Saiten is a darkness you should fear

"Maybe"said Simon"maybe there is a beast.....................What I mean... is maybe it's only us".
On a non-inhabited island there is a group of military boys ranging from ages 4-13, this island was an Eden for them. It was clean,calm,sunny and peaceful but the first mistake they made was letting the littluns eat the fruit just like Eve in the story of Eden. The conch represents order, the order of God and the prophet in this story is Piggy a fat, ugly, smart boy who no one listens to. Now lets get back to Garden of Eden, a beast appears in Paradise and first expresses his self as a snake and it so happens one of Saitens forms is a snake. The reality of this demonic creature sends the littluns in blind fear of what goes bump in the night. The second appearance of the Beast at fist said on page 95 as a sign from grown ups a corpse known as "The figure" or "The beast" to the boys. If my interpretation is correct this is a sign that death looms over the island in a chilly and violent way. Simon, in my opinion the Christ figure in this Novel says to Ralph on page 111 "No, i'm not. I just "think you'll get back all right", this is a prediction that Ralph will survive this turning hell but others may not. Then there is savagery looming in this island starting with the simple opinion"we need meat" by Jack Merridew.Who knows what may happen next we should just read on.

Christ Figure

Finny can be described as a Christ figure. The words god, raised arms, transfigure, perfection, glowing, exaltation and transcended all describe a Christ figure. "Phineas in exaltation balancing on one foot prow of a canoe like a river god, his raised arms invoking the air to support him face transfigure body a complex set of balances and compensations, each muscle aligned in perfection, his skin glowing from immersions, his whole body hanging between river and sky as though he had transcended gravity" (Knowles, 75). Finny is self sacrificing. His leg is injured so he can't play any sports and he is going to help Gene with sports so he could make it to the Olympics, even though he really wanted to go. "Did I ever tell you that I used to be aiming for the Olympics?" "No, you never told me that." Gene said. "Well I was, And now I'm not sure, not a hundred percent sure I'll be completely, you know, in shape by 1944. So I'm going to coach you for them instead" ( Knowles, 117). Gene went along with Finny as he always did.

The Naive vs. The Knowledgeable

" I never killed anybody and I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I even put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there. Only Phineas was never afraid, only Phineas never hated anyone.... All of them, all except Phineas, constructed at infinite cost to themselves these Maginot Lines against the enemy who never attacked that way - if he ever attacked at all; if he was indeed the enemy"(Knowles 204). This quote, said by Gene, is suggesting that at some point in our lives, we will all face the reality that the world is an evil place, filled with wicked beings; we will, one day, have to fight those beings. Although the text never actually showed who Gene's enemy was, while we can assume that it was either Finny, or himself, he defeated it before he even went to war. On the other hand, Phineas never defeated his enemy, because he didn't have one. Throughout the novel Phineas was portrayed as an innocent person believing that everyone was just as nice as he thought they were; he basically lived in his own little world, which causes me to believe that because Phineas was so innocent, he lost his life: " 'Investigating Finny's accident!'.... 'Well then, I fell out of a tree.' 'Why?'.... 'Leper was always the type when it came to details... He could of cleared the whole thing up.'.... 'I just don't care.'... 'We haven't got all the facts!' 'You get all your facts!' I had never seen Finny crying, 'You collect every f----ing fact there is in the world!' He plunged out the doors"(168 - 177). This quote shows that Finny didn't want to hear how Gene pushed him off because he does not want to believe it; if he does then his world would end up being a lie. If you don't believe that you have any enemies, you won't have any enemies.

