Fang Ya is very interested in this beast because this beast will ultimately affect the literary direction of this work.
If beasts really exist, then this should be a piece of science fiction—no, it should be said to be a work of fantasy children's literature.
And if the beast doesn't exist, that would be interesting.
Like the conch, the beast will become a symbol, and he doesn't need to see the ending to determine that the beast symbolizes the fear in children's hearts.
And this fear is crucial, as it will become a catalyst for the small society established by these children on the island to reach a certain ending.
In fact, the resources on the island are not bad. As long as they are managed well and the small society they have temporarily established runs perfectly, life will get better day by day. While waiting for rescue, they can still enjoy the beautiful scenery of the island.
But this small society soon collapsed.
Because to maintain the orderly operation of this small society, everyone needs to take on some responsibilities. Some people have to look after the fire, some have to build shelter, and some have to go out to find food and water.
This small society is faced with the contradiction between distribution and responsibility. At this time, Fang Likun, who is dedicated to hunting and eating meat, has a huge attraction for children who are unwilling to assume social responsibilities.
Of course, compared to having to bear boring and onerous tasks, hunting with a jacket is both fun and you can get some meat.
Faced with the temptation of food and the call of the wild, how can children consider the importance of a fire? All they want is meat to eat.
Under such circumstances, the balance of power gradually shifted to Fang Likun's side. In other words, they chose to abandon civilization and chose to rely on power and inner wildness.
At this point, these people are no longer humans, but have become beasts.
When Fang Likun became the leader, the original leader Zhou Haoyong and others became rebels.
Two of Zhou Haoyong's companions died. One was killed by irrational people as a wild animal on a stormy night, and his body was carried to an unknown place with the sea water.
The other was pushed off a cliff and died because of his glasses and conch.
After these two people died, Fang Likun and his group pursued Zhou Haoyong. At the critical moment, a warship discovered them because of the fire on the island.
The story ends here. As Fang Ya expected, the image of the beast plays a very important role in the entire book.
It not only symbolizes the fear in people's hearts, but also represents the evil side of human hearts.
There is a somewhat fantasy-looking passage in the book that reveals this. The little boy Liu Ming, who was killed as a monster and was the only one who knew that the so-called "beast" was the corpse of a pilot, heard the sound of a boar's head.
"Don't think that beasts are something you can capture and kill. You know it, don't you? I am a part of you..."
Zhang Zhong even predicted Liu Ming's fate through the boar's head in the book: They will kill you.
The real "beast" is deep in the heart of man and is the manifestation of man's original evil and original sin.
Looking back, Fang Ya discovered that Zhang Zhong used a lot of symbolic means in this work - he was now happy to find that it was not a doomsday science fiction novel, but a philosophical novel that exposed human nature.
Including the conch, the beast, and the main characters, each of them bears a revealing meaning and has a mission.
While Fang Ya was carefully savoring the various symbolism, expression techniques, work structure, themes of redemption and revelation in the book, his "brother" Xu Wule had a completely different reading experience from him.
Xu Wule - This is of course his nickname. His original name was Xu Zizai. When he first joined the group, he wanted to change his nickname to Xu Sile, but he found that there was already a Sile in the group. He consciously gave in and became his younger brother.
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Because of his work, he is a night owl.
As a game anchor, his daily working hours start at six o'clock in the evening and last until early morning. In special circumstances, he will work overtime. Staying up all night is a common occurrence for him.
In the eyes of fans, he is a high-end player who kills everyone in the game.
Killing one person in ten steps and leaving no trace behind is the slogan of his fans.
But when he is away from the camera, he rarely plays games. When his hobby becomes work, it is just work.
However, his fans would not have thought that his usual hobby is reading.
Apart from live streaming, eating, and sleeping, he spent most of the rest of the time reading.
I read all kinds of books, popular, serious, dark and funny.
It is not surprising that he likes Zhang Zhong. Most people who love reading like Zhang Zhong because he has a wide variety of works.
Science fiction, detective, romantic, realist, there is always one suitable for you.
Because of his complicated tastes, Xu Zizai didn't care at all what type the new book was.
I went to the bookstore to buy books, had breakfast, and then started my new book tour.
Unlike Fang Ya, when he was reading, he didn't think about the so-called expression techniques, revealing themes, or the connotation of the work at all. He only looked at what he saw and felt what he felt.
When he saw the beginning of the work, he was in a pretty good mood.
A group of innocent little boys - although some of them have a bad temper, but in his opinion it is just the playful nature of children. This group of children lived a life without adults on a beautiful, resource-rich island.
Life seems pretty good.
Sometimes he would also imagine that it would not be bad if he could live a carefree life on an isolated island with a group of friends.
But it didn't take long for his beautiful wishes to be shattered.
The world of children is not that simple, and innocence is just a product of the civilized world. When they are on a desert island, the savagery in their hearts gradually emerges.
At the beginning, Xu Zizai felt that the scenes written in the book were a bit too much. Are the children so evil?
It's probably an exaggeration.
But as he continued to follow the plot of the story, his view was unknowingly reversed.
On the contrary, he actually felt that the few people who were rational, such as Liu Ming, Zhou Haoyong, and Piggy, were the "alternatives".
The barbaric behavior of other children became logical, but these few people who had reason and were on the civilized side actually made him feel that Zhang Zhong was a bit idealistic when shaping these people.
It turns out that the barbarism is not an exaggeration, but the civilization of these people is Zhang Zhong’s final stubbornness?
Xu Zizai felt a little uncomfortable after reading the book, especially the part where Liu Ming was killed as a wild beast. He felt both sad and shocked.