The climax of this novel is (thank you Mrs.Lavender) the part when the boys in the island finally meet the rescue crew. This is right after the scene where Ralph, who lost all his friends, was being chased by Jack’s group who wanted him to be dead. While the chasing, Ralph ran to the beach, where the captain was standing, watching the boys running towards him. When everyone saw this captain, with many emotions going through, all of them starts to cry. This is both the climax, falling action, and the resolution. What I have seen from this scene is how human can show their “human nature” in a condition where there are no restrictions of rules. This novel showed literally “boys have gone wild” in the island just in a short period, even making them to murder someone else without any guiltiness.
This climax brings me both odd, but also familiar feeling. The odd feeling comes from the thought ‘will that really happen when you get lost in an deserted island?’ or like ‘that wouldn’t be the case. How can boys in that age be like that, killing their own friend, forgetting where they were a few month ago?’ I really didn’t think that this would happen, but the familiar feeling came persuading me about what happens or what would happen when teenagers of my age come together in a house with no restriction, full of anything we wanted. It will be wild just like the boys in the jungle, the only difference being the existence of technology. The book gave me a little idea about the humanity that we all have inside us, and the result that will occur when there will be no rules. Writing this answer, I figured out the importance of rules and the reason why we, as a teenager who can’t control our self that much, have rules to obey.
This climax brings me both odd, but also familiar feeling. The odd feeling comes from the thought ‘will that really happen when you get lost in an deserted island?’ or like ‘that wouldn’t be the case. How can boys in that age be like that, killing their own friend, forgetting where they were a few month ago?’ I really didn’t think that this would happen, but the familiar feeling came persuading me about what happens or what would happen when teenagers of my age come together in a house with no restriction, full of anything we wanted. It will be wild just like the boys in the jungle, the only difference being the existence of technology. The book gave me a little idea about the humanity that we all have inside us, and the result that will occur when there will be no rules. Writing this answer, I figured out the importance of rules and the reason why we, as a teenager who can’t control our self that much, have rules to obey.
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The climax was when Ralph meets the rescue crew? I never considered it that way... I thought that Piggy's death was the climax. Sure, the rescue's arrival is a point of no return and pretty much a turn of events, but the story just ended. So se have the climax, falling action, and resolution all in one? or are you trying to say that this story is one of those rare cases where we end the tale at the climax? It's getting confusing here...
Interesting thought, Jun. Or I should say, Mrs. Lavender :) I cannot? really argue against if Mrs. Lavender said that the moment the children get rescued is the climax. BUT, I'll have to disagree. I'm not sure if it's possible if all three components (climax, falling action, and resolution) can be together. I personally thought the death of Piggy was the climax because it clearly depicted the point of no return.
Piggy's death was the point of no return because that finally determined the throne of leadership. THoughout the book, the major conflict was between Jack and Ralph. Ralph was originally the leader, but this point of no return determined that Jack is the leader now that Ralph is all alone without any followers.
Another evidence is that the children cannot return to the state of being innocent because they committed murder. Not an accidental one, but a deliberate one. Roger's intended killing and the applaud that the children makes show that the children are no longer innocent but savage.
These are some reasons why I thought the death of Piggy was the climax.
One thing that I agreed with this entry was about your question and response. Jun, you questioned yourself what will happen if teenagers like us are confined in a house without any regulations. Well, duhhh! As you said, we'll go wild. I can imagine us having a sleepover at your house with your parents out. It will just be chaotic and out of control. I think it is true. With anarchy, people go out of control. :)
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