Period 3
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Lord of the Flies-Summery
Ralph realizes that the group is becoming more uncivilized, Jack constantly insists on hunting, and
despite his instincts, he still goes on to the hunt. They go hunting for a big boar, but during the chase it
gets away. Later Robert is nearly killed in a re-enactment of the hunt with Robert starring the boat.
Ralph begins to lose power, as Jack gains leverage from the hunt and with the group overall. Jack offers
to go onto the next hunt, as they climb a mountain, Jack gets terrified as he sees something. The other
boys climb up, terrified they run down the hill with the beastie right behind them.
Lord of the Flies - Questions
What escalates the struggle between Ralph and Jack?
How does jack gain more leverage compared to Ralph?
How does the boys savagery relate to the real world?
How does the almost murdered Robert contribute to the wilderness and the increasing savagery of the
group?
What turns Ralph into a savage?
WORD
Diminishing
PAGE #
135
Impassable
127
Antagonism
129
Scuttling
131
DEFINITION
Make someone or
something seem less
valuable or
impressive
Impossible to travel
over or along
active hostility or
opposition
run hurriedly
Spluttering
132
Spitting or choking
REASON/DISCUSSION
I chose this word
because I didn’t know
what is meant.
Didn’t know what it
stood for
Didn’t understand what
it meant exactly
Didn’t know what it
meant
Didn’t understand what
sounds
PAGE # & PARAGRAPH
“’I hit him! The spear stuck
in-‘….’’’He’s gone’’’ ‘’’ I hit
him”’, said Ralph again, ‘and
the spear stuck in a bit!’ He
felt the need of witness.
‘Didn’t you see me?’ Maurice
nodded” (124)
“’ He was coming along the
path. I threw like this-‘Robert
snarled at him. Ralph entered
into the play and everybody
laughed. Presently they were
all jabbing at Robert who
made mock
rushes……Robert squealed in
mock terror, then in real pain.
‘Ow! Stop it! You’re
hurting!’……Ralph carried
away by sudden thick
excitement, grabbed Eric’s
spear and jabbed at Robert
with it. ‘Kill him! Kill him!”’
(125)
“Ralph planned his toilet. He
would like to have a pair of
scissors cut this hair- he flung
the mass back-cut this filthy
hair right back to half an inch.
He would like to have a bath,
a proper wallow with soap.
He passed his tongue
experimentally over his teeth
and decided that a toothbrush
would come handy too. Then
there were his nails-Ralph
turned his hand over and
examined them. They were
bitten down.” (119)
it meant
REASON FOR PICKING
I chose this passage from the
story because it shows
Ralph’s character change for
example how he is starting to
become like Jack due to the
fact he is getting excited after
hunting and wounding a boar.
I chose this passage from the
story because it brings shock
and confusion to the reader,
this is because the reader
would have not expected such
savage like behaviour from
Ralph. They wouldn’t have
expected Ralph to get so
carried away like Jack and
almost killing Robert.
DISCUSSION
Why do you think Ralph was
so excited?
I chose this paragraph from
the story in particular because
it shows the length of time
they (Hunters) have been
stranded on the Island for, for
example in the paragraph it
states how Ralph wants his
filthy long hair back to short,
wants a proper bath and
wants a toothbrush to clean
his teeth.
If you were Ralph would you
be able to survive without
hygienic maintenance for a
long period of time? Why or
why not?
Would you have expected
such a behaviour from Ralph?
If so why?
1- in chapter 7 page 119 Ralph states "...he would like to have a bath, a proper wallow with soap.
He passes his tongue experimentally over his teeth and decided that a toothbrush would come in
handy too." This quote reminds me of the time i was at a dance competition and it was ten pm, I
was sweaty and really tired and I wanted nothing more than to change clothes, take a shower and
sleep but I couldn't because I forgot my hotel key and my parents could not take me back to the
hotel until eleven because the competition was not over and they were helping out. This is like
Ralph's situation because
I was in need of assistance that I could not provide on my own (a way home) and I really needed
to Shower like Ralph.
