Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost Where the island may seem like a paradise for the boys when they arrived. However Golding has clearly described that is not all it is set out to be. When you think of paradise you think of warm, sandy beaches, clear sky and lush, green water. Whereas the island has some of these features, it is not as desirable as the boys first thought. The longer they stay there the scarier, miserable and unbearable it becomes. The island is very rich in fruit, which seems very healthy and enjoyable, but in fact, when the boys eat the berries they suffer from diarrhea. This is only one of the examples of lost paradise on the island. There are also a lot of beautiful birds, which are admired. A bird is described as "a vision of red and yellow." But the red and yellow could symbolize Jack's raging and fiery attitude and behavior or the fire which is built to signal passing ships. The quote is ambiguous. It is very warm on the island however the boys do not seem to enjoy this luxury after a few days. Piggy finds it uncomfortable, as he always has to wipe his glasses which keep slipping down his nose. In the daytime, the heat is often unbearable with the sun gazing "down like an angry eye." The boys do not end up sleeping outside but in their makeshift shelters as they become increasingly scared of the beast in their minds. When the boys find that there is no adult life on the
Discussing 'Chemistry', by Graham Swift.
Chemistry, by Graham Swift In the story 'Chemistry', the author, Graham Swift, describes complicated relationships between a Grandfather, his daughter, her new partner and her son. Swift uses effectual symbolism to shape the stories meaning; the main one being Chemistry. Chemistry, scientifically, is the practice of the mixing of chemicals, however, if you get one measurement wrong, for example, there can be catastrophic results. This is a metaphor of the relationship between the long lasting trios, the entrance of the daughter's new partner, Ralph, upsets the balance between the existing relationships. The grandfather enjoyed model making, and together with his grandson, they used to launch a model boat across the local pond whilst the boy's mother would watch from 'outside' of the perimeter.(This gives a sense of resignation - she does not want to join in with their activity, it may remind her of her husband who passed away). However, one day, the boat's launches were successful until it sinks. The boy obviously viewed this as impossible as he thought that there was always an 'invisible cord' that his grandfather would use to pull the boat towards him with. Swift mentions that the boat sinks when Ralph arrives - emphasising that the sinking of the launch was because Ralph had entered the relationship and upset it. At the beginning of Paragraph Two, the boy mentions
Lord of the Flies. The Events of the novel suggest that Golding had a negative view of Humanity
The Events of the novel suggest that Golding had a negative view of Humanity, How far do you agree? Golding gives us the implication of him having a negative view of Humanity in many different ways such as savagery, fear and conflict. The boys are stranded on an island which has no human existence and we see them reaching their extremities that are caused by the nature and humanity that surrounds them leading us to believe Golding has a negative view of humanity. Golding represents savagery in a harsh way. We see the boys slowly turn away from civilisation and towards savagery and barbarity through many ways, one being humanity. As we know in the book there civilisations vs. savagery, good vs. evil or in other words evil being a negative issue. Also Golding uses fear widely throughout the book. He does this by using the beast which symbolises fear, this gets more terrifying for the boys as it begins to believe it but also makes them even more savagery. This gets us thinking that the way Golding involves fear and savagery together that he has a negative state of mind to come up with this idea. There's a great greed for power going on through the novel. As jack wanting to be chief and losing this opportunity at the beginning it sets off rivalry. It is this that causes Jack to be a dictator and Ralph a pleasant democratic which shows both positive and negative side of humanity
William Golding - 'The Lord Of The Flies.' - The long way back
Sue-Ellen Castellino Year 5 English Mr. Krader. William Golding, wrote a well known classic called 'The Lord Of The Flies.' In this book he brought forth a story about the traumatic change in the human nature of children brought up in a proper British society. These children are faced with a crisis; a plane crash brings them to an island on which they have to survive. I will talk about some of the events on the island and I will build upon the two pivotal personalities of Jack and Ralph. This essay will address how Jack and Ralph's 'traumatically changed' physiological state will affect their competence in society. Firstly, the two most traumatic things apart from the plane crash are the deaths of Simon and Piggy. The death of Simon was done in a group, where each boy would share the same guilty conscience. I think this would eventually turn into paranoia. At the end Ralph's paranoia does in fact become a reality as Jack and his group are actually after him. Secondly, at the end of the book, in the last chapter, Golding describes Ralph's feelings upon the cruise. Quote "Ralph begins to weep for the first time on the island. He weeps for the end of innocence and the darkness of man's heart and for the fall of Piggy." I think the above line is self-explanatory. Ralph feels deeply for the loss of his friend Piggy. The loss of a loved one or a friend is bound to leave a
William Golding wrote "Lord of the Flies" with the intention to show the corruption in our society
William Golding wrote "Lord of the Flies" with the intention to show the corruption in our society and the failings of human nature in general. In this book he has developed characters and themes that are universal and common to all mankind. One of the main characters in the novel is Piggy. Although he plays major role in presenting the ideas in the plot of "Lord of the Flies," we never find out his real name. His "friends" call him Piggy because he is very fat, short, wears spectacles, and has asthma. He finds that very humiliating and feels a lot of pain inside which is repeated several times throughout the book. He is a very sensitive person. He is hurt because the people whom he tries to help and be friends with, do not respect him, only because of his external look and the way he behaves. This is Piggy's downfall. To be a successful leader, one must, above all else, command respect but Piggy does not gain this necessary respect from the others. He is the symbol of the world of adults, logic, and reason. He is the only one who acts and talks sensibly, has not lost his self-control and presence of mind in this extreme situation. He criticizes the others for behaving like children and without thinking: "'Like kids!' he said scornfully. 'Acting like a crowd of kids!'" Piggy is mature and resembles a parent. Even the chief Ralph asks him for advice though in the beginning
The themes of “Lord of the Flies” and their communication through symbols.
