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s-princess
s-princess
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High School - 10th Grade

How does Golding describe 'the other side' of the island near the start of Chapter 4 in Lord of the Flies?

Using personification.

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Posted by s-princess on Monday February 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM and tagged with chapter 4, golding, island, lord of the flies, personification.

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  1. renelane Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    The description of the morning as a hopeful, pleasant time of day that gives way to a more assertive and aggressive afternoon is done by using personification in chapter four. Golding describes the sun at midday as having "gazed down like an angry eye"(58) upon the boys. The heat seemed to be striking out at them  like "a blow that they ducked" (58). The weather is given human qualities that gives the reader visual image of the boys circumstances on the island.

     

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-4-summary-analysis

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    Posted by renelane on Monday February 25, 2008 at 6:46 PM