2- when Ralph, Jack and some other boys team up on Robert and start beating him up it reminds
me of the anti- bullying videos we hade to watch in school because there was always a boy who
was teamed up on like Robert and no one did anything to help/ save him.
Chapter 8
Gift for the Darkness Summary
In the eighth chapter called “Gift for the Darkness”, Ralph, Jack and Piggy are in distress over
the recent discovery that the beast is real and it is keeping them from the fire on the mountain.
Jack then questions Ralph’s ability to lead the group, so in an attempt to become leader jack
makes the children vote, after he is rejected jack furiously leaves the group along with Robert,
Roger, and Maurice. Ralphs group is then left troubled on their current state of affairs but their
spirits are lifted when piggy comes to the conclusion that they should build a fire on the beach.
Meanwhile jack and his group of boys go off hunting and find a mother pig with its young, they
attack the pig with spears, wounding it, and then chase it into the jungle. After some time
chasing, the pig finally gives in do to its pain. Jack and his posse kill it mercilessly, then leave its
head on a spike as an offering to the beast, they then make a plan to raid ralphs group and steal
their fire, all is watched by Simon. Back on the beach ralph and piggy lay on the sand, jack and
his group do as planned and steal a branch from their fire, putting it out in the process, Jack
offers them to join his group and have a feast, then disappears back into the island. Afterwards
ralph calls a meeting and tries to motivate his group but is at a loss for words, some of the
members are tempted by the though of eating meat. Meanwhile Simon is still tormented by the
pig head that he calls the “lord of the flies” and falls unconscious.
Connections:
This reading at first reminded me of “The Walking Dead” a television series. This reading
reminded me of this because Jack and Ralph are two leaders who are in disagreement on how the
group should be lead, causing jack to leave. A similar situation occurs in the second season of
the walking dead, two leaders Rick and Shane are in disagreement throughout most of the season
on how the group of survivors should be lead, in the end causing Rick to kill Shane.
Works Cited
Golding, William. "Gift for the Darkness." Lord of the Flies. New York: Coward-McCann, 1962.
136-59. Print.
Connector
I can connect to chapter 8 because in this chapter the boys are breaking up and taking sides.
Everyone wants to do everything differently there not woking as one big group anymore. this
connects to me because i have been in situations where people have taken sides and
everyone has wanted something different. When you get in tough situations usually people
either split or stick together. I was in tough situation. We split up because we were all fed up
with the situation and think differently. The people I was in a disagreement with reminded me of
jack, because they wanted it their way or no way and thought they were always right.
vocabulary
Contemptuously
Go up and see, said jack contemptuously, and good riddance. (page 136)
Definition- when you think someone or something is worth nothing. the word contemptuously is
about showing someone dislikes or disrespects.
Incomprehension
Simon broke off and turned to piggy who was looking at him with an expression of derisive
incomprehension. ( page 141)
Definition- don't understand something 100%
Obediently
Ralph rose obediently and piggy and they went to the platform.( page 137)
Definition -when you follow directions correctly with out complaing.
Astonished
Then simon stood up and took the conch from piggy who was so astonished that remained on his
feet. ( page 141)
Definition- much surprised
Sufficiently
The skirts of the forest and the scar were familiar near the conch and the shelters and sufficiently
friendly in day light. (page 143)
definition- just getting by or just enough.
Questioner/Discussion Director
Possible discussion questions or topics for today:
1. Why are the boys losing control? What is causing this? Have they been together for
too much time?
2. Are they going to do anything about the beastie? They know about it but are they
too scared to go into the forest and find it?
3. What are they going to do about jack? Are they going to get him under control or
just split up from him?
4. Is Piggy going to stand up for himself? Or will he keep letting Jack push him
around?
5. Will Ralph step down as leader? Or will he continue to be a leader?
Vocabulary Enricher
Blundered on page 219- to make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.
Thicket on page 204- a dense group of bushes or trees.
