Lord of the Flies Group

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yazbeth
yazbeth
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High School - 9th Grade

Where did the plane land in "Lord of the Flies"?

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Posted by yazbeth on Tuesday April 14, 2009 at 4:34 PM and tagged with crash, land, lord of the flies, plane.

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  1. eabettencourt
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    High School - 10th Grade

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    The plane actually seems to have crashed into the ocean, since the boys never mention any remnants of the aircraft being anywhere on the island.  However, before it crashed, it did scrape alongside the outer edge of the jungle, right along the beach.  The narrator refers to this area as a "scar," signifying the damage the plane must have done to the jungle while crashing.  The constant use of the word "scar" to describe this is interesting diction to analyze:  Golding is already using a fairly violent word/image to describe the boys' arrival on the island, establishing the man vs. nature conflict early on in the book.

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    Posted by eabettencourt on Wednesday April 15, 2009 at 5:08 AM