sounding of the conch @ 6:46

Is no one going to address the fact that he almost got hit by a train filming this at 6:46 ?

Cramming for tomorrow, let’s gooooo!!

Hello Mr. Brierly, I'm an English Lit major, currently two days behind on a paper about Lord of the Flies. Still in the grip of a merciless writer's block, I reached the desperate decision tonight to search KZfaq for videos on the topic, and found this video. I'd like to share some of my thoughts, if I may. This is mainly to articulate my own positions in a hopeful first step toward getting them on the page--however, if you still look over the comments on a two-year-old video, I would be grateful to hear your thoughts in response to mine. First, I want to comment on your insights on Roger. I was skeptical about considering him as a primary character, but you argue this point extremely well. To be honest, I had forgotten that it was even Roger in that scene where he was throwing rocks at the litluns, but to hear you bring that up, it fills in a piece of the puzzle, in a sense, and shows Golding thoughtfully developing this character. If I took only one thing away from your presentation, it would be a new appreciation for this character who, as you say, is easy to overlook. I also find intriguing the thought that Roger is secretive by design. Your most brilliant point by far is the comparison of Roger to Piggy--the former is indeed a shadowy reflection of the latter. Unfortunately, I'm not sure these insights will help my thesis in any way, but I wanted to express my gratitude for the insight you have added to my understanding of this novel. Regarding Ralph, I would argue that he falls far short of the "ideal man," as you put it. This interpretation falls more in line with the Humanistic concept of the perfectibility of man, which, in my opinion, Golding sought to challenge. Ralph's appointment to leadership has more to do with happenstance than his own inherent qualities as a leader. He certainly makes an admirable attempt, but he shows repeated inadequacies both as a leader, and as a moral person. This isn't to make Ralph appear as a less sympathetic protagonist, but to comment on man's fallibility, and the nonexistence of pure good. In the first scene, the reader sees not only Ralph's desirable traits, but also his limited intellectual ability and his thoughtlessness. I would argue that disregarding Piggy's wishes in sharing his nickname with the others constitutes an act of cruelty. His increasing lapses in concentration are also a major point later in the story, showing his limited ability to cope with the responsibility he found largely by accident. In my opinion, these episodes are a sign of repressed feelings of stress. Furthermore, I would argue that Ralph takes Piggy for granted as much as the others do, until he is forced to rely on Piggy for companionship after being abandoned by most of the other children. The only time we see Ralph actually approach Piggy, instead of vice versa, is after Jack's succession. Ralph still represents the good in humanity, but in Golding's view, that good is imperfect and corruptible. In my opinion, the sense of responsibility he feels AFTER gaining leadership, is the only thing which motivates him to strive toward good. I don't think it is reductionist to consider Simon a Christ figure specifically. For allegorical analysis, it can be useful to treat him as representing spirituality in a general sense, but as the novel is rife with Biblical references and symbols, I think it is fair to say Simon is specifically a representation of Christianity. If the island is Earth, and the children are society, then Simon in the role of Christ is the only one with an accurate understanding of that which people fear, and secular society rejects that wisdom--violently. Lastly, I want to return to Roger. I don't think there is a case to be made that he did not intend to murder Piggy. The "delirious abandonment" you quote is in reference to the earlier scene, where he throws rocks at the littluns, but checks his aim. In the heat of the exciting moment, Roger abandons society's conditioning. He abandons the fear of the consequences of his violence. I agree he leans on the lever thoughtlessly, but his intent is no less malicious. In the scene where the boys discover the castle rock, they discuss using those rocks in just such a way as a form of weaponry. The smaller rocks he throws at the littluns, inhibited from doing actual harm, foreshadow the massive boulder which will do the ultimate harm. In killing Piggy, Roger finally releases the urge to do violence, which he has repressed all along. There can be no doubt that he knew what he was doing. If you got this far, thanks for reading my thoughts. Have a great day.

Love the train at 6:45!