Inquisitive on page 205- unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying.
Inimical on page 207- tending to obstruct or harm.
Antiphonal on page 209- sung, recited, or played by two groups.
Ululation on page 210- is a long high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl.
Crepitation on page 216- a crackling or rattling sound.
The reason why I chose all these words is because most of these words are very difficult to
get.
Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness
1. Q: What is the exactly gift for the darkness?
A: Jack’s tribe hunts a black-pink maternal pig in the forest at night.
2. Q: What is Simon’s suggestion about what can be done to away from the beast after Jack
leaves?
A: Simon thinks that they ought to climb the mountain.
3. Q: “Ralph sat down and began to poke little holes in the sand. He was surprised to see
that one had a drop of blood on it”(144). What quote foreshadowed next in the book?
A: Blood represents violence and terror, it foreshadowed an immediacy killing would be
staged in the forest.
4. Q: What kinds of pigs does hunters found when they go into the forest?
A: Pigs, a sow with a row of piglets around her.
5. Q: Why author set the place where the sow fell have bright flowers and butterflies
dances? What the butterflies and flowers represents?
A: The glorious environment contrast with bloody killing, intensive shows how savage
the boys are. Butterflies and flowers represent the immortal soul.
6. Q: How Jack’s tribe gets fire to cooking the pig without Piggy’s glasses?
A: They paint their faces and scared the boys who are around the fire, then grab halfburnt branches and run away along the beach.
7. Q: “Piggy stood on the platform, the white conch gripped in his hands” (155) “’The Chief
has spoken’” (155). What two quotations tell us?
A: Jack and Ralph have broken up two groups officially; there are two chiefs on the
island.
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Summary: Simon is lost in the forest. Piggy and Ralph are wondering where he is. So they
checked at Jacks camp, and he wasn’t there. When they got there they were eating around the
fire, and Jacks group noticed Piggy and Ralph standing in the trees watching what was
happening. Jack called out to Piggy and Ralph and told them to eat some food that they have
made. Jack made sure everyone ate what they wanted to eat and that they were full. Then Jack
tried to make a deal with Piggy saying because Jack gave him food and that his hunter will
protect him from the beast that he wants one of them to join his tribe. Ralph says he is going to
join his tribe and goes to blow the conch it then starts to rain and Jack says for everyone to start
to dance. Roger became the pig in the middle of the dance and started charging at Jack who was
side stepping and the littl’uns ran and jumped on the outside of the circle. They then started
hearing things coming from the forest and yelling to kill the beast Simon then came through the
forest and was mistaken for the beast and was killed by Jacks tribe.
Let them go, “said Ralph, uneasily, “I don’t care.” Although Ralph said he doesn’t care
about people went to Jack’s party, he does care about his position in people’s heart. He is still
jealous about people went to Jack’s party and Jack is acting like a real leader. This is likes what
we have in our daily life, when someone take position for your place in school or home, you
won’t say anything from your mouth or say you won’t care about it, but in your deep heart, you
still feel uncomfortable. This is why people sometime is emotion.
Piggy and Ralph came to the edge of the grassy, platform and the boys, as they noticed
them, fell silent one by one only one boy next to Jack was talking, this situation is as same as
what we have in our life, hen someone has his party or meeting, when others came into
disturb. The atmosphere is very embarrassed. People usually will stop talking and attracted by
the people who came into and disturb, and keep their eyes on them.
Question/Discussion Director
How does Loss of Innocence the main theme?
Simon is missing and no one can find him.
Why does Jack feel chanting would save them from the storm?
Protect them from the rain and bring happiness to the tribe.
Why is the chapter called a view to death?
Simon gets killed by Ralph, Piggy, Jack and his tribe.
What is the main event in the chapter?
The main event is Simon being mistaken as a beastie and getting killed by everyone.
What motivates Ralph and Piggy to make the choices they make?
They chose to go to Jacks party to see if Simon was there. Maybe they were trying to protect
themselves from the beastie.
