The Cows Will Fight Back - Simon 2024

art I’ve drawn recently

doodle on the bottom right corner of the second image is a drawing of me, drawn by my friend betsy. notice the different between now i draw myself and how they draw me

hi mikeru!! i saw your reblog of my everette post, i tend to not reblog reblogs as they clutter my account but i wanted to give a response because i am so incredibly thankful for your kind words!

reading the tags made me so happy that you like everette and the content i make for him. and seeing that you followed me, it also made me so happy! i’ve seen your art and your own stuff before and i wanted to say i love it so much!!

your artstyle is the absolute cutest and expressive, dynamic and cartoony! it’s so satisfying to look at, and generally you’re such a nice person! ^_^ so i’m super flattered to be mutuals with you now, as i was too shy to interact before!

hope you have a good day mikeru! — KUNI !!

AWWWWDGHGGH THANK YOU YOURE SO SWEET WTF😭😭😭

I didn’t expect you to even see my reblog tbh but I’m glad it made you happy!! PROUD TO BE YOUR MUTUAL NOW💪💪💪 (was I your mutual before?? I feel like I remember your old account)

also omg im so giddy you like my art because your art style is so unique and inspirational to me. especially the way you draw bodies, they’re v stylized and i admire that,, OR THE BRUSHES YOU USE ahhh i love the texture (and don’t even get me started on the way you write Everette)

OH AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY TOO KUNI‼️‼️

if ally sent u a screenshot of me saying something awful and horrendous jms oooo sorry DONT BELIEVE JT ITS NIT ME I SWSAE I SWEAR

this is all i got sent bro. What are you hiding

Please draw Sam and Eric tending the fire! Or Jack getting them to shirk their fire tending duties and go hunting with him

(Ralph was NOT happy with them)

thank you for the ask🙏 enjoy

100$ jager drawing

🙉🙊🙈[from top to bottom: Jacqueline, Raleigh, Simone]

lotfmas secret Santa submission for : @cherryiscoolxd

happy holidays!!!🎄🐚

Ralph wanted some help with the tree decor, but might’ve made a mistake inviting Simon (who proceeded to invite the rest of the choir)

sorry for taking so long with this I’ve been so busy lately💔💔 but I GOT IT IN ON TIME SO ITS OK💪

also: Piggy is trying to peek inside the gifts while Roger is trying to launch rocks at si

@lotf-secret-santa

she mikey on my roo till we both six

@mikeru6 here since you wanted me to expand on that

here's the breakdown!

jack relies on choir for much of his identity and ego. he uses his control of the choir, his giftedness with singing, and his status amongst those boys to keep himself afloat. choir is not only something he is likely to soon age out of, its an especially effeminate hobby. he is literally valuable in this manner for being a young boy and not having to conform to masculinity yet. jack surrounds himself with yes-men (see his symbiotic relationship with Roger), this is not only part of the way he symbolizes tyranny, but it initially causes his transformation.

when jack is away from his pillar, i.e singing/choir skills and hierarchy, he still relies on them but realizes they have no power. jack has to be powerful at whatever he's involved in; its why he takes up hunting.

this is where ralph is involved. there's a clear level of romantic tension- coexisting with a very clear sense of jealousy. jack is not only isolated with a boy who he is developing a sincere connection with, but this boy is also above him. it starts the complexities of their relationship. this level of inferiority alongside genuine attraction of some sort causes jack to react in his obsession with hunting. he grasps for something on the island that will give him power and social status, while also allowing him to explore desire.

the use of hunting as a tool for romantic, sexual, and character exploration is especially apparent in the sow scene. the language here, using words as "lustful", "wedded", and rogers final announcement "right up her ass" makes the tone very sexual. its also very apparent that the sow, a mother and the only feminine figure on the island, is specifically sought out.

this hunting obsession culminates as a crutch for jacks identity and self image. frequently upon failing to express himself through the killing of a pig, he demonstrates very interesting behavior. jack slams his knife into trees, unsheaths it, throws spears at the ground, generally violent and aggressive outbursts. these outbursts can be assumed as occurring as a result of the island.

the obsession with hunting and the reaction to being unable to hunt summarizes as a leaning toward masculine traits. at the end of the book, he becomes the chief, and his status/ego relies on violence, martial power, hunting, providing. these are the very things machismo is defined by.

furthermore, the fact that he so quickly turns to these masculine traits when his connection to the choir fails and he starts to experience romantic attraction alongside insecurity is obvious. part of jacks loss of innocence is how he forces himself to grow and mature; a harmless crush turns into a jealous coup, his choir boy identity turns into an aggressive, macho chief.

tldr, jacks failing choir identity and insecurity regarding a crush on ralph leads him to seek masculinity for social status.

made a silly animation about how memory loss affects my identity