only steady comes out of this novel to me because all of these teenagers except for Simon, Ralph, Piggy, and SamnEric didn’t keep oneself rightness. They all went to Jack’s group which just seemed more fascinating and interesting. As a conclusion, this entry showed and both the negative and positive effect if you don’t believe in your rights.

1 comment:

Yuri said...

I read this book before.. I think the climax was when Palpg chased by the tribes of Jack and the people came to rescue them. That the point when all the conflicts solved. Also, I think Jack was a better leader in inhabitant uninhabihabited land. They don't even know if they could go back to their home or not, the only thing they could in the land was SURVIVE. What do you need to survive in the land wihtout any foods and people? You need to hunt, swim, and be primitive. Because they need FOOD to survive. So, this smart leader Jack lead the kids so they can survive, and as he gave some fear to them, he made sue who is the leader. But compared to him, Raulph, what did he do? The only thinf he did is inner conflits and desiring IDEAL LIFE. We do need ideal life in this society, but I don't thonk they need in uninhabitant island. They are busy with finding food to survive. Ideal life is meaningless in this point.