For the chapter in Lord of the Flies which you have been assigned, make notes on the following topics to summarize
the main elements of the chapter.
Plot – identify the main events that occur in the chapter than
are MOST significant
-walking up the mountain
-hunt a pig
-finally get to the top of the mountain
-Jack saw beastie first
-Ralph went up with him
-the 2 boys both saw the beastie together
Themes – write out quotations that significantly develop
important themes (civilization to savagery, loss of identity,
destruction of innocence and idealism, the power of fear,
power and authority, etc.)
Loss of innocence, violence, treachery, betrayal, savagery, loss
of civilization, transformation, change, lust for power,
realization, conflict, primitivity, fear, youth, survival
This chapters shows the transition into the savage life that the
boys are now living. It also puts the pressure on Ralph as the
leader, even more than before. Because of the tension between
Jack and Ralph, Ralph has to make better decisions not just for
him, but for the better of the entire group
“the ground was turned over near the pig run and there were
droppings that steamed. Jack bent down to them as though he
loved them.” On page 112, this shows loss of civilization
because it shows how they are becoming less civilized and
they now find things normal that once would not want to do.
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Character Development - write out any
significant quotations that reveal a change in
character. Indicate what the change is and how it is
relevant to the text.
“”I hithim,” said Ralph indignantly. “I hit him with my
spear. I wounded him.””
This quote from Chapter 7, page 116, shows that even Ralph, who is
one of the remaining civilized boys, can unleash your inner savage. In
the quote Ralph says that he wounded the pig and by hunting with the
savage boys we is wounding the little bit of civilization within him.
“That was a good game.” In chapter 7, page 117, Jack says this and it
shows how low their state of mind is at this point in the novel. They do
not value the lives of animals and it foreshadows that they will not
value each others lives later in the book. Says “It was a good game.”
The character start to not value animals lives and it foreshadows that
they will stop valuing human lives.
“the desire to squeeze and hurt was overmastering” page 117, shows
that Ralph is starting to become like the hunters, he is not with piggy,
joins in their “game”, when he is in a different environment, the
temptation of him losing civilization becomes stronger
“they were dirty... the skin of the body, scurfy with brine” page 112
transformation of the boys becoming savage
“he would like to have a pair of scissors and cut his hair” represents
civilization
Literary Devices and Symbols – identify and
write out sentences that contain
SIGNIFICANT devices that contribute to
mood, irony, or might act as foreshadowing,
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etc.
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“Kill him! Kill him” on page 117, Robert was
struggling to kill the pig, symbolizesforeshadowing bc later
on they kill simon and piggy
“And the darkness and desperate enterprise gave the night a
kind of dentist’s chair unreality.” On page 124, they compare
the night as to being in a dentist chair. In a child’s
perspective, they would usually dread going to the dentist
and feared the dentist itself, so it shows that the boys were
scared
A symbol that we found in Chapter 7 is the pig. It symbolizes
their innocence or civilization that the boys are trying to kill,
which creates a solemn/somber mood