What is the mood of this novel? Do you find this novel saddens you in any way? why?
Since "Lord of the Flies" is a dystopian novel, it has quite a depressing mood. The novel does not have a gloomy mood at first glance, though. The kids are happy not to be around adults. Everything seems fine. However, fear can be felt in the background. The reader knows that the kids are hopeless without adults. If the kids are not rescued, they will eventually die! As Jack (and the other kids) becomes more and more barbaric, this fear can be more easily felt.
This novel is depressing. When I hear that a book is about an island with only kids only it, I think of fun and happy adventures, not of kids becoming barbaric and killing other kids. It is more depressing because this story is supposed to represent the real world. We are like kids on an island by ourselves. Is there an adult who comes to save us in the real world?
Actually, "Lord of the Flies" is not that depressing because we (people all around the world) do have an adult who is going to rescue us. God is our rescuer. We screw up and burn "our island" up and God rescues us and rescues us and brings us to heaven.
Contrary to what I first thought, "Lord of the Flies" is not so depressing.
Since "Lord of the Flies" is a dystopian novel, it has quite a depressing mood. The novel does not have a gloomy mood at first glance, though. The kids are happy not to be around adults. Everything seems fine. However, fear can be felt in the background. The reader knows that the kids are hopeless without adults. If the kids are not rescued, they will eventually die! As Jack (and the other kids) becomes more and more barbaric, this fear can be more easily felt.
This novel is depressing. When I hear that a book is about an island with only kids only it, I think of fun and happy adventures, not of kids becoming barbaric and killing other kids. It is more depressing because this story is supposed to represent the real world. We are like kids on an island by ourselves. Is there an adult who comes to save us in the real world?
Actually, "Lord of the Flies" is not that depressing because we (people all around the world) do have an adult who is going to rescue us. God is our rescuer. We screw up and burn "our island" up and God rescues us and rescues us and brings us to heaven.
Contrary to what I first thought, "Lord of the Flies" is not so depressing.
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1 comment:
I totally agree with you. The Lord Of The flies were really depressing. Kids are out of control, leading them killing each other.. It's just sad.
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