Castle on the Hill
Warings is also described as “dark” and “damp” which emphasises Hills initial description of Warings. This is comparable to Golding’s description “of the unfriendly side of the island”- a “place of terror”. This is an explicit meaning, terror and death are linked. Arguably, Castle Rock is the heart of the “unfriendly side of the island”, Castle Rock is described as being “the end of the island”, literally the furthest away from the island once compared to paradise. This quote fits in the context of this novel because it is based upon power struggles between two children; Hill exposes the fact that although Hooper is initially presented as a powerful figure, he is still a child. Finally Hill not only presents the children in I’m the King of the Castle as childish, but also presents the adults as childish. It can be argued that when Mrs Helena Kingshaw “felt a little ashamed of not wanting to take Charles with her”- she is behaving in a childish manner. It is regarded as one of the most