I liked the Dr. Who episode because of how it relates to the Lord of the Flies. Dr. Who and the passengers had no control over why they stopped. They are trapped not by the fact that they are on an island, but they cannot escape because of the "extonic rays." They assume that there is some creature making the noises. Yet the professor denies that there is anything out there, and Sky says that it is all in his head. The teen's mother, even says, "it has my voice." This "beast" causes much uproar and calamity. We see the death of two people, the attendant and Sky, as they fly out the hatch. In the Lord of the Flies I question if any boys that are alone without parental guidance can stand. It seems that it is hard to setup rules and powers especially in survival situations where everyone has different priorities. In Dr. Who there is a horror-side to the movie, which sets the stage for a frightening thrill as apposed to a question of the survivability of a group. So the uproar in Dr. Who mostly comes from fright than lack or rules.
The characters in both the book and the movie are interesting to compare. For example, the attendant seems to be able to tell where the beast is as the men are trying to throw out Dr. Who, just like Simon finds out what the beast is. The attendant "sacrifices" herself and takes Sky with her, saving Dr. Who and the group. Didi seems to be almost like Piggy in the way that she has smart ideas, but is not powerful enough to say them herself. Even the professor says to her don't make such a fool of yourself. "Sucks to your ass-mar!"
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Lord of the Flies Ch 7 and 8 Personal Response
I really like chapter eight because William Golding introduces the Lord of the Flies. The conversation between the Lord and Simon is very confusing to me, because I am not positive who is really the Lord. The sentence: "They [the flies] were black and iridescent green and without number; and in front of Simon, the Lord of the Flies hung on his stick and grinned." (123) I believe that the Lord is the pig's head, but then why would Golding say "his stick" when it was a female pig. Perhaps "his" is referring to the boys and the pig's head represents the internal conflict of the boys. After all the Beast isn't something they could kill and hunt.
Another interesting and confusing idea is what Jack says the boar's head is for. He reffers to it as a gift for the beast, but that would falsify my assumption that the pig's head is the monster. Yet Jack is the main culprit of the conflict, so he would be creating the beast, just as he kills the sow. I enjoyed analysing these two chapters and can't wait to read more about the Lord of the Flies in future chapters.
Another interesting and confusing idea is what Jack says the boar's head is for. He reffers to it as a gift for the beast, but that would falsify my assumption that the pig's head is the monster. Yet Jack is the main culprit of the conflict, so he would be creating the beast, just as he kills the sow. I enjoyed analysing these two chapters and can't wait to read more about the Lord of the Flies in future chapters.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Lord of the Flies Ch 1+2 Personal Response
The first two chapters of Lord of the Flies set up the background of the story. William Golding achieves this by starting in media res. Unlike other books, where they set the scene by looking at the past, Ralph and Piggy tell you what has happened to them while they start the tale and try to find out what's going on.
The scene where the boys are trying to find a leader is interesting. It seemed from the beginning that Piggy wanted somebody in charge. When I think of being stranded with no adults present, the last thing I would want is to be governed over by somebody else. These young boys show signs of maturity. Many of them have accepted the circumstances and are trying to solve the problems. For example, when Ralph, Jack, and Simon return with the knowledge that they are on an island with no other sign of human life, the group accepts that and runs up the mountain to try and create a fire. As Piggy points out later, they overlooked one of the key facts to survival... shelter. Yet they set up there plan for being saved. Both aspects, fundamental needs, and rescue, are important, and the boys made a decision about what to attack first. Yet many people would say that their actions may be irresponsible, this example tells me they can be mature.
The scene where the boys are trying to find a leader is interesting. It seemed from the beginning that Piggy wanted somebody in charge. When I think of being stranded with no adults present, the last thing I would want is to be governed over by somebody else. These young boys show signs of maturity. Many of them have accepted the circumstances and are trying to solve the problems. For example, when Ralph, Jack, and Simon return with the knowledge that they are on an island with no other sign of human life, the group accepts that and runs up the mountain to try and create a fire. As Piggy points out later, they overlooked one of the key facts to survival... shelter. Yet they set up there plan for being saved. Both aspects, fundamental needs, and rescue, are important, and the boys made a decision about what to attack first. Yet many people would say that their actions may be irresponsible, this example tells me they can be mature.
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