Since I always read what will happen at the end of the book on line defore the reading I know the fate of the book. But before I did this, I would expect the good people to be killed, and the evil to stay alive, as a twist in the book. I definatley think that Piggy will be killed, becaucse it seems to me that in some books the smartest characters are usually unappreciated and have bad fates. He gets no respect from the other boys and will not be needed on the island. I also think the boys will regret how they treated him if he dies. I think some of the littluns will die by curiosity and exploration. I expect Ralph and Jack to stay alive, so that the two opposite characters will be put face to face. Eventually them and the Littleluns will be saved.
I think they will become more and more savage and unorganized. Eventually Ralph will have no control over them. They will act like this until people start dying off. I don't think they will change even after these deaths, they will just be more carefull. Fianlly they will get rescued by luck. Overall, evil will not be punished, they will strangley be rewarded for them being savages. On the other hand, most of the good people will be killed off to show that good people are not always rewarded.
I feel that I identify most with Simon. He is not a natural leader, but is very sensible, logical, and is a hard worker. He states what he feels, but does it with kindness and thoughtfullness. If I was in his place I would try to act the way he does, listenign to the leader, workind hard, and being nice
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Jeremy,
This is an interesting perspective on the path that the book will take, and as I'm sure you now know, many of your predictions have proven true. It does seem that your outlook is a little negative, however I do agree that the island will only make the boys more savage, taking some major catastrophe to change their behavior. However, I disagree that Piggy will be killed; Piggy represents all reason and intelligence on the island and to kill him off would permanently abolish any semblance of such traits on the island. However, he is slowly weakened as the boys become more savage; his glasses are broken and he is given less and less respect. Finally, I do agree with your analysis of Simon, and in many ways I identify with him too.
Your post is well written and strongly articulates your point, as we continue reading the book we will see if your predictions are correct.
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