Chapter 10
Lord of the Flies- Chapter 10
Vocabulary Enricher/Word Wizard
Solemnly- grave, somber or mirthless
 I noticed when reading the chapter that the word was used more than once and
words like “somber” were used as well. This creates a gloomy and depressing
atmosphere for the chapter.
 Pg. 172,
Befouled- to make dirty or filthy
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 172
Gesticulating- to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with
or instead of speech
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 173
Rebuked- to express sharp, stern, disapproval of, reprimand
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 183
Dredge- to dig up
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 179
Lord of the Flies- Chapter 10
Connector
Connection to TV Show:
The events in Chapter 10 reminded me of The Walking Dead. Each season on The
Walking Dead, Rick and his group lose more and more of their humanity. In the most recent
episode they literally butchered Gareth and his group and felt justified in doing so. In the Lord of
the Flies the boys savagely murder Simon and then all of them act as if it was not a big deal at
all. In both storylines survival has come down to “Kill or be killed”.
Connection to Book:
It also reminded me of the book The Hunger Games. In that book humans are hunting
humans and in the Lord of the Flies Jack and his group are hunting humans as well.
Connection to World Events:
I also thought about the recent ISIS attacks. They have posted videos of the beheadings
for the world to see and to show their power. In the Lord of the Flies the boys stick the butchered
pig’s head on a stick and leave it for all to see.
Lord of the Flies- Chapter 10
Vocabulary Enricher/Word Wizard
Solemnly- grave, somber or mirthless
 I noticed when reading the chapter that the word was used more than once and
words like “somber” were used as well. This creates a gloomy and depressing
atmosphere for the chapter.
 Pg. 172,
Befouled- to make dirty or filthy
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 172
Gesticulating- to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with
or instead of speech
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 173
Rebuked- to express sharp, stern, disapproval of, reprimand
 I didn’t know what the word meant.
 Pg. 183
Lord of the Flies- Chapter 10
Connector
Connection to TV Show:
The events in Chapter 10 reminded me of The Walking Dead. Each season on The
Walking Dead, Rick and his group lose more and more of their humanity. In the most recent
episode they literally butchered Gareth and his group and felt justified in doing so. In the Lord of
the Flies the boys savagely murder Simon and then all of them act as if it was not a big deal at
all. In both storylines survival has come down to “Kill or be killed”.
Connection to Book:
It also reminded me of the book The Hunger Games. In that book humans are hunting
humans and in the Lord of the Flies Jack and his group are hunting humans as well.
Connection to World Events:
I also thought about the recent ISIS attacks. They have posted videos of the beheadings
for the world to see and to show their power. In the Lord of the Flies the boys stick the butchered
pig’s head on a stick and leave it for all to see.
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 - Serena
Summary:
Ralph realizes everyone has joined Jacks group now except for him, Piggy, and Samneric and a
few of the littluns. In the previous chapter they had killed Simon thinking he was the beast. The
four in Ralph’s group, proclaim they all left the feast before the murder happened so they would
try to convince the others that they weren't apart of the killing, although they knew that they
were there and took part in it. Jack has become the leader of his group and they have lost most of
their civilization by now. Jack had one of his boys from his group tie up someone for Jack to beat
because he made him angry. They have become obsessed with hunting things and the thought of
killing living things and beating them. One of the hunters from Jacks group attacks the shelter
that Piggy was in while they were sleeping, Ralph steps up and beats the hunter, biting his
fingers and beating his face. Piggy protects the conch from someone stealing it, meanwhile Jack
steals Piggy’s glasses to use for his own needs.
Key Points:
1. The boys in Ralph’s group try to come up with ways to defend themselves for what
happened to Simon.
2. Robert ties up Wilfred to be beaten by Jack
3. Jacks group attacks Piggy’s shelter while he is sleeping
4. Ralph beats a guy from Ralph's group
5. The title to this chapter is somewhat irrelevant-there is not really a point to the conch
anymore because they have all separated, no reason to call everyone together or to be used to talk
Connections:
When Ralph looses it and beats up the boy from Jacks group it seems as if he lost it at this point.
