In the book Lord Of The Flies by William Golding the boys that have been abandoned on an island have a fear that there is a beast on the island. Different characters take it differently, some are more frightened than others. Golding makes this part of the novel particularly frightening by building up tension on a trip out to try to decide conclusively whether the beast exists.
Golding sets the scene in the opening paragraph to the scene where they go to try to find the beast, he mentions the way in which the boys were standing. “crouched together” implies that the boys are bent down trying to not be seen by the beast, it gives a sense of danger, showing that the boys need to be careful with every footstep that they take. The word together could mean that they need each other in the seek for the beast they need to work as a team, as they are unaware what the beast may do to them. Golding therefore makes this a frightening part implying that the boys need not to be spotted by the much feared beast, it conveys a sense on unknowing and builds up tension for what is going to happen next.
Golding shows describes how frightened and scared one boy in particular is about the hunt to find the beast when he mentions “Rodger lagging a little” shows us how Rodger feels about this hunt for the beast. He is “lagging” which means that he is walking very slowly trying to use the other boys as a shield from the beast. This therefore shows us how frightened the characters are of the hunt to find the beast and therefore makes the reader feel the same way.
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Since the days of Adam, Eve and the serpent, society has had traces of evil even in the most perfect people. Today society is mounted with problem upon problem; essentially this supports the fact that man is inherently evil, as man's evil is what causes the problems. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding presents a group of British boys beached on a tropical deserted island to illustrate ...
Golding uses repetition to build up tension thus creating a more frightful mood, “Creep forward” is the phrase in which Golding repeats twice. By repeating this phrase it makes the phrase important and implies the way the boys have to be extremely careful on this quest to find the beast. This builds up a lot have tension, and shows how frightened the boys must have felt when they had to be so careful when approaching the beast.
Golding then shows one of the stronger characters scared which you would not expect from Jack as he is a character who is considered brave, up for killing pigs for meat. Golding mentions the phrase “Jack in the rear” so even the strongest character in the book is now frightened and is deciding to hang back and let the others see if there is a beast. Golding by using this when Jack is considered the strongest character of all of them in the book really does show how frightening this passage is.
Golding then describes the beast which the boys have come across as a “creature that bulged” this shows that the boys are not entirely sure what the object is. They have just seen the vague outline of something. But in the boys minds they are convinced that this is the beast. For obvious reasons the boys are now completely frightened because they believe that there is a beast that it is real and not just a dream or an imagination. This is also a frightening moment for the reader of this novel because it makes you believe that there is a beast. It also builds up tension because you want to find out what exactly what this creature is.
Golding mentions how frightened Ralph was by comparing him to a paralysed person which makes us think that he was so shocked to see the beast and was amazed that it existed and just stayed completely still, unable to move. In the quotation “not scared so much as paralysed” this shows how frightened Ralph was about what he could see infront
of him and Golding uses the description of Ralph as a paralysed person which shows very clearly how scared and frightened Ralph must have felt in this situation. Furthermore even when Ralph started to move he took “two leaden steps forward” which signifies that Ralph’s legs had seized up in fright after seeing the beast.
Golding them goes on to describe how Ralph reacts when he sees the beast lift his head. He mentions the quotation “taking giant strides amongst the ashes” this shows how frightened Ralph was once he has seen the beast lift its head and he wanted to escape as quickly as possible, to get away from the beast.
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Character PageRalphRalph is a fair boy of about twelve. He is the first character introduced in the story and is a dominant leader throughout most of the book. He finds the conch, a symbol of order and authority. He blows the conch and holds an assembly in which he is voted chief. Ralph stays focused on getting rescued and building shelters while most of the others play and hunt. By the end all ...
In conclusion I find that Golding makes this a very frightening part of the book by telling the story of the boys going to see the beast, he does it very well by diving into the unknown and building up tension as to what is going to happen next.
