Let Out Lord Of The Flies Passage Analysis

In Lord of The Flies by William Golding, the book begins with a group of boys crashing on a deserted island. The boys quickly create a society where Ralph is the chief. The boys decide that they need a fire, so passing ships can see them. Ralph puts Jack on fire duty. The passage about the ship and Ralph and Jack's fight is a key passage with a deeper significance in the story. Ralph and Piggy spot a ship on the horizon. Ships are important because they could mean rescue for the boys, if they get its attention. Previously, Ralph instructed Jack that he is supposed to make sure the fire is always lit. However, Jack is too focussed on hunting, so he leaves the fire unattended, and it goes out. Ralph chides, “There was a ship. Out there. You said …show more content…
In the passage where Golding describes Ralph and Jack's feud about the signal fire, “let out” is a key term to display the importance of the passage by creating a dramatic situation where hope of being rescued is lost. I utilized the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to assemble the definition of “Let out.” When I looked up “let out,” I could not find a definition because it is more than one word. Therefore, I did some research by going through the definitions of each word (“let” and “out”). I looked for definition that best fit the situation “let out” is used in the book. I had to eliminate some definitions because some of them did not relate to the way “let out” is used in the novel. According to the OED, “let” means, “to allow, to quit/abandon or to leave behind”(OED). I chose these definitions because they show that it is on purpose to let something go out or to abandon. I think that is important to the passage because it best shows how letting the fire out is abandonment of the fire. According to the OED, “out” means “a permission to go out or get rid of”(OED). I chose this definition because it relates to the term “let out.” It is used in the sense that it is allowed to go out (which happens to the fire). I put the definitions together, so “let out” means to allow yourself to get rid of something. This definitions shows me that the boys …show more content…
Out there. You said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!” (59). This is a key moment in the story because the boys will always regret missing the ship. Furthermore, my keyword, “let out,” symbolizes loss of hope. “Let out” means letting out the fire physically. However, the fire represents hope of getting rescued, so letting it out represents a loss of hope. Furthermore, the boys’ goal is to keep the fire going so they can be rescued. However, the reality is that the boys let out the fire, so hope of being rescued is lost.
The boys decide that they need to hail a ship in order to be rescued from the island, so they must create and keep a signal fire going. However, the boys come to a realism which is they let out the fire and hope of rescue. At the beginning of the novel, the boys try and come together as a community to stay alive, and keep the fire going. But, most of the boys lose their sense of community and turn into savages. The fire goes out, and their hope is lost. The boys have to act as a community and use teamwork if they want to be rescued. In reality, the boys turn to fighting and killing instead of becoming a

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