It seemed as if all the anger that has been built up from the frustration and responsibility that he
has felt is all on him and the fear and at that moment is when it all came out. He completely lost
it, and took everything out on the boy and beat him to the extreme. This reminds me of what
happens a lot of the time to everyone, we get stressed out and worried and frustrated and angry
and a bunch of other things and all the builds up and sometimes we let it build up for too long
and one day it all comes out. Everyone has a different way of showing it though; some cry, some
scream, some people punch walls, some people write about it etc. As for Ralph he lost it on the
guy, although this seemed so violent and vicious it’s understandable. They have been on that
island now for a long time without adults and little knowledge because they are young and it is
far from easy so it finally came out. Another thing this chapter reminds me of is how some
people loose their sanity to get what they want and that is what is happening with Jack. He has
lost his civilization and respect for everything to get to be the one on top.
Chapter 11
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 11
Summarizer
After Jack’s tribe stole Piggy’s glasses, Ralph and Piggy struggle to make a fire on the beach.
They plan to go to Jack’s tribe and demand for the glasses back. However, when they arrive,
things don’t go exactly as planned. Jack refuses to give up the glasses and he and Ralph start to
fight. Ralph continues to explain to the boys the significance of the signal fire and being rescued.
Jack doesn’t care to listen, and orders his guards to tie up Sam and Eric. This infuriates Ralph
and the two face off in another fight. Piggy cries in agony and suddenly, Roger pushes a boulder
from the top of the mountain. It rolls down and after ralph dodges it, it strikes Piggy. The conch
that Piggy’s holding crushes into pieces and he falls down the mountain where he faces death
down at the rocks underneath. The boys then spear Ralph before he runs off into the jungle
alone, and they force Sam and Eric to join their tribe.
Questioner/ Discussion Director
1. Is Jack there for the group?
2. Is he a savage yet?
3. Why is he addicted to killing pigs
4. Why is Jack against rules/conch
5. Does Jack like piggy? Why or why not
6. Whose a better leader Jack or Ralph? Why?
Connected
Own experiences:
• being a leader like Ralph
• team work
• arguments with someone
At school or in my community:
• different groups i school get into fights
• people bullying others
Stories in the news:
• people getting in plane crashes
• lost children
• deaths
Similar events at other time and places:
•arguments
•challenges
•different generations experiencing the same thing (ex:80 vs 90s)
Other people or problems that you are reminded of?
• having to do new things without a parents help
• being excluded
Between this book and other writings on the same topic or by the same author?
• lost
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 11
Vocabulary Enricher
 Luminous (p. 187) – bright or shining light, especially in darkness
 Myopia (p. 187) – lack of imagination, intellectual insight
 Multitudinous (p. 191) – very numerous
 Propitiating (p. 192) – win or regain the favour by doing something that pleases them
 Impentrable (p. 193) – Impossible to enter through
 Pinnacle (p. 193) – high, pointed rock
 Snigger (p.193) – a snicker, disrespectful laugh
 Diminish (p. 194) – make something less valuable/important
 Cessation (p.198) – the fact that something’s being brought to an end
Questioner
1. When Piggy holds up the conch and tries to tell the boys to stop fighting, Roger pushes over a
boulder that lands on Piggy and shatters the conch.
2. Ralph and Piggy decide to visit Jack's camp because Piggy was tired of being blind and
wanted to demand for Jack to give him back his 'specs'.
3. The reaction that Jack's tribe gave Ralph's talk of rescue was a large amount of laughter.
4. When Roger 'edges' past the cheif, he really intends to push him.
5. The irony to Piggy's question, "What more can [Jack] do than he has?" is that in the encounter
later on in the chapter, Piggy dies and Jack starts a fight with Ralph.
