Lord of the Flies: Chapter 1 Response

Chapter one of “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, presents the initial conflict, and shows how they are somewhat trying to cope with how and why this accident occurred. These boys wake up in rubble confused of where they are and how they got there, and feeling quite out of place. This ‘lost’ and confused tone of the chapter reminded me of one time in my life when I had no idea where I was going. It was Halloween day, of my 4^th grade year, and I was ready to go out trick or treating with my friends. So I meet up with the big group and we started in one girl’s neighborhood, then as a group we went up to all the houses and got candy. Nearing the end of the night, everyone felt like they had done enough trick-or-treating, but this other girl and I, so we continued. Since it was not our neighborhood and we were not familiar to the area, in a matter of seconds we were lost.

Being dramatic 4^th graders, we sat next to a tree thinking we would never see our parents again. I remember, feeling so worried and upset with the fact that this other girl and I were out and alone in the middle of some unknown neighborhood. Then after a while of worry, we ventured in the direction we thought we came from, to find our parents in their cars waiting for us. Although my life connection is not nearly as dangerous as these young schoolboys being lost and an abandoned island, I still felt as though I would never find home again. This connects with the first chapter because like the characters in the novel, they are confused and worried of their fate and how they would get to safety again.