My reading focus in The Lord of the Flies has been power. The power in most of this book has been in the hands of Ralph. Ever since he had first called all of the boys down to the beach with the conch and was given the title of chief, Ralph has been the boss of this island.
The only exception to Ralph having all of this power, is Jack. Jack is the second man in charge, and the leader of the hunters. Without Jack, the boys would have no pig but also would have had a signal fire burning when the ship came by. But overall, Ralph is the head of this island and Jack has some power over the littluns at second man in charge.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Chapter 5
After reading chapter 5 of LOTF, I noticed how thoughts of this beast are becoming more and more of a problem among the littluns. It started off being not that big of a deal, but the situation got worse during the meeting when all of the littluns started talking about it. I even started to believe in it after one of the children had admitted to seeing the beast.
I am curious to see what they do about this, and if Jack and his crew of hunters will attempt to hunt down, and kill it. I am not very confident in the hunters even after they killed the pig because of all their failed attempts prior to succeeding. I'm not sure that they will, but if the hunters try to hunt this beast down, I am predicting that they will get killed by it due to their lack of hunting skills.
I am curious to see what they do about this, and if Jack and his crew of hunters will attempt to hunt down, and kill it. I am not very confident in the hunters even after they killed the pig because of all their failed attempts prior to succeeding. I'm not sure that they will, but if the hunters try to hunt this beast down, I am predicting that they will get killed by it due to their lack of hunting skills.
1st Semester Post
11/22 LOTF 1 hr 30 mins 40 pages 11/24 Walk On 1 hr 42 pages
Over the course of this year, I have understood everything for the most part. My weaknesses I would have to say occur because of the readings we have done. I think some review in that category before the exam would really be helpful.
The short stories were where I had started having trouble. I understood most of them fine but some others I just could not really get anything from reading them. Also I had some difficulty annotating for a certain literary element. I understand most of what is going on in Lord of the Flies but I have a couple of questions about the plot. I do not understand why all of the little boys are afraid of this same "beast" is this an imaginary figure or is this something they really have seen?
Over the course of this year, I have understood everything for the most part. My weaknesses I would have to say occur because of the readings we have done. I think some review in that category before the exam would really be helpful.
The short stories were where I had started having trouble. I understood most of them fine but some others I just could not really get anything from reading them. Also I had some difficulty annotating for a certain literary element. I understand most of what is going on in Lord of the Flies but I have a couple of questions about the plot. I do not understand why all of the little boys are afraid of this same "beast" is this an imaginary figure or is this something they really have seen?
Monday, November 12, 2012
Class observations
11/11 2 hrs LOTF 11/11 30 mins Walk on 18 Pages
During our class activity where we had to discuss what we would do in Ralph and all of the boys' situation on the island, I noticed that there were 3 different groups of people. There was one group coming up with some ideas on one side of the room, and another group discussing different ideas on the other side. These 2 groups were completely separate and did not seem to be working together. The last group appeared to be some people in the middle that did not really care and were discussing other topics.
If our class was put into this situation in real life, I think it's safe to say we would most likely die. To live in the environment that the boys from The Lord of the Flies had to live in, it would take some great ideas as well as team work which we seemed to lack. Maybe we would step up and rise to the occasion, but if I had to predict an outcome it would be death.
During our class activity where we had to discuss what we would do in Ralph and all of the boys' situation on the island, I noticed that there were 3 different groups of people. There was one group coming up with some ideas on one side of the room, and another group discussing different ideas on the other side. These 2 groups were completely separate and did not seem to be working together. The last group appeared to be some people in the middle that did not really care and were discussing other topics.
If our class was put into this situation in real life, I think it's safe to say we would most likely die. To live in the environment that the boys from The Lord of the Flies had to live in, it would take some great ideas as well as team work which we seemed to lack. Maybe we would step up and rise to the occasion, but if I had to predict an outcome it would be death.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Outside Reading
Walk on 11/1 45 minutes 11/2 45 minutes 11/4 1 hr 5 minutes 103 pages
I have been really been focusing on the short story, Sucker. This short story was my favorite because it not only made the most sense to me, but I could relate to the main character, Pete. Pete was a high schooler who had a little cousin named Sucker. Like Pete, I have some little cousins who look up to me, follow me around, and try to be like me.
Like Pete, I can get annoyed with this behavior and begin to blow off my cousins. I especially can get mad when they ask me tons of questions and refuse to be quiet just like Sucker. Although this can irritate me, I do not yell at them and say terrible things to them like Pete would do to Sucker.
I have been really been focusing on the short story, Sucker. This short story was my favorite because it not only made the most sense to me, but I could relate to the main character, Pete. Pete was a high schooler who had a little cousin named Sucker. Like Pete, I have some little cousins who look up to me, follow me around, and try to be like me.
Like Pete, I can get annoyed with this behavior and begin to blow off my cousins. I especially can get mad when they ask me tons of questions and refuse to be quiet just like Sucker. Although this can irritate me, I do not yell at them and say terrible things to them like Pete would do to Sucker.
Opening Weekend
It's already November, which means the season I've been waiting for since last January is right around the corner. Shots will be fired at first light on this Saturday, September 10th, especially in Pecan Island, La. The blinds are set up, the guns have been brought out of the closet, the gear is getting thrown together, and the dreams of that first hunt are beginning to be take place. The ducks are back.
This week is going to last forever with me knowing what's coming up this weekend. I can't escape the thoughts of drawing down on that first blue wing or blasting a big ole gray duck out of the sky. This off season has lasted forever which makes me even more excited for duck season to finally be upon us. I am hoping that this weekend will be a great opening to an amazing season at Pecan Island, and I'm sure that it will be.
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