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.