sloppy escape or should i say bad ending

OMG!!!golden's ending is very bad because of the fact that its seems like ralph and the rest went through a lof stuggle but when ralph got rescued its seems like i snap thats it happy ending. the officer is stupid. i cant believe he told ralph that they are just playing games and having fun!!! a bunch of little kids who is in a very random island where no adults are there and still the officer didnt even realize how bad there situation was. But anyway the book is really good its just the ending and for jack when ralph got rescued, choosing to stay instead of going with ralph is very manly or should i say matured to do because he stood up for what he belives.

-sharief-

Jack is a Bad Ruler

I think that the biggest mistake made by the group in The Lord of the Flies was listening to and letting Jack become their new leader. Ralph was very smart and really cared about all of the people’s feelings. Ralph cared about all the important things which could have eventually led to a rescue like the fire. By letting Jack become their new leader all they thought about was meat and hunting, neither would help them be rescued. If they would have listened to Ralph and let him be the leader I believe they would have been rescued way earlier then they were with Jack in charge. The boys made a bad decision by letting Jack rule and in the end it hurt them with people being killed and treated badly.

Jack Moonshower

Happy Ending

The book Lord of the Flies is not one of my personal favorites. The ending of the book is the main cause for this opinion. I feel like Golding created a terrible ending. According to critics, he sacrificed artistic excellence for a happy ending. I definitely agree with these critics. While reading the book I hoped that the boys would be rescued. However, happy endings rarely happen and honestly make books worse. While Ralph was being chased to his death at the end, I was very in to the book and caught up in the excitement. When the naval officer appeared out of nowhere, it ended the chase and excitement very suddenly. This made me lose interest in what I was reading and the novel all together. As we discussed in class, people argue that it actually was not a happy ending because the naval officer was going to take them away from the war on the island to the war going on in the world. I believe it is still a happy ending for Ralph at least because he was saved from being murdered. With Ralph being the main character, people tend to feel the emotions he is feeling and going through. So, I still believe Golding ended it with a happy ending. This ruined the book for me.

The Island as a Microcosm

The ending of the book shows that the island is definitely a microcosm of the world. There were was a lot of fighting going on while the boys were on the island and this was a smaller picture of World War II that was going on in the world at that time. I think that Jack was a younger verson of the Navy Officer that came to rescue the boys on the island. I think this because the officer didn't really care about the boys' emotions they were showing. This would be what Jack would be like in a few years after being on the island for so long. I think that it was a good thing that the officer came when he did because the boys would have turned into worse savages then they already were.
-Samantha

I agree with Aaron that the children were good when they came but as they stayed there and started to pick there leaders they became bad. for exsample when the children came they all semed to be nice to each other but towards the end they started to kill eachother. They especially started to do this when the leaders were recognized. In jack's gruop there were very agressive and were not afraid to kill somebody but it seemed like in Ralphs group they remained to be good and would not kill anybody until they all ended up becoming a part of Jack's group. then it semmed like they all started to become evil.

Tyler Coll

Isn't it the Right Thing to do?

At the end of the book when the boys are rescued, it came up in class that Ralph never said anything to anyone about the deaths. I started thinking that eventually something would have to be said to someone because parents would obviously realize that their child is missing. Although, I understand why Ralph would not say anything, not that I agree with it but he would be guilty as well for Simon's death even though that was an accident. If Ralph would speak up about the savage boys killing Piggy then trying to kill him, the savage boys would fight back and claim he had a part in Simmon'd death as well. So if Ralph would say something it would get him into quite a pickle but, it would be the right thing to do and thinking of Ralph's character it seems he would speak up... eventually. This may just be my opinion, but in the ending, there should have been something told about whether or not someone spoke up because that would show that the person who spoke up still had some sense left and there still is good in people. However, this would go against Golding's entire view of the world at that point but, he did end the book with a semi happy ending with the boys being rescued.

-Madeline Blackmore

Simons Death

In the book Simon was known as the christ figure. He helped everyone out all the time from the little ones to ralph, the leader. His death was caused by the savages, including Ralph and Pggy too. No one knew it was Simon but they did kill him. This just shows what can really happen in a society where there is no rules or control. After Simons death Pggy was killed and the twims were captured this left Ralphs tribe to just him. This resulted very badly it was everyone on the island against Ralph. They were out to kill him so Ralph goes and hides. The interesting thing about this is that Ralph goes and hides in the spot where Simon always went to be safe and alone from everyone else. Simon being the christ figure of the book makes this part in the book significant. Its like that being Simons spot and Ralph hiding there made him be safe for a while and not die.It waslike he was watching over him and making sure he was ok. Also by Ralph hiding here Jacks tribe caught the island on fire to try and get him out of his hiding space by doing this they got rescued. I think it is very significant that Simon is the Christ figure in the book and because of his hiding space they got rescued. Even though if everyone would of listened to Ralph in the first place about keeping the fire lit they would have been rescued along time ago.

Tiffany Pierce