Discussion
1. Whose death was more upsetting? Simon's or Piggy? Why?
2. Why do you think Roger pushed the boulder over?
3. Do you think it was weak of Ralph to run into the forest and escape his fight with Jack?
4. Why do you think 'Samneric' didn't join the tribe?
Chapter 11
Connector
>
When Piggy dies, I noticed that he died without being truly introduced with his real
(Birth) name. This can connect to our everyday world where in third world countries,
people die daily without anyone knowing their name.
>
Also Piggy didn’t get to talk much because everyone just thought of him as a fatty that
had no values for intellect. So they just dismissed his ideas that could have potentially
saved the group many times. This connects to everyday life because many people in the
world around us are judged by their “cover”.
>
The title of this book, “The Lord of the Flies” connects to religion as it is a near direct
reference to the devil or to evilness.
>
The conch reminds me of a dinner bell because when the conch is blow (the dinner bell is
rung) everyone gathers as a group.
Lucas Cunha
In group with Jade and Madison
Chapter 12
Lord of the Flies Chapter 12 Summary
Ralph is nervously hiding from the boys taking over the island. Ralph is mourning over the
deaths of Piggy and Simon. Ralph sneakily goes to the Castle Rock and comes across Sam and
Eric. Ralph talks with the twins for a bit, and unfortunately the twins don’t want to join Ralph.
Jack sends a group of people to search for Ralph, and attempts to get Ralph to appear by
fumigating the area and forcing him out. As hours pass by, an officer comes across Ralph and
Ralph along with his hunters is saved from the island.
Key Points:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Simon and Piggy have been killed
They send everyone after Ralph, who is hiding
They meet with an officer
They are found from the smoke that they made
I can connect Lord of the Flies, to the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet is a book about
a 13 year old boy, Brian, who crashes a plane on an island by himself with nothing but a hatchet.
He survives on the island making his own shelter and food. Near the end of the book he gets
saved by a rescue plane. This connects to Lord of the Flies because Brian is isolated on an island,
just like Jack, Piggy, and others who are alone on the island as well. Also, Brian has to survive
and gather shelter and food on his own, which is how Piggy and Jack have to live.
Vocabulary Enricher/ Word Wizard
Tendril: A twisting type of twining plant like a grapevine
Inquisitive: To be curious and interested in something not always concerned with you
Ululation: An awful howl or scream
Triumphantly: To be victorious and be successful in something
Antiphonal: A song recited or played alternately by two groups
Connections – Matt D
The T.V. series “LOST” is loosely based on “The Lord of the Flies” but I couldn’t
remember a part in lost when they grabbed a person and started killing them by putting their
teeth into their neck, so I decided that this reminded me of the first three episodes of season five
of “The Walking Dead.” The Hunters which in this case are the equivalent of the Therminians, or
Thermites, and when the Hunters went to get Simon thinking he was a beastie they killed him
sunk their teeth in to him and that is pretty much, if not entirely, cannibalism. The Therminians,
or Thermites, did the exact same thing to the main group, when they held them captive and then
started to kill the other groups to use as meat. Then when the main group escaped the Thermites
found them and stole one of their people. Later on you find out that they cut off his leg and
started eating it in front of him and more useless points that I don’t need to mention. The main
point is that the Thermites and the Hunters are the same in chapter nine except the Hunters kill
thinking it’s a beastie or for fun, the Thermites kill for food and to live.
-The television show 'lost' shares the premise of this book, 'Lord of the flies'. In both works a
group of people are stranded on an island.
-Piggy dies without his name being revealed just like how some people in the world will treat
others as just a label instead of like the person they are.
-In the book of 'Exodus', Moses is angered by the idol made while he was away and he destroys
the idol in a fit of rage similarly to when Jack discovers the idol and destroys it.
-There is a struggle for power on the island like the struggle in many political situations around
the world. This situations have gotten violent before like how the conflict between escalates.
Lord Of The Flies Questions
2. "How does Ralph learn of Jack's plan for him?"
