So yippee they got rescued, right? And oh boy! Here's a naval officer, he'll help us... oh wait. He's embarrassed and turns away so these boys can pull themselves together. There're young! They don't "pull themselves together," adults help them through that process. If you were a boy (or a girl) on a island, for a good amount of time, with no adults, would you want the person that rescues you to feel embarrassed turn away when they finally come? Probably not. You probably just want to get the heck out of there and back to your family. Yes, you are being rescued and obviously that was Ralph's goal, but get them the heck outta there!
Not to sound like I don't care about the boys feelings, but they can cry on their way home for goodness sakes. As I read the last paragraph I got a little upset at Mr. Officer. Was that Golding's goal? When he first got there he was surprised that a group of British boys would end up like this and he really doesn't seem very caring towards these boys. I think maybe it was Golding's goal to let us see that even when they get saved(which is a very good thing), it was just someone getting the job done. Which pulls back to his ultimate goal, that people are bad at heart.
-Brittany Jurczyk
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Interesting thought about the naval officer just being another indication that man is basically sinful/evil in nature. It is a rather disheartening ending, though at least they got rescued. Many critics, including Golding himself, say that the officer is a reminder that this island was a microcosm, and in fact, the world that has rescued the boys is in the same sorry state. "Who," as Golding says, "will rescue the officer?"
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