Passage 5
"looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger," this lets us know that jack has taken on a new character and embodies something other then himself. "Liberated from shame and self-consciousness," this is the most important line for that it tells us he is hiding behind the mask and will do things he otherwise wouldn't do. The author might be getting at that you shouldn't hide your emotions.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
February 8th, 2012
Golding uses an alliteration on page 31 "Curtain of creepers" to describe what the piglet is caught in. This gives rhythm to the phrase. It gives imagery of something large and frightening having this piggy hostage. This puts you in the eyes of Ralph and Jack showing there in a larger than life scene that is a very scary place to be. It shows that there is no way of escaping. This foreshadows that to get off the island there will be obstacles. This foreshadows that Piggy is going to die......
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