Another thrilling installment of my ongoing required reading of LOTF. (Should I do commentaries? I think that'd be fun, comment a suggestion, perhaps?) Anyway, chapter 7 just seems to keep tensions high and all the readers on their toes. There is a disturbing development, probably the most famous, I know, I just was really......disturbed by it. I'm referring to, of course the scene where Jack and his band of merry nutjobs start to pretend Robert is a pig, and Ralph joins in on the fun. At first it's all good, everybody's having fun, but then Robert's squeals of delight turn to ones of distress.
Ralph and the hunters go ballistic, screaming "kill it! kill it!", etc, while jabbing at this little BOY, notice he is not a pig, with their spears. I was sure something like this would develop honestly, and I was not disappointed. I mean, in reality, if it was ME embroiled in this whole ordeal with being stuck on an island, etc, I have an honest feeling that I'd end up killing, perhaps even backstabbing, in order to survive. However, I probably would be suicidal at this point, so I might even beg someone to kill me instead. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the agony of choice. In any case, I was terrified by Ralph, the leader himself, stoop to such low levels, turning completely wild here and losing control. I'm also very interested to see what Roger will do next, the way he is so quiet and his rather suspicious behavior on the way up the cliff, I have a feeling he is a true force to be reckoned with.
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