Lord of the Flies Simons Death

Could Simon Die? It was a dark scary night. Nothing could be clearly seen. Loud thunder roared as thick drops of rain fell on the ground. Nothing could be heard but the sound of thunder. A group of agitated and aggressive boys danced with fear and excitement. Golding creates a certain atmosphere under which anything could happen. After the death, even the boys don’t understand what had happened on that forbidding night. Piggy sums …showed first 75 words of 905 total…

…showed last 75 words of 905 total…the violent nature displayed by the boys once Roger is pig and their increased excitement once he ceases to be the pig in the game. Golding creates an atmosphere where the death of Simon seems possible. His vivid description of the terrifying night, the obscurity of the night, the forming of a mob and a dance that excites the boys very much, aid the audience in believing that the murder of a boy was possible.