Ralph finds out about Jacks plan during the night when he goes to castle rock and sees Sam and
Eric, because Sam and Eric tell him.
3. "Describe the detail of Ralphs flight across the island"
Ralphs "flight" across the island is him fearfully running through the forest away from the
hunters to get to the shore.
4. "Why is Percival unable to remember his name?"
Percival is unable to remember his name because of how long they have been on the island, and
because the smaller children are brushed aside and arent really adressed at all.
5. "Why does Ralph weep? How do the boys respond?"
While Ralph is weeping, the others boys cry. In the authors words Ralph cries for the "for the
end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend
called Piggy."
7. "Sam and Eric tell Ralph that Jack has sharpened a stick at both ends. What does Jack intend
to do to Ralph?"
Jack intends to cut off Ralphs head and put it on the top end of the stick then leave it in the
ground, just as he did with the Lord Of The Flies effigy.
8. "What is the better show the Navel officer thought the British boys should have made? Do you
think that the boys would have made a better show if Jack had not been there?"
The show is just referring to how the boys acted. In short no, I don’t think they would have made
a better show. I don’t think they would've made a better show because Roger would still be on
the island. Now I do think they would've been civilized for a longer period of time but in the end
I feel like Roger would've taken Jacks place only he would've been a more brutal version of Jack.
Questioner/Discussion
1. Do you feel it was a fitting end?
2. What was the overall theme?
3. Did the ending fit the theme?
4. Close to the end of the chapter we see Ralph cry, do you think it was fitting to his
character?
5. Do you think that this point they would've realistically been found? Given the
circumstances do you think that realistically in todays society the average person
would've brought the boys back to civilization or left them there?
Chapter 12: questions
1. The irony of the fire is that it finally attracted help even though that's not what the fire was
intended to do that time. It was also ironic that when Jack finally starts a fire it attracts rescue
and maybe if Jack had watched the fire they would have been rescued sooner.
6. Ralph breaks the pig skull because he feels it's looking at him in a way that suggests it knows
all the answers Ralph needs but won't tell him. Ralph is angered by this because he feels the pig
skull idol thinks it knows more than him and in a fit Ralph attacks the pig skull idol.
Noah Pereira
Ms. Tapper
ENG2DI-03
October 31 2014
Lord Of The Flies Questions
2. "How does Ralph learn of Jack's plan for him?"
Ralph finds out about Jacks plan during the night when he goes to castle rock and sees Sam and
Eric, because Sam and Eric tell him.
3. "Describe the detail of Ralphs flight across the island"
Ralphs "flight" across the island is him fearfully running through the forest away from the
hunters to get to the shore.
4. "Why is Percival unable to remember his name?"
Percival is unable to remember his name because of how long they have been on the island, and
because the smaller children are brushed aside and arent really adressed at all.
5. "Why does Ralph weep? How do the boys respond?"
While Ralph is weeping, the others boys cry. In the authors words Ralph cries for the "for the
end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend
called Piggy."
7. "Sam and Eric tell Ralph that Jack has sharpened a stick at both ends. What does Jack intend
to do to Ralph?"
Jack intends to cut off Ralphs head and put it on the top end of the stick then leave it in the
ground, just as he did with the Lord Of The Flies effigy.
8. "What is the better show the Navel officer thought the British boys should have made? Do you
think that the boys would have made a better show if Jack had not been there?"
The show is just referring to how the boys acted. In short no, I don’t think they would have made
a better show. I don’t think they would've made a better show because Roger would still be on
the island. Now I do think they would've been civilized for a longer period of time but in the end
I feel like Roger would've taken Jacks place only he would've been a more brutal version of Jack.
Questioner/Discussion
1. Do you feel it was a fitting end?
2. What was the overall theme?
3. Did the ending fit the theme?
4. Close to the end of the chapter we see Ralph cry, do you think it was fitting to his
character?
5. Do you think that this point they would've realistically been found? Given the
circumstances do you think that realistically in todays society the average person
would've brought the boys back to civilization or left them there?