Fear

     Lord of the Flies by William Golding, has been very intense these last few chapters. Everything is happening at once and its all very important. My reading focus, fear, comes up in the book very often especially in these last few chapters. Three big places in the book where fear is shown is the boys terrifying fear of the darkness, fear of never being rescued, and the heartbreaking fear of Piggy when he couldn't see right before his death.
      In Chapter 10 on page 157 you can hear the fear in Ralph's voice as he cries out aabout wanting to leave. "I'm frightend. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home." (157). Everyone on the island really does want to be rescued but Ralph shows it the most. Piggy cries for protection, "Ralph! Don't leave me!" (176). Piggy is scared and helpless becaus of his loss of eye sight and fears for his safety. Through out the book they talk of darkness and the fear of the night, "Ralph stood up,feeling curiously defenseless with the darkness pressing in." ( 164). During the night the boys can't see what is lurking in the forest, they hear strange noises, and the nightmares lurk in their dreams, they are truely defenseless.