Write your reaction to the end of the novel. Why do you suppose Ralph cries at the end of the novel, when the danger is over? Which character in the novel do you think is the most despised and why? Would you recommend this novel to a friend? Why or why not?
I personally disliked the end of this novel because I felt that Roger and Jack should have died at the end. This is because I believe that they are the most despised characters at the end of the novel since they led the savage tribe and chose to break up the order (aka - the conch) among the boys. I think that Ralph cries at the end of the novel because he's glad to be rescued, which leads to his supposed "tears," but I also think that he cries over the grief of Simon and Piggy because the officer represented civilization, and Ralph now he realizes how destructive they've been acting on the island when the officer points it out. The shock never really hit him until someone came to rescue the boys because on the island, there was no "sense of humanity" or civilization. I think that I would recommend this to people who I know enjoy reading about human behavior because this book shares one aspect or philosophy on how man naturally thinks and reacts.
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