Hello Mr Brierley, I'm scouting around KZfaq to find videos to recommend to my classes. Your videos have had a lot of hits - have you thought about monetizing them? You only get about 1 cent for every four views, but this surprisingly adds up over time. In terms of how useful your videos are, I think you desperately need to include quotations so students can see how your excellent advice would fit in with a written answer. I may have to make some, but don't really have the time this month. Another problem I find with my own videos is that the average viewing time is around six and a half minutes, so it is worth keeping them under this time limit. Good luck, Dominic

The plan is to eventually cover much more of the GCSE texts but it is going to take a while. I have never taught, nor have I read, Martyn Pig so I'm afraid I will be unable to get anything done in time for your exam, this year.

Thank you so much, this was so helpful and well presented, I can't thank you enough!

I made a mindmap off these points and expanding them. This is extremely helpful thank you.

Thank you this is so helpful I have my exam today so this is my last minute revision

i have to write an essay for my exam about the symbols these characters represent and this couldn’t have helped me more! thank uou

Thank you for a wonderful explanation of Jack and reminding me of some things I can use in the essay I am writing on him. This gave me a great over view of the character.

Thanks so much, these videos are so helpful!

extremely useful, greatly appreciated all the way in 2020.

mad i’m here for my gcse today nine years later

this was really helpful, thank you!!!

This is so helpful. Thank you.

my exam is tomorrow lol

This is so helpful! Thank you so much

Thank you very much from Argentina :)

i recommend putting video to 1.25 speed

tomorrow anyone?

cramming for my test tomorrow! thanks for the character summary

Thank you this was really helpful :)

Absolute life saver thank you very much!

Your character detailing is helpful

Thanks a ton!

Brilliant!

Thank you! :)

SIR, YOU ARE A GOD!

Very thankfull to have this vdo....😍😍😍😍😍😍keep uploading sir...

This was helpful for my final, many thanks.

Great video! Really helping me revise for tomorrow! Thanks!

Thank you so much🙏

bruh i thought i was the only but apparently everyone is doing this last minute

I really found this helpful thank you

I’m doing a y9 assembly on this tomorrow and this vid was very helpful👍

very helpful indeed

thanks helped a lot

Hi, whereabouts in the novel can I find the section you mentioned about Simon being mistaken for the beast for the first time by one of the littluns when he gets up to go the loo, I can't seem to find it!

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Thank you sir so much

Roger seems like the reason Jack becomes evil. Kind of, he's done it so now I have to. Say when Piggy and Ralph visit Jack's camp. I'd say up until Roger kills Piggy they had a choice to join. Or live staying away from his camp. I think it was because Roger killed Piggy that Jack wanted to kill Ralph the next day and mount his head. Roger killed a human, now he wanted to as well. If Roger had just jeered with the rest until Ralph and Piggy left I think that option to join would have been open indefinitely, Jack wouldn't have ordered them to hunt them both. Both were safe from being hunted(well at least not to death, they did raid their camp but by that point Ralph and Piggy had nothing left worth stealing so that was probably the last raid) as long as Roger or another hunter killed one of them.

Got this tomorrow, you may or may not save me

Quotes a must I feel, good video despite the lack of quotations.

Are you also going to do Martyn Pig? It would be very helpful for my exam. :)

Thaaankyou a big help

Discuss" symbolism" in this novel? Please

nice one thanks

Didn't study for my exam tomorrow, so I'm doing it at 1am and praying I remember it later today😗

I got exam from.this book tomorrow thank you so much for this video

I know we need to be accepting of other faiths but Simon is definitely representative of only Christianity, considering it was the only relevant religion when Golding wrote it.

I would like to know if Jack was fully aware of his actions? Did he know everything he was doing and still did it intentionally? please i need an answer as soon as possible! or was it just because of his id instincts

Cramming for tomorrow, I’m gonna do so bad 😢

good question

this is the book and not the movie right? thank you alot for this

Yeo upa 11 q unlucky to my boys tommorow

have a project due about roger tomorrow lmao

gl

My test is tomorrow on Jack eeek wish me luck

Who else has this for a book report 😭😭

just saying everyone, you can't get above a low band 2 if you don't have quotes. this video doesn't cover it all, you need to learn quotes!

Wish me luck for today's exam which is in 30 mins from now🥺❤️

Can I have the file?

13:00

9:00

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i hope a get a good grade If i dont then this info didnt help

Ur talking too much.