WELCOME STUDENTS!

This is a place for us to discuss openly and honestly the literature we are reading. Here we are all just communicating our thoughts on what we are reading. There are no right and wrong answers. However, you are expected to be polite, mature, and on topic.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

LORD OF THE FLIES



With its benign climate, fresh water and abundant fruit, the island setting could be seen as a modern Garden of Eden until...on page 35...the little boy comes forward. What element does he introduce to the island? How does he describe it? How does the descriptive phrase, "the small boy twisted further into himself" hint at a theme? Which theme? How is this theme reflective of society today?