Question : What is the mood of this novel? Do you find this novel saddens you in any way? Why?
Based on the four steps of finding a mood, this novel had a “barbaric & insecure” mood.
Actions done by the characters were something natural yet something violent in the perspective of our society today. They lost control and got overwhelmed by terror and “Id” which lead them to killing of each other, destruction of nature, and corruption of society. Author explains this in denunciating tone that reveals the hidden instinct behind what we call “civilization”. Characterization was also contributed to the barbaric mood of this novel because all the kids fell against instinct and savagery. Jack and companion represented the savagery, Piggy and Simon got killed of that savagery, and Ralph also isn’t innocent because he was also obsessed with the savagery (hunting). The characterization created a contact and conflict between each other. Language was contrasted in the tone that denunciates our own terror and brutality to ourselves.
Literary devices, which are mostly symbolism for allegory also contributed to making the tone denunciating ‘secretly’. They come together to create a barbaric and unstable (ex. Characterization of age, children) mood to this novel.
I find this novel exciting (instead of sad) by the way that the author contrasts a powerful mood through making us humans look back on ourselves. To look back on the life form called ‘human’, I think that we deserve and know too much. We can think and apply, which is a very rare ability that can only be observed on animal, based on the high-level of thinking. The fact that we are able to think makes us acknowledge how weak and helpless we are. This acknowledgement creates terror against something that is different from us and even makes us scared of human although only the difference is the idea and thoughts. I think that there are two ways to overcome terror. The first is to act on power of “Id”, which motivates you to fulfill pleasures to be able to run away from the terror you face. The second way is to form ego, seek for society and cover ourselves up with a wrap called “civilization”, which creates perfect conditions to comfort you away from the terror and lessen the possibility that is comes against you. The history shows that we have taken the second choice and this novel makes me exciting by the fact that a novel is able to reveal a whole history of human with such a small amount.
Thank you for reading my fourth post (ALMOST THERE!!!!!)
To think about overcoming terror, there is another choice called ‘faith’ and ‘religion’. However, the topic of religion and faith was more based on “Super ego” so I included it on the “civilization” that seeks after perfect definition. (I DON’T OFFEND ANY RELIGION and I am interested in all religions).
Based on the four steps of finding a mood, this novel had a “barbaric & insecure” mood.
Actions done by the characters were something natural yet something violent in the perspective of our society today. They lost control and got overwhelmed by terror and “Id” which lead them to killing of each other, destruction of nature, and corruption of society. Author explains this in denunciating tone that reveals the hidden instinct behind what we call “civilization”. Characterization was also contributed to the barbaric mood of this novel because all the kids fell against instinct and savagery. Jack and companion represented the savagery, Piggy and Simon got killed of that savagery, and Ralph also isn’t innocent because he was also obsessed with the savagery (hunting). The characterization created a contact and conflict between each other. Language was contrasted in the tone that denunciates our own terror and brutality to ourselves.
Literary devices, which are mostly symbolism for allegory also contributed to making the tone denunciating ‘secretly’. They come together to create a barbaric and unstable (ex. Characterization of age, children) mood to this novel.
I find this novel exciting (instead of sad) by the way that the author contrasts a powerful mood through making us humans look back on ourselves. To look back on the life form called ‘human’, I think that we deserve and know too much. We can think and apply, which is a very rare ability that can only be observed on animal, based on the high-level of thinking. The fact that we are able to think makes us acknowledge how weak and helpless we are. This acknowledgement creates terror against something that is different from us and even makes us scared of human although only the difference is the idea and thoughts. I think that there are two ways to overcome terror. The first is to act on power of “Id”, which motivates you to fulfill pleasures to be able to run away from the terror you face. The second way is to form ego, seek for society and cover ourselves up with a wrap called “civilization”, which creates perfect conditions to comfort you away from the terror and lessen the possibility that is comes against you. The history shows that we have taken the second choice and this novel makes me exciting by the fact that a novel is able to reveal a whole history of human with such a small amount.
Thank you for reading my fourth post (ALMOST THERE!!!!!)
To think about overcoming terror, there is another choice called ‘faith’ and ‘religion’. However, the topic of religion and faith was more based on “Super ego” so I included it on the “civilization” that seeks after perfect definition. (I DON’T OFFEND ANY RELIGION and I am interested in all religions).
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