Blog Post #13: LOTF Reflection

I enjoyed Lord of the Flies ver much. I thought it was very interesting and thought-provoking. For me, it was fun to tie the allegorical symbols back to the real world and understand the context Golding was writing in. The book was quite depressing in many ways, because the symbol of innocence in our world, children, were being corrupted by savagery and falling into such inhumane practices. This doesn't make the readers think very well of the characters, but it is very relevant to the world as Golding was trying to express. I thought the end of the book was very interesting, as well. The boys don't seem overly excited to be rescued, and this is probably because their lives have been forever marred by the truths of what humans are at heart and are capable of. There was irony here, too, because the kids are leaving their world of war and savagery and re-entering another one, where the death tolls are a lot higher and the suffering levels are off the charts. Overall, the book was a good thing to study in our class, and the darkness of the book matched the darkness of wintertime that we were reading it in. I enjoyed the unit and the messages and morals I took in while reading the novel.

Blog Post #14: Semester Reflection

I think this semester when fairly well in this class. I thought it was very challenging, but also very thought-provoking and thoroughly interesting. I enjoyed reading Swift and learning about satire. I found Golding's Lord of the Flies to be a very good read and discussion topic in class. And even though this may sound crazy, I enjoyed writing the Lord of the Flies paper at the end of the unit. I felt that I learned even more trying to put my thoughts down on paper than just discussing. There are so many levels and ideas that can float around during a discussion, it is very hard to keep track of them all. I liked organizing these ideas, metaphors, and symbols because I gained a greater understanding of the book overall.

I also look forward to next semester's challenges and topics. I hope, of course, it becomes an easy class, but I know that will not happen and I will have to work. But I prepared to do so and will hopefully have fun engaging in the deep and profound topics we delve into.