Truma_Podcast

A book called "Lord of the Flies" is discussed, where British boys escape war but crash on an island. They must survive and choose between civilization or savagery while waiting for rescue. Two characters, Jack and Roger, represent evil and anarchy. Symbols like the Beast and Piggy's Glasses represent fear and survival. The setting affects them as they are young. The guest, Ethan Zanavides, believes the book is relevant today as it shows how traumatic experiences shape people. The novel is realistic and should be shown in schools. Jack does not deserve forgiveness from Ralph. The boys chose savagery because their attempt at civilization failed. The podcast ends. Good morning. My name is Nithya Dais. My name is Lydia Esparza, and we will be discussing about the book, Learn of Life, a brief rundown about this specific book, a group of British boys who tried to escape war by traveling on a plane, but suddenly crash and get stranded on an island, causing them to try to survive, creating a diversity of two groups, leaving each one of them to choose civilization or savagery while waiting to be rescued. As you can see, William Golding has written a book based on the theme, Choosing Savagery and Civilization When Surviving. Now that we have talked a little about the context of this book, I think we analyze the characters that captured our eyes, who are Jack and Roger. For starters, Jack is an arrogant and power-hungry boy, and Roger is this uncommunicative, moody, secretive loner. The role of each character in this story is Roger representing evil, and Jack represents anarchy. We have chosen two symbols that we want to analyze, which are the Beast and Piggy's Glasses. The Beast takes a big role in scaring the little boys, leaving them terrified in the wilderness, making them deem there is an evil creature out there, which symbolizes fear. Adding to Piggy's Glasses are the boys' only means of creating fire through reflecting the sun's rays, and the fire itself, which is symbolic of survival and rescue. These symbols are reflected from the setting, which leaves us thinking the setting affects them because they are not used to the environment at such a young age. Okay, now that we have given our perspectives, we are bringing a special guest, which is Ethan Zanavides. By asking her questions, I relate to the book, Lord of the Flies. Think of how Lord of the Flies can be relevant today in 2024. Lord of the Flies can be relevant today since Lord of the Flies is based on traumatic experiences and how it shapes and changes people. So it just matters of how traumatic experiences changes their personality. Second question, what did you learn or think about the novel? I think the novel was a really realistic thing that can happen in our everyday lives with our experiences. Give an honest opinion about the novel as a whole. I think my opinion about the novel is that it's really good, but it's just graphic, and I think it should be shown in schools and not be prohibited. Do you think Jack deserves Ralph's forgiveness? No, because Ralph always had hope in Jack, and Jack always wanted to kill him. He even burned the whole island to kill him, and I don't think that deserves a second chance. Why do you think the boys chose savagery instead of civilization? I think it was an environment. They tried civilization, and it didn't turn out, so they just chose savagery and see how that came out, and it didn't go well. Thank you for interviewing. Now this is the end of our podcast. It's me, Nadine Escampea, and you see who he is. Bye!