In chapter 12, as Ralph was sneaking into his secret hide out in the thicket, he realized that he was at the scene where Piggy was killed. Golding said that Ralph felt safe and smart while he was in this hiding spot. I think that what Golding meant by that is that even though Piggy is no longer on the island physically, his presence can still be felt by Ralph. Samneric have abandoned him, so at this point, Ralph is really in need of something to keep him going. I thought that it was an interesting way to separate Ralph from the rest of the boys because, even though they don't want to admit it, all the boys on the island have to be somewhat scared. I mean, come on? Any 12-year-old child would be scared to be on a deserted island, especially when he knows that he isn't liked by everyone on the island. And at this point, can you consider any of them smart due to their actions (example: killing Piggy and Simon). So to point out that Ralph feels safe and smart while being surrounded by his enemies was an interesting way to separate the savages from Ralph.
- Tyler Norman
P.S. my page numbers are different than the rest of the books used in class, so that's why there are no page numbers sited in my blog.
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