Tone in A Seprate Piece

According to Dictionary.com, tone is: "A particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc."
Gene's tone in A Separate Piece is detached, dark and gloomy, this tone reveals his inner fears. His fear of not being accepted by his peers, his fear of not being good enough for Phineas, and his fear of being at war with himself. It is important that his tone reaveals his fear because fear is a major theme throughout the story.
Gene says, "The houses along Gilman street began to look more defensive, which meant that I was near the school, and then more exhausted which meant that I was in it" (Knowles 11). This description is dark, gloomy, and negitive. This description portrays the Devon school as somewhere to fear, which is exactly what Gene did. Gene feared Devon school. All he has feared has come from Devon.
Then later on in the story Gene says, ""Do you think I want to hear every glory detail! Shut up! I don't care!..."" (Knowles 151). Gene is rude and frustrated. The tone shows Gene the opposite way he is seen when he is with Phineas, instead of trying to please Phineas and be equal to him, Gene has this rough "I don't care" type of additude.
And lastly, Gene says, "I didn't want to hear any more of it. Not now or ever. I didn't care because it had nothing to do with me. And I didn't want to hear any more of it. Ever" (Knowles 151). Gene's tone here reveals his selfshness. Gene is not the most trustworthy person and can not be left alone even with his own thoughts.

Finny’s Decision

There is a particular scene in the book that shows that Phineas is our Chris Figure. In the courtroom scene when Brinker was trying to figure out what happened to cause Finny’s fall. In the “courtroom” Finny had a chance of finding out the truth. “Did my best friend purposely jounce the limb?”

“Phineas had been sitting motionless, leaning slightly forward, not far from the position in which we prayed at Devon (Knowles 172).” This is similar to Christ praying in the garden before he was crucified. In the garden Jesus was praying to God: “Take this cup from me (Bible).” Jesus prayed that there had to be another way to redeem man kind. When Phineas was in this position he was hoping that he wouldn’t have to reveal his doubts about his best friend. The actions show his relation to being a Christ figure.

“After a long time he turned and reluctantly looked at me. I did not return his look or move or speak (Knowles 172.” He looked at gene because he wanted to see it Gene was tired of the courtroom and if they should leave. This is also like Jesus looking to God for an answer as to what he should do. Jesus wanted to find a way around crucifixion and he was praying that God would give him an alternative but God was silent as was Gene.

“‘Leper’s here,’ he said in a voice so quiet, and with such quiet unconscious dignity, that he was suddenly terrifyingly strange to me (Knowles 172).” The quote reveals that Finny is trying to redeem Gene, by uncovering the truth.

The natural reaction to look for government ?

Is it a natural reaction to want organization for the human race? Organization is supposed to be the difference between regular animals and humans. Humans symbolize structure and animals symbolize chaos. You see the natural need for government in Lord of The Flies when Piggy immediately seeks organization by calling everybody with the conch for a meeting and asks for the boys to choose a leader.Why does he do that: human instinct. With a government though, comes the chaos of looking for that leader. In the book they form two different countries or groups the choir and the larger group.This usually doesn't work because the two leaders will always fight for more power and only one will come out on top. An example of this is President Andrew Jackson and the leader of the Cherokees. One ended up more powerful because two leaders can't co-exist without one overthrowing the other. Animals have a natural instinct for stability structure and government as well. An example of this is is the wolf pack there is always an alpha male who is in charge. As we see the animal instinct and the human instinct the is no difference between the two worlds because they both long for stability.

An Interesting Element To A Separate Peace

What struck me as an interesting affect was the explanation of Phineas’ fall. Binker [The Antagonist] was suspiciously concerned about how Phineas fell and he knew that Gene was climbing the tree with Phineas. Binker then skeptically adds, “there is a war on. Here’s one soldier [Phineas] our side has already lost. We’ve got to find out what happened (Knowles 168).” Then someone up on the platform says, “Just for the record, you agree, don’t you, Gene (Knowles 168)?” Gene knew then that he was being accused. After Binker finished his speech about him never forgetting how his friend got hurt, Gene points out, “You and I are two different people (Knowles 171).” Gene doesn’t want to be compared to Binker because he knows Binker is trying to accuse him of jouncing the limb. Then Gene replies, “Well of course no one’s accusing me --- (Knowles 171)”, with a hint of hesitation. "No, we're not accusing you," a boy on the platform said evenly, and then I [Gene] stood accused (Knowles 171)." Gene is left there with a feeling that he will soon fall...