please choose one passage from the novel that is significant to you. why is this passage meaningful? please type it into one of your entries and comment on what you think about the passage.
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"Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"
(Chapter 9, pg. 138)
This passage is very meaningful in the story. This passage tells about Simon’s death and how the boys turned to the beast. As I was reading and when Mrs.Lavender read to us I was very scared because of this passage. This passage was repeated many times to emphasize the craziness of the boys to show that they really turned to cruel beast. It shows that the climax of the story is coming and that the boys will turn more evil and uncontrollable. The way the boys shouted like that shows that they are the beast and at the climax they do a lot more harsh things. This passage was meaningful and memorable for me because it made me to realize how human can turn into evil beast, and that we all have inner evilness. I didn’t know humans can be this much cruel, and they are only boys; so it was more shocking and sad for me. I also thought that humans often don't know what is right and what is wrong. And they only seek for their own good. Like the boys in this scene, they really didn't try to look for the truth like Simon did. But they only fought for their power and authority. This short passage has strong and deep meanings; it made me to think about what human is. I felt sorry for Simon and that the boys couldn’t find the truth.
(Chapter 9, pg. 138)
This passage is very meaningful in the story. This passage tells about Simon’s death and how the boys turned to the beast. As I was reading and when Mrs.Lavender read to us I was very scared because of this passage. This passage was repeated many times to emphasize the craziness of the boys to show that they really turned to cruel beast. It shows that the climax of the story is coming and that the boys will turn more evil and uncontrollable. The way the boys shouted like that shows that they are the beast and at the climax they do a lot more harsh things. This passage was meaningful and memorable for me because it made me to realize how human can turn into evil beast, and that we all have inner evilness. I didn’t know humans can be this much cruel, and they are only boys; so it was more shocking and sad for me. I also thought that humans often don't know what is right and what is wrong. And they only seek for their own good. Like the boys in this scene, they really didn't try to look for the truth like Simon did. But they only fought for their power and authority. This short passage has strong and deep meanings; it made me to think about what human is. I felt sorry for Simon and that the boys couldn’t find the truth.
3 comments:
Oh. "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" I've never related this statement to Simon's death. I think the words 'kill', 'cut' and 'blood' are explaining Simon's death well.
Good quote choice :).
I also have written down the statement is repeating all the time. My quote was "I've got the conch." I also thought the repeating is emphasizing this quote.
Wow Grace! I was impressed by reading your entry! Here in this one, I liked your explanation of passage in many ways. You explained it in what it means, and how this passage predicts what will happen. Your explanation made me to understand your passage easily especially because you organized information about it well. Good entry! :)
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Hi I agree with your opinion. That passage was scared to me too. I couldn’t imagine that kind of passage. That’s so cruel to me. I think author try to emphasize to reader that children are being mad too. I think you understood very well. My opinion and your opinion are almost same. So I have nothing to write;; come to mine
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