Lord of the Flies #3: Chapter 3 & 4!

   In chapters three and four we see the boys shed even more of society through their actions and words. Foreshadowing accumulates as suspense and tension increases.
   As they try to create this pretend society, the boys attempt to make houses. The beginning of chapter four describes that the boys fall into a rhythm or in other word, a daily routine. So they have a routine but no shelter?! "How have they made it this long with no shelter?" I have to ask myself. The author writes about how they decided they need shelter from the elements and.... He trails off. The boys seem to be denying the fact that there isn't evil on this island. I speculate that this is symbolic of fear that there is evil within themselves.
   In these chapters, Ralph gets upset because instead of working all of the boys are off playing and swimming. This whole time, he was preaching that they should have fun when they can, but then turns around and changes his mind. Should he really be getting angry when he never asked them to work?!
   On page fifty-four there is more foreshadowing: "He wanted to explain that people are never what they appear." Foreshadowing a dramatic change of character, for someone, 'later on.
   The color pink is a reoccurring element. The pigs, Piggy, the conch, and the rock are all the color pink. Also Jack's face paint was red and white. (Which makes pink) This color may represent something vulnerable or something that is susceptible to being destroyed. This is possibly foreshadowing the destruction of Piggy and of the conch as the rocks and pigs have already been destroyed before.
   Other significant things:
-Sam N' Eric are now considered Samneric. (One person, one personality)
-Jack beats up Piggy, breaking one of his lenses: "killing" part of who Piggy is.
-Wherever Simon is, everything is good. This must show that he is one of the ONLY "good guys."
FESTOONED- to hang down
GESTICULATED- to hint at by gesturing
    Some of the kids I babysit are of this age. I can't imagine any of them being able to survive on their own!