Lord of the Flies. Examine Goldings methods of writing in the last three paragraphs of Chapter Nine.

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Examine Golding’s methods of writing in the last three paragraphs of Chapter Nine, from “The edge of the lagoon became a streak of phosphorescence”, to the end of the chapter.

 The end of chapter 9 is very different to the rest of the novel, both in the style it is written and in what Golding is trying to portray about human nature.

My first impressions of this extract are how different Golding’s style of writing is; he is much more poetic, mythical way “the clear water mirrored the clear sky”. The rest of the novel is written in much more of a matter-of-fact style, through the eyes of one of the other boys, however still in third person.

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 The way he uses adjectives such as “inaudible” create a sense of calmness and silence, which is a harsh contrast to the killing scene just before “the noise was unendurable”. This is perhaps to represent the calm, quiet spirituality of Simon’s nature, and show how he is a million miles away from the other boys, who made so much noise. It could also represent the fact that Simon is now alone, both physically and metaphorically as he is the only one who knows the truth.

 Golding also creates an almost superhuman element to Simon, making Simon godlike or ...

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