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Post by 2c30sunyu on May 5, 2008 5:40:26 GMT -5
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.
An example of foreshadowing might be when a character murders someone...
I am sure that Lord of The Flies has many significant events which foreshadows other significant events (e.g. the death of Piggy or the murder of Simon).
Feel free to discuss some of the events which foreshadows other events here.
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Post by 2cjiangshen14 on May 5, 2008 8:09:12 GMT -5
Hey all, I would like to express my view on a significant event - the Murder of Simon. Firstly, I would like to say that the event happened to Simon has a significant biblical parallel to the Christ. Yet it is not complete. Although Simon has uncanny predictions of the future, he lacks the supernatural connection to God that Jesus has in Christian tradition. Although Simon is wise in many ways, his death does not bring salvation to the island; rather, his death plunges the island deeper into savagery and moral guilt. Moreover, Simon dies before he is able to tell the boys the truth he has discovered. Jesus, in contrast, was killed while spreading his moral philosophy. Now, I will talk about the foreshadowing of Simon’s death. In Chapter 8, Simon returned to jungle glade where he finds the sow’s head impaled on the stake in the middle of the clearing. The sight mesmerized him and he kept staring at the sow’s head until it suddenly seemed to come alive. The head speaks to Simon in the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,” ominously declaring that Simon will never be able to escape him, for he lies within all human beings. Here, the foreshadow comes when he also promised to have some “fun” with Simon. It actually foreshadows Simon’s death by promising to have some “fun”. Although Simon’s vision teaches him that the beast exists inside all human beings, his confrontation with the beast is not complete until he comes face to face with the beast that exists within the other boys. Indeed, when the boys kill Simon, they are acting on the savage instinct that the beast represents. Regards, Jiang Shen ;D   |
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Post by 2chuyongda10 on May 8, 2008 7:06:41 GMT -5
There is foreshadowing for the death of piggy.
The first hint of Piggy going to be killed is the breaking of Piggy's spectacles. As the spectacles and Piggy both symbolises logic, science and rationality in the novel, they have similiar symbolism. So, when Jack broke Piggy's glasses, it foreshadows its owner, who has the same symbolic meaning as the glasses, was going to have the same ending as the glasses.
Another significant event that took place was the rolling of rocks at the Castle Rock when the boys first found the place in Chapter 6. After the boys found the place, they started playing with the rocks by rolling them down the cliff. This is also possible foreshadowing of Piggy's death as Piggy was killed by a rolling boulder from the exact same cliff.
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Post by 2cnicklee25 on May 9, 2008 6:51:42 GMT -5
Piggy's name tells us(foreshadows) something.
There is much symbolism in Piggy’ s name. The boys hunt, torture, slaughter, butcher, kill and then eat pigs on the island. And stick stuff in the pig's anus. Then they scoff at the pig's decapitated head. And neither do they extend open arms to Piggy, quite inferably.
They apparently enjoy the pig hunt tremendously. Piggy’s name may suggest that he will be a victim of the beast. Not the beast the boys falter and cower at, but the beast within them.
Golding is uses Piggy to make the point : that because they will be the murderer of the pigs, they will eventually be, the incarnation of the beast.
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Post by 2cgalileoyap07 on May 17, 2008 3:33:22 GMT -5
Hi averyone,
It is symbolism and foreshadows and the like, make this book such a compelling read. It leaves you wondering, "How did W.G think up of these kids of stuff??" A lot of hints are put in and masked, rather ingeniously, in the main plot of the book. Foreshadowing plays an important part in the repertoire of literary skills that are showcased,
for example, Piggy's name that was mentioned by nick, his glasses and such. We can also see from the beginning of the story, Piggy is not exactly inclined towards doing chores, and they begin to dislike him. It also represents the feud between Ralph and Jack, as Jack is all out to kill Piggy, and Ralph, although not apparent, wants to protect Piggy, thus creating tension between the two biguns.
We also had seen seen a foreshadowing of Simon's death, as well as the encounter with the Lord Of The Flies, after which he is killed by the seemingly-possessed boys.
The power that Jack has at the end of the book is also hinted at when Ralph said that they had to make a fire, Jack immediately takes charge, and ultimately most fo the boys follow him.
Cheerios,
Galileo Yap
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Post by 2adanieltan08 on Jun 20, 2008 0:37:16 GMT -5
1st sign of foreshadowing :
Piggy claimed that he "could not see very well now", and only had "one eye left" after one of his spectacle lenses broke. This can signify Piggy losing focus , or his morality on the island , and can also be used as a foreshadow on how Piggy is eventually going to lose sight of everything around him - he was killed not long after his spectacles were smashed.
2nd sign of foreshadowing :
Simon was always known to Jack and his tribe as a weak , frail and also weird boy. He seems weak on the outside , and thus is shunned by Jack's company. As the plot thickens , Simon is repeatedly "warned" that his end is near ; as Jack makes a tribe on his own , when Ralph and the gang start losing focus on going home , when the beast overruled their lives on the island . All these were warnings to Simon , as well as defects that rendered Simon's influence useless. As Simon start to be separated form the other boys , he encounters the Lord Of The Flies , and is given the last warning that his end is near , before he was killed in a frenzy by the other boys.
Thats all i know of. I will post more if more comes to mind.
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Post by 2adionloy09 on Aug 16, 2008 1:42:26 GMT -5
foreshadowing (1):
in the opening chapter, ralph and jack already have an argument about who should rule the boys, and this is a sign of the conflict to come between the two boys.
furhtermore, in the opening chapters, the disagreement between the ideals of both boys - ralph who wants the signal fire to ensure rescue, and jack who wants to hunt, also hints that there will be a final struggle between the two boys, which happened in chapters 11 and 12.
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Post by cherry on May 15, 2015 23:27:41 GMT -5
Jack is a kinda cool guy
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Post by ron on Mar 21, 2016 20:27:38 GMT -5
i would f**k piggy
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Post by fairguy on Nov 1, 2016 14:45:20 GMT -5
jack isnt a cool guy, too aggressive and violent
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Post by Jiang Shen on Nov 13, 2022 12:45:17 GMT -5
Hey all, I would like to express my view on a significant event - the Murder of Simon. Firstly, I would like to say that the event happened to Simon has a significant biblical parallel to the Christ. Yet it is not complete. Although Simon has uncanny predictions of the future, he lacks the supernatural connection to God that Jesus has in Christian tradition. Although Simon is wise in many ways, his death does not bring salvation to the island; rather, his death plunges the island deeper into savagery and moral guilt. Moreover, Simon dies before he is able to tell the boys the truth he has discovered. Jesus, in contrast, was killed while spreading his moral philosophy. Now, I will talk about the foreshadowing of Simon’s death. In Chapter 8, Simon returned to jungle glade where he finds the sow’s head impaled on the stake in the middle of the clearing. The sight mesmerized him and he kept staring at the sow’s head until it suddenly seemed to come alive. The head speaks to Simon in the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,” ominously declaring that Simon will never be able to escape him, for he lies within all human beings. Here, the foreshadow comes when he also promised to have some “fun” with Simon. It actually foreshadows Simon’s death by promising to have some “fun”. Although Simon’s vision teaches him that the beast exists inside all human beings, his confrontation with the beast is not complete until he comes face to face with the beast that exists within the other boys. Indeed, when the boys kill Simon, they are acting on the savage instinct that the beast represents. Regards, Jiang Shen ;D |
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