(: LORD OF THE FLIES PREDICTION :)
In the book"Lord of the Flies", a group of British schoolboys are stranded in a tropical,uncharted island.
The book cover tells me that either the flies in the island are enlarged or the boys have shrinked due to an unknown cause.
CHAPTER 1
How does Ralph feel about Piggy in this first chapter?
Ralph thinks that Piggy is just a piece of garbage. He thinks Piggy is of no use in the island and does not respect him.
How is Jack described?
In the book, Jack is described as a mean, frustrated survivor of the plane crash.He is tall, thin and bony with a crumpled and freckled face.
Who is portrayed as being the most adult-like? How?
Piggy, because he is often the one to resolve problems. His looks and behavior resemble that of an adult and he often says"what grownups would do" when it comes to things that the other boys don't know about.
CHAPTER 2
What kind of fire is needed, and what is actually made?
The boys plan on making a small fire at first but it turns out to be a big fire that kills one of the boys and burns a substantial amount of the island.
At the beginning of Ch. 2, Ralph looks over at Piggy before starting. Why? What might he want from Piggy?
Ralph looks at Piggy at the beginning of chapter 2 to start a fire with Piggy's glasses. The fire could be used for warmth, cooking, and to alert a nearby boat or ship.
"You got your small fire all right." Explain and comment upon this statement.
Piggy tells that to Jack sarcastically because the fire has spread to a large section of the island, burning everything in its path.
CHAPTER 3
What on earth is Jack doing, crawling about on all fours, sniffing?
Jack is acting weird because he is hunting. If he makes noise then the animals will get alert and run away. Jack wants food very badly, more than getting rescued from the island.
Outline Jack's reaction to Ralph's comment"The best thing we can do is get ourselves rescued".
Jack doesn't care about getting rescued. All he cares about is getting meat.
Jack and Ralph have a lot of tension between them. What is going on? What are the triggers for each boy? Describe, in some detail, their antagonism and its (temporary) resolution.
There is a lot of tension between Jack and Ralph because they want to be superior of each other and they have different ideas which they want the boys to follow.The trigger of Ralph is Jack wants to get meat. Jack's trigger is that Ralph wants to build houses.
CHAPTER 4
"You let the fire out" is all Ralph can say for a while. Why?
It's because they just missed a ship that sailed past the island. If the fire was burning, then the people in the ship would have seen it and would have come to rescue the boys
Johnny seems to be a natural jerk, especially towards Percival. Does this sort of belligerence occur in the "real world"?
Of course, especially to people who are different from people like Johnny. People like this are hated by real life Johnnies. Real life life Johnnies only treat people who are like them nicely.
What kind of signals are REALLY needed to get a ship's attention?
A fire or smoke, loud noise, how inviting or beautiful the place looks.
CHAPTER 5
Why does Ralph call an assembly? Why do you think things are “breaking up”?
Ralph calls an assembly because he is not happy with the boys. The boys seem to be breaking up and everyone's doing their own thing, like Jack is hunting, Ralph and Simon are building houses, and the little ones are playing.
Consider the discussion of the beast. What do you think the beast represents? Do you think the beast really exists?
I think the beast represents a snake or something like that based on the description in the book. Yes, I think the beast really exists because the island is deserted and hardly anyone anyone knows about it.
How is Ralph feeling about his ability to lead the boys at the end of the chapter?
He doesn't feel like the leader of the boys anymore because no one pays attention to him. Jack is hunting and the other boys aren't working as Ralph instructed them to.
CHAPTER 6
None of the boys, not even Ralph or Jack, doubts for a moment that Sam and Eric have indeed seen a beast. Why are they all so ready to accept the presence of such a beast?
No one doubts Sam and Eric about the beast because they are not on of the little ones. They are older and have come through the "imaging things" phase. They are mature now.
Simon comments to Ralph that he doesn’t believe in the beast. Recall his earlier inability to imagine the beast that the twins described and his image of a heroic and sick human. Is it likely that anyone else will agree with him? Why or why not? Is Simon’s disbelief reasonable?
Nothing's wrong with Simon not believing that a beast exists in the island. After all, he is human. Not a robot that agrees with everyone. I think all the little ones believe in Sam and Eric because they are children who don't know the real world yet and can be convinced to believe in something easily.
Recall Jack’s ideas for the newly explored part of the island. Why do you think Jack is thinking these terms? Does he seem frightened about anything? Why do you think the boys would have need of a fort? What would it defend them from?
Jack wants the newly explored part of the island for hunting. But he is afraid the beast may be living there or something else that may hurt him.
The boys need a fort for protection from wild animals and what they believe"beastie".
CHAPTER 7
Ralph "...might undertake the adventure of washing (his shirt). Tell me about Ralph's life before the crash.
Ralph was living a good life before the crash. He was living in cottage. He was living with his dad and his mom was dead. He had a lot of books.
Talk about clothes. What is happening to clothes on the island? How is the relationship to clothes mirrored in other social changes that emerge now, stealthily, in the novel?
The clothes are getting dirty. This tells us that the society is breaking up. Hardly anyone is doing work and no one is following the rules.