The themes of "Lord of the Flies" are communicated mainly through symbols. Explore the symbolism of "Lord of the Flies", making specific reference to the text to support your points. In this essay, I aim to state and explain each of the different symbols presented by William Golding in "Lord of the Flies". I also aim to demonstrate the main themes of the book by linking them to the symbols that have been used within the text. In doing this I intend to use quotations from the text to strengthen the validity of my points. I plan to respond to the question, by asking whether the symbolism in the story has any purpose in understanding the events and themes of the book. In the book "Lord of the Flies", William Golding uses many different symbols in each of the key events and objects on the island. The first of these symbols being: The Conch, (a Symbol of civilised behaviour and order as a whole on the island). Here is an example of this symbol being used: "'We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us-'" (Page 12, Lines 3-4) This quote demonstrates the conch's power over the inhabitants, as they respond to the sound of the conch to create a meeting. This meeting creates an air of civilised behaviour on the island, with all the boys sitting round Ralph, the leader, and listening to things that he says. It could be said that
What is the significance of Piggy in the novel The Lord of the Flies?
What is the significance of Piggy in the novel The Lord of the Flies? The author William Golding uses the character of Piggy to relates to certain themes in the novel. He is linked closely with civilisation, time and the conch which itself represents order. As savagery becomes more intense in the novel, Piggy begins to suffer more injustices and eventually loses his life speaking out against it. Piggy is described by Golding as 'short' and very 'fat'. This has earned him the nickname 'Piggy' in his previous school. It's no coincidence that Piggy's nickname is such, it relates to the overwhelming emotion Jack and his hunters feel when they feel the urge to 'kill the pig'. This indirect metaphor suggests that the boys are killing a part of Piggy each time and that their aggression is directed at him. In fact, while Jack and his gang continue to kill more pigs, the logic and reason which Piggy symbolizes progressively diminishes with the pigs. Piggy's appearance alone has made him an outsider, because the other boys look down on him. He has asmtha and doesn't do much physical work on the island. He is not welcomed on their first exploratory trip of the island. "We don't want you," Jack says to Piggy. It is his academic background and his isolation from the savage boys that had allowed him to remain mostly unchanged from his primitive experiences on the island.
Effectiveness of death of Simon
The effectiveness of the death of Simon At the beginning of the chapter, Simon realizes that the boys have mistaken the parachutist for the deadly beast that has plunged their entire group into chaos. Adding to his Christ like figure, he frees the parachutist from the rocks, and then, anxious to prove to the group that the beast is not real after all, Simon staggers down the mountain toward the distant light of the fire at Jack's feast to tell the other boys what he has seen. Golding uses the weather throughout the chapter to show the build up of tension on the island and then a release of all the built up tension. He opens the chapter with a sinister description of the odd weather on the island, with the "brassy glare" of the sky where "colours drained" and "nothing prospered". During the climax and the killing of Simon, the weather stimulates the confused frenzy as a streak of lightning is described as a "blue white scar" above the boys and the "dark sky shattered". Simon's death brings about the use of weather again used as a downpour erupts, as though the weather were responding to the boys' actions and because Simon is always very closely connected with nature, so the rain may represent tears - "the clouds opened...poured" Golding uses this thunderstorm as a means of terror and the result is that the fear drives the boys together. In the rain, Ralph asks Jack how
Chapter 8 analysis Lord of the Flies
As time goes on we see how the boys are breaking up. They are no longer united but dispersed. In this chapter we are able to see how Jack has virtually and eternally departed from Ralph's domain. The boys have clearly divided into two groups. Here Golding employs a sort of political perspective of the situation where two governments are running side by side with each other. This chapter's moral significance lies in the indulgence of the pig and Simon's final realization of what life really is on the island. Golding has convincingly portrayed the effective significance of the boy's discovery of the beast on the island. Ralph has presumable lost all power over the group and it is only a matter of time, before Jack's primitive rise to power. We see Piggy's strong character being portrayed in the starting of the chapter. Golding goes on to bring out the significance of Piggy's presence on the island and his unmistakable contribution to the good of the society. Even though Ralph is a strong representative of maturity and moral choice we see that Piggy is the closest thing on the island to an adult. We see that Piggy remains the lone skeptic unwilling to bring himself to believe that there is actually is a beast on the island. Ralph's succumbing to fear and the acceptance of the beast in a way brings out his childish characteristics. Golding reminds us that Ralph is still
History of TESCO
History of TESCO. Sir jack Cohen, commonly known as Jack Cohen (1898-1979) was a British businessman who founded the TESCO supermarket chain. He was born in Whitechapel in the East End of London and was the son of a tailor. Jack Cohen served in the Royal Air force during the First World War. After returning in 1919, 21 year old Jack invested 30 pounds of his reward for military service to buy surplus food stockpiles and he opened a little stall in Hackney, East London. On the first day he had a four pound turnover and one pound profit. Little by little, his business started to expand and Jack expanded into other markets all over London. He also began wholesale trade. The first line of Cohen brand goods placed on the market was TESCO tea. In 1924, the name which the company later took on as its corporate name emerged. The name TESCO contains the initials of the owner of the firm, Mr. T.E Stockwell, who supplied the firm (Jack Cohen) with tea and of the initials of Jack's surname- Cohen. Towards the end of the twenties, instead of stall trade Jack focused on window shop trade taking place on the main street. The name TESCO was first veiled in 1929 above a TESCO store in North London (Burnt Oak, Edgware). In 1932 TESCO stores limited became a private company. Two years later, Jack Cohen bought a piece of land in North London (Angel Road, Edmonton) which is where he intended to
