Written Assignment task: example of a rationale

“Lord of the Flies”, a novel written by William Golding, tells the story of boys who survived on an island after the plane’s crash. After the accident, the competition between two main characters, Ralph and Jack, was established. Because of loneliness, the boys created an imagined beast and one of them, Simon, who has visions from exhaustion, is the only one who intuitively understands that the real threat on the island is not the monster, but the battle of good versus evil.

In this written task, my aim is to highlight Simon’s approach towards the situation. The readers are not sure what Simon feels as he is shy and his feelings are not described. He knows that the rivalry exists and he is skeptical to its occurrence. He is the representative of goodness, I want to emphasize this.  

This aim is to be achieved through a letter written by Simon to his mum which is supposed to be sent in a bottle; it is written while the boy is sitting alone in his makeshift hut; it will have a character of a diary as it is dedicated to mum, so no matter if the letter reaches her or not, he can honestly write that he feels lonely and scared.

For that, this written assignment’s register is informal, due to the fact that it is a boy’s relation. Although Simon is a kid, the language reflects his unusual sensitivity and maturity so it is not typically childish.