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Lord Of The Flies Chapter 3 Summary

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In chapter 3 William Golding has efficaciously utilised descriptive language in order to describe Simon’s perception of the island and the type of mood it creates in respect to the sun and light present on the island. In accordance to Simon’s perspective, the island at this given stage is exemplified as attributing a pleasant, fine and also careless-like mood, which is evident through the following; ‘bars of honey-coloured sunlight’. This quote conveys the impression that the sunlight is akin to a tropical paradise, through the decisive use of descriptive language choice. Conversely, in chapter 8 the mood being delivered in relation to the island is epitomised as dark and mysterious, which in conjunction provides numerous levels of uncertainty. This can be demonstrated through the manner in which Golding utilises descriptive …show more content…

The joyful and happy sounds of the insects in chapter 3 can be extensively manifested through the manner in which Golding personifies the butterflies’ flight to origin; ‘pairs of gaudy butterflies that danced round each other’. This quote gives the reader the impression that the mood on the island is serene, particularly as it is the time of law and order. On the other hand, Golding shapes the mood on the island in chapter 8 as being morose. Through the use of simile and alliteration it is unequivocal that the sounds of insects is far more ungraceful; ‘the black blob of flies that buzzed like saws’. This quote portrays the dejected feeling present on the island at the given stage, primarily due to the fact that it is the peak of corruption. Accordingly fortifying the contrasting elements in chapters 3 and 8; as the images perceived in both segments of the storyline are ultimately from the same influenced

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