LotF
Chapter 5, “Beast from Water”
Name: ___________________
Let’s examine the motifs of dirt and decay, breakdown of order & fear.
*Textual support required for each answer.
1. Identify the images that relate to dirt and decay (76-78).
2. What has Ralph learned? How has this helped and hurt his life? (76-78)
3. What happens at the meeting?
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What rules does Ralph attempt to re-establish?
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What are some differences between Ralph, Piggy, Jack & the others?
Ralph Piggy Jack Littuns Simon *What does Simon say about the beast? (89)
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Why is there such an insistence on rules? And why aren’t rules helping?
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Why do the boys feel they need grownups? What do grownups symbolize in the
book?