Lord of the Flies - Chapter 8 - Simon's Conversation

[@danielconiff8178]

Forget Pennywise, this is the stuff that keeps me up at night.

[@JedmondFish]

😈

[@GamingMysteries]

Was not expecting that deep voice made me jump 😂

[@ijeomaanaka581]

For real😆

[@joka3667]

IKR i didn’t know I would get that scared

[@genesisstarr_]

my teacher’s been using this audiobook in class because it is SUPERB, but after hearing this part today i knew i had to find it when i got home and comment about how much i actually love and appreciate it. i read this on my own a few years ago and re-reading it again now with these audios to accompany it really brings everything to life and i think everything has been captured perfectly. i actually don’t think i could read it again without thinking about this rendition! amazing job, i love it :)

[@JedmondFish]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. I'm so glad you had such an awesome experience with the audiobook! And props to your teacher for using this in class!

[@thehatedone4622]

Same lol

[@darkanguiel]

This is one of my favorite moments in all literature history. It made a deep, deep impact on me as an adolescent reader - and still does. Your voice work was superb, thank you so much for this!!

[@JedmondFish]

You and me both!

[@mollye003]

i actually hate you because your so talented, i listened to your ch 8 video and it spooked me so much (it’s midnight) and now i can’t stop listening to it you did such a good job i’m shaking ah

[@diamondgamez6730]

This hits differently at 3am.

[@turningpoint4354]

1:25 “Fancy thinking a beast was something you could hunt and kill..” is cold AF.

[@ogasbogas8790]

I have chills this is better than every show ever

[@fnw100]

I love this so much. Your passion for this book really shows.

[@hopefulsimplicity]

Thank you for this!!! It's allowed me to 'read' along with my son's class and have conversations in the evenings. Finding connection with a 15 year old is hard but this helps a lot. thank you!

[@BeckKingOfNorthMacedonia]

Next time I trip sit someone on mushrooms I’m gonna play this on a hidden speaker

[@alistairconway6180]

My son is leaning this in school and I am using this to understand it so that I can discuss it with him and what a great book to teach at school - it is so descriptive in scenery - it is like you are there too! The narration and sound effects are excellent! Thanks for putting this up on line for everyone to access

[@JedmondFish]

Thank YOU for dedicating the time to be so involved in your son's school work! That's awesome to see. I'm glad to have been able to help with this audiobook!

[@alistairconway6180]

@@JedmondFish Thanks again and having spoken with his teacher yesterday, Roger is the main and most wicked character in the book - I never really got that and see it now. Such a great book and so many different angles here

[@ansleylyons328]

i didn’t do my reading so i was gonna listen to this before bed and now i can’t sleep

[@kyliahnae]

The deep voice got me good omg this made me cry

[@ElGringoPinto]

you are really talented, I'm listening to it at midnight and it makes me chill

[@andrewp8105]

holy shit this was amazing you really made reading the book actually interesting

[@IngoSchwarze]

Heh, you really like this scene, don't you? This is at least your third version on YT, and even more suspenseful than the first two... But this one has a bit of catching up to do in terms of views... :)

[@JedmondFish]

Ingo Schwarze Haha, yeah, since I upgraded my recording equipment, I definitely knew I had to redo it. And I’m glad I did. Such a huge difference!

[@somotomo2472]

I really love this part.

[@joka3667]

I’m so glad I didn’t listen to this at midnight 😀😭

[@jasmoni_]

This is wild LOL like this changed everything.

[@dirtschneider7574]

1:20 favorite part

[@pidgepodge3462]

pIGs hEaD- *oN a StICk-*

[@aliciasakers3261]

This is amazing.

[@JedmondFish]

THANK YOU!!

[@noahinvero351]

I thought this was was going to be your average scary deconstruction of flawed society analysis thriller with blood thirsty children

[@paulwieland4538]

I love it. But to be fair, all this production, and great reading, and no laughter? I want to hear the Lord laugh and so do my students. Great work though, I really do appreciate it.

[@dback50]

The voices in my head be like:

[@R0ckSt4rW0mb4t]

The Lord of the Flies soundin like the Ink Demon in the new game lol In all seriousness, I rlly relate to Simon, not with his times or hallucinating, but a lot of his mannerisms- lol

[@catherinecarnaghan1890]

I have been using these Lord of the Flies audios for years as a teacher. I was halfway through Chapter 4 and they took the file down the same day :*( Is there any way you can repost chapter 4 and 5 so I can make a copy or can you email them to me??? Anything! They are the absolute best, I cant teach without them!

[@JedmondFish]

Email me at [e-mail] and I’ll send you the files!

[@TylerHines-dy8yg]

The deep voice reminds me of the beast from Disney beauty and the beast.

[@SATPrepTutoring]

It's giving Stranger Things.

[@jesusmtz29]

Amazing job!!

[@Plazions]

scared the flies out of me

[@joanaruiz7704]

rip jesus boy :(

[@Grace.Mccluskey]

what

[@ApplePi3.1415]

@@Grace.Mccluskey in class we discussed simon being in the “christ figure” archetype so i’m guessing that’s why they call him that

[@jookie4207]

Sounds like a darth vader voice changer 😂

[@Elys1um-AD]

Single best scene in the whole book, fun fact - another word for the devil is beelzebub, which translates directly to lord of the flies

[@4give5ess]

Where was devil actually to be found?

[@dark_pumpedhas_spoken5910]

My teacher is using it and the book is kinda boring to me but you make it fun

[@philipjovik5402]

I don’t understand this part. Can someone explain?

[@4give5ess]

Roughly speaking, the pigs head serves as a screen onto which Simon projects his ego. The ego, which is the devil, is an hallucination. Simon is on the journey of a mystic, seeing through illusion to the truth. When Simon stumbles upon the rotting corps afterwards (the dead man hung up in the parachute) he makes the conection between what is projected and what is real. "The beast was harmless and horrible". Simon then wanted to tell the others the "good news", but he was crucified (killed) by the boys instead. They were all wrapped up in their projections, their wild fantasies of what is real. Simon became a beast to kill rather than a brother with a good message. Simon is a Christ figure of the story, the one who comes with a message of salvation and redemption, but is crucified before his message could be shared.

[@BrandoT010]

Jigsaw be like

[@ziggyboyd]

Simon found he was looking into a vast mouth there was blackness within, a blackness that spread.

[@NeneKusanagi-]

This is giving me a stroke :)

[@FuncleChuck]

Well, that was not comforting

[@PiaCesar]

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