Lord Of The Flies Mask Reflection

Hello my name is Firoz Albosaad. I am currently 21 years old I like to hang out with friends and family. This is my second year at NHCC and hopefully I will graduate with my AA in the summer. Other than the typical experience with music like listening to it. I have not had much experience with music I am open to all types of music and like a wide variety. I hope you all have a great summer.

This mask depicts Jack’s identity from the book Lord of the Flies. Starting from the bottom of the mask, there is a quote from Jack which is one of the last things he says before leaving Ralph’s group: “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you”. This quote is significant to Jack because not only does it show the end of the impact on Jack that the tamed and edified society Ralph has developed, it shows how childish he is. Before Jack says this, he puts Ralph’s conch on the grass in front of him and cries.

The colors on the mask that I chose are very important to his character. They were chosen specifically from the quote, "Jack planned his new face. He made one cheek

My contrasting mask was Creon. This masks opposes Antigone´s, and is full of darker colors, scary features, and words with a negative connotation. The dark colors are for his control, and love for power. Creon´s picture in my mind is a very scary person, therefore skulls and fire were included on this mask. Words such as control and power were added as well. Creon had all the wrong ideas about ruling a kingdom, for he was controlling and

In the “Lord of the Flies,” William Golding uses ordinary items to symbolize bigger universal ideas. These symbols can be seen throughout the text and will evolve as the story progresses. In the beginning of the Lord of the Flies, one of the most frequent topic the boys discuss is hunting and their desire to have meat. However, not a single boy is able to hunt successfully as they are all afraid of killing another living thing. The boys only have a successful hunt when they use the mask. The mask in the Lord of the Flies is one of the many symbols used to communicate Golding’s universal ideas. When the mask is used in the Lord of the Flies the mask serves the purpose to hide the boys from the pigs when they hunt. However, when the text is examined in an allegorical means, the mask can be defined as hiding from oneself, strength, and savagery. The allegorical definition of the mask, proves how the mask does not only hide the boys from the pigs, but also hides the boy’s inner connections with their former selves. The mask in the Lord of the Flies initiates as hiding from oneself, evolves to strength, and ends a savagery.

The literary device of the mask in Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Lord of the Flies is recurring in each of the stories. The metaphoric mask is a both physical and symbolic object that alters the characteristics of an individual; usually the protagonist. The protagonist either gradually puts on or takes off the mask to change as a person. The mask itself acts how you would expect a real mask to work. A mask typically obscures the vision so that you can only see in one direction, and some obscure our vision to a blur. Despite that, the mask has a much deeper connotation in literature. The obscurity produced by the mask placed on one is not a true mask, but an event or decision significantly altering the traits of an individual. Such a transition is portrayed in literature as the putting on or removal of an actual mask. This makes easier for readers to understand, and creates a perceptible connection between the symbolism and reality. In the Lord of the Flies and Star Wars:

The figurative language in a given poem usually correlates to the theme and, nevertheless, gives it personality in some way. In “We Wear the Mask,” the figurative language is darker, ordinarily connecting it to the theme of hiding your true feelings behind your “mask”. The writer, Paul Laurence Dunbar, uses personification the most in his poem, moreover, creating an image that correlates with the theme. Personification most easily creates an image that the writer can shape to connect with the theme. Dunbar uses this personification in a darker way, to connect with the more serious theme of hiding your feelings behind your imperceptible “mask”. “We wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,” is personifying the mask (Lines 1-2). Since this poem is mainly about hiding behind our alleged mask, it seems reasonable that Dunbar would personify the mask. Since he did so, the mask is given another level of depth that allows us to see the mask as the main object of the theme. The theme is developed by using this personification of the mask. Although diction and figurative language are important for developing the theme, they are not the only structure elements that can do

Symbols in literature are like the Earth, there are multiple layers until you get to the core meaning. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies, William Golding, utilizes symbols in order to get his deeper meaning across. In a novel about boys isolated on an island during the time period of World War II, Golding shows the outcomes of what isolation can have on a group of people. While trying to get these messages across, the author uses symbols as an aid These symbols range from strength, hope, and fear. One of the most important symbols in the book is Jack’s mask. The mask starts out as a way to help Jack hunt and grows from there. Therefore, Jack’s mask begins as protection from Jack’s own identity, evolves to his strength, and

For example, in order to camouflage himself from the pigs, Jack decides to paint his face with clay and charcoal. His masked features are so appalling that it frightens Bill, Samneric, and Roger. “He [Jack] began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling. He capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing of its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness” (64). Jack is menacingly “capering” toward his hunters, incredibly excited by his ingenious idea. The mask is symbolic of Jack’s barbarity materializing, no longer lingering within him. Behind the mask, Jack is free from principled behaviour therefore he can act as ruthless as he wishes, without the fear of being reprimanded. Coincidentally, as Ralph and Piggy are discussing the causes of controversy on the island, Jack and four of his hunters appear suddenly, painted for war and naked. They have come to steal fire in order to cook the pig that they killed. “The forest near them burst into an uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling, so that the littluns fled in terror” (140). Their ghastly appearance and savage-like shrieking is terrifying to the civilized boys. The “faces of white and red and green” symbolize Jack’s inhumanity spreading to more of his followers, gradually replacing their morality with disdain. With the masks on,

I chose the topic of this mask, based off the boys improper and confused relationship with Piggy. The theme of this mask, is discrimination. It stood out to me how unfair the boys treat Piggy, they view Piggy as powerless and having no sense of command. It also felt like the boys are confused with Piggy, because of his superego personality. He was raised by adults, and acts like one. This makes Piggy hard to relate with the boys and often leaves them frustated and confused. I feel like everyone once had a time in their life where they felt mistreated, and not having a opportunity to express their point of view. Therefore, we feel meaningless along with neglected, and are overpowered by a group of people which we simply can not overcome.

During Maus, the illustration of masks is made very obvious. The features are pronounced and it is very clear that the characters are wearing masks. The illustration of

Veterans are coming home to their family and country in happiness and proud for what they have to sacrifice. Unfortunately, not every Veteran have the chance and the recognition that they deserved. For much Veteran return home from war is a struggle because of their disabilities. These disabilities can be from their combat injuries, the humiliation of government dependency, and mental illness that the veteran suffers from war. When these brave soldiers came back home according to the Los Angles Time: "In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more likely to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and nonveteran labor participation, with veteran participation

The theme of masks is a significant theme throughout the book through the book. In all war people use

These masks, which are used by Jacks followers called ‘the hunters,’ are made of clay paint. The evilness of the boys is clearly shown when they wear the masks. It is almost as if an infectious disease is spread upon them; they lose all sense of civilization. After Jack paints the mask on his face for the first time, it is clear what it does to him. “He began to dance and his laughter became a blood thirsty snarling. “He capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing of its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.” (Golding 64). This not only shows the cruelty of the mask, but it also shows how it opens Jack into the world of being a savage. Also, Golding mentions the colors of Jack’s first mask as being Red, White, and Black. These colors symbolize “violence, terror, and evil.” (Golding).

“I am nobody” (Emily Dickinson). This American poet lived much of her life in reclusive isolation; however, her vividness style and integrity of vision made her one of America’s most important poets. She was born on December 10, 1830 and died on May 15, 1886 , in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent New England family, her father, Edward Dickinson, a Yale University lawyer, was a judge in Amherst, a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of Massachusetts, a senator in the state capital and finally a representative of the state of Massachusetts in the Washington Congress. Emily Norcross her mother, William Austin Dickinson her brother and Lavinia Norcross Dickinson her sister and the responsible for having found Emily’s poems.