What caused the "Kind of plop" noise that so frightened Jack?
The plop noise was from a frog hopping on the ground. They were heading towards the mountain that Sam and Eric said the beast lived. Jack thought it was the beast so he was frightened.
CHAPTER 8
Jack says "He isn't a hunter, he isn't a prefect and he doesn't get us meat." In Jack's mind these seem to be the qualities of Chieftainship. What's happened recently that Jack feels he has the right and the ability to make these comments in public?
Jack makes these comments because Ralph couldn't kill the pig.
Part way through chapter 8, SImon says perhaps with the clarity of youth, "What else is there to do?" What specifically is Simon talking about doing?
Simon said"what else is there to do?" because he wanted to go up to the mountain and see if a beast thing really exists. He thought it didnt exist.
After Jack leaves the group, what changes inside Piggy? Why?
After Jack leaves the group, everone starts paying heed to Piggy. When he was there, everyone will avoid Piggy and make fun of him. Piggy feels more self-confident now that Jack is gone.
CHAPTER 9-10
Analyze Simon's activities towards, and treatment of, the dead airman which reveals Simon's compassion?
In the starting of this chapter, Simon heads to the mountain and finds a dead man, which is actually the'greatly feared' beast. Simon, full of compassion, frees the parachute lines from the rocks.
At the beginning of Chapter 10, Ralph comes out of the trees and sits with Piggy. After a little bit of very serious kidding around, Ralph raises the issue of Simon's murder, and Piggy remonstrates saying "It was dark. There was that bloody dance. There was lightening. We was scared. It wasn't what you said." Ralph says "Oh Piggy" in a voice which is more a low moan than a voice. What do you think has been going through Ralph's head, especially with that low, almost-moan of "Oh Piggy"?
What happened at the dance that night was very saddening for everyone, especially Ralph.Piggy tried to cheer him up. Ralph said in a low moan voice"Oh Piggy". Lot of thing had gone through Ralph's head thatt day. I think one of them is Ralph thinks he was the cause of Ralph's death. Everyone knows he was a part of the dance, so he was a part of Simon's horrible death.
In chapter 10, Jack talks a lot about safety and security and that sort of thing after he has beaten Wilfred, whom he has tortured by tying up and forced to wait for an uncertain fate. During the discussion he gives specific instructions to the rest of the crew, his merry little band of hunters (Jack's band is a parody of Robin Hood and his Merry men) to leave the head behind for the beast. Read this section again, trying to get a feeling for how the other boys are reacting to the memory of the beast and what it did. Why does Jack still want the others to believe that the beast still exists? What function does the beast serve now for Jack?
Jack convinves the boys to remain believing that a beast exists and makes them build a hideout for safety. He does this so that the boys will come to him instead of Ralph since Jack is a better hunter and also for getting the boys to do what he says.
For most of the boys, what are the reasons they want a chief? What does a chief do for them?
Main reason is to bring order and get things done faster. The chief will give everyone different things to do and maintain rules and regulations.
CHAPTER 11-12
Describe Jack's reaction to Piggy being killed by the falling rock.
Jack was not worried at all about Piggy's death. In fact, he goes against him and says"See?See?That's what you will get.I meant that that!" on page 181.
What does Piggy's death symbolize in terms of civility?
Piggy acted was the most adult-like boy in the whole group. Without his ideas, the boys wouldn't have survived in that island this far. After Piggy's death , the boys became more savage. Piggy's death marked the decline of civility for the boys.
How has Jack probably made Ralph into the new (or next) beast? How does Ralph know about this? (Think about his discussions in a frenzied whisper with Sam'n'eric).
Jack makes Ralph the beast by telling others that Ralph will ruin all the fun. Ralph comes to know about this from Sam'n'eric. They tell him that the best thing to do is to get away from Jack and his lot as soon a s possible.
Describe your feelings towards the boys, at this moment, as a reader.
As of this moment, I think that all the boys except Ralph,Piggy and Sam'n'eric have gone comeplety crazy! Jack should be killed because he causes all the problems and he tries to kill Ralph. All the boys are cannibals now and some are following Jack. That makes it worse.
While Ralph cries, the officer turns away. This is often done in our society. What does the officer expect Ralph to do? Do you think Ralph can do it? How about little Percival?
When Ralph cries, the officer turns away because he is expected to forget all that has happened on the island and start over again. Ralph will be able to forget it because he is older and understands the bitter truth of life-that it has good things as well as bad things.Ralph has also gone through his mom's death. So i think he can do it. But for Percival, it's a different story because he is young. Everyone would have adjusted for him and his mom was there to always protect him. So this is not a very good time for going through a death for Percival.
At the end of the novel Ralph cries. What is he crying for?
Ralph was crying beause of Simon and Piggy's horrible deaths. They were his closest friends in the whole group. Simon was the only one working with Ralph on the houses when the others were either swimming or hunting. Piggy was always humble to Ralph and never joined Jack.
He was also crying about how a person who has never done harm can turn into a savage and kill his own friend.
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The book cover tells me that either the flies in the island are enlarged or the boys have shrinked due to an unknown cause.
CHAPTER 1
How does Ralph feel about Piggy in this first chapter?
Ralph thinks that Piggy is just a piece of garbage. He thinks Piggy is of no use in the island and does not respect him.
How is Jack described?
In the book, Jack is described as a mean, frustrated survivor of the plane crash.He is tall, thin and bony with a crumpled and freckled face.
Who is portrayed as being the most adult-like? How?
Piggy, because he is often the one to resolve problems. His looks and behavior resemble that of an adult and he often says"what grownups would do" when it comes to things that the other boys don't know about.
CHAPTER 2
What kind of fire is needed, and what is actually made?
The boys plan on making a small fire at first but it turns out to be a big fire that kills one of the boys and burns a substantial amount of the island.
At the beginning of Ch. 2, Ralph looks over at Piggy before starting. Why? What might he want from Piggy?
Ralph looks at Piggy at the beginning of chapter 2 to start a fire with Piggy's glasses. The fire could be used for warmth, cooking, and to alert a nearby boat or ship.
"You got your small fire all right." Explain and comment upon this statement.
Piggy tells that to Jack sarcastically because the fire has spread to a large section of the island, burning everything in its path.
CHAPTER 3
What on earth is Jack doing, crawling about on all fours, sniffing?
Jack is acting weird because he is hunting. If he makes noise then the animals will get alert and run away. Jack wants food very badly, more than getting rescued from the island.
Outline Jack's reaction to Ralph's comment"The best thing we can do is get ourselves rescued".
Jack doesn't care about getting rescued. All he cares about is getting meat.
Jack and Ralph have a lot of tension between them. What is going on? What are the triggers for each boy? Describe, in some detail, their antagonism and its (temporary) resolution.
There is a lot of tension between Jack and Ralph because they want to be superior of each other and they have different ideas which they want the boys to follow.The trigger of Ralph is Jack wants to get meat. Jack's trigger is that Ralph wants to build houses.
CHAPTER 4
"You let the fire out" is all Ralph can say for a while. Why?
It's because they just missed a ship that sailed past the island. If the fire was burning, then the people in the ship would have seen it and would have come to rescue the boys
Johnny seems to be a natural jerk, especially towards Percival. Does this sort of belligerence occur in the "real world"?
Of course, especially to people who are different from people like Johnny. People like this are hated by real life Johnnies. Real life life Johnnies only treat people who are like them nicely.
What kind of signals are REALLY needed to get a ship's attention?
A fire or smoke, loud noise, how inviting or beautiful the place looks.
CHAPTER 5
Why does Ralph call an assembly? Why do you think things are “breaking up”?
Ralph calls an assembly because he is not happy with the boys. The boys seem to be breaking up and everyone's doing their own thing, like Jack is hunting, Ralph and Simon are building houses, and the little ones are playing.
Consider the discussion of the beast. What do you think the beast represents? Do you think the beast really exists?
I think the beast represents a snake or something like that based on the description in the book. Yes, I think the beast really exists because the island is deserted and hardly anyone anyone knows about it.
How is Ralph feeling about his ability to lead the boys at the end of the chapter?
He doesn't feel like the leader of the boys anymore because no one pays attention to him. Jack is hunting and the other boys aren't working as Ralph instructed them to.
CHAPTER 6
None of the boys, not even Ralph or Jack, doubts for a moment that Sam and Eric have indeed seen a beast. Why are they all so ready to accept the presence of such a beast?
No one doubts Sam and Eric about the beast because they are not on of the little ones. They are older and have come through the "imaging things" phase. They are mature now.
Simon comments to Ralph that he doesn’t believe in the beast. Recall his earlier inability to imagine the beast that the twins described and his image of a heroic and sick human. Is it likely that anyone else will agree with him? Why or why not? Is Simon’s disbelief reasonable?
Nothing's wrong with Simon not believing that a beast exists in the island. After all, he is human. Not a robot that agrees with everyone. I think all the little ones believe in Sam and Eric because they are children who don't know the real world yet and can be convinced to believe in something easily.
Recall Jack’s ideas for the newly explored part of the island. Why do you think Jack is thinking these terms? Does he seem frightened about anything? Why do you think the boys would have need of a fort? What would it defend them from?
Jack wants the newly explored part of the island for hunting. But he is afraid the beast may be living there or something else that may hurt him.
The boys need a fort for protection from wild animals and what they believe"beastie".
CHAPTER 7
Ralph "...might undertake the adventure of washing (his shirt). Tell me about Ralph's life before the crash.
Ralph was living a good life before the crash. He was living in cottage. He was living with his dad and his mom was dead. He had a lot of books.
Talk about clothes. What is happening to clothes on the island? How is the relationship to clothes mirrored in other social changes that emerge now, stealthily, in the novel?
The clothes are getting dirty. This tells us that the society is breaking up. Hardly anyone is doing work and no one is following the rules.
What caused the "Kind of plop" noise that so frightened Jack?
The plop noise was from a frog hopping on the ground. They were heading towards the mountain that Sam and Eric said the beast lived. Jack thought it was the beast so he was frightened.
CHAPTER 8
Jack says "He isn't a hunter, he isn't a prefect and he doesn't get us meat." In Jack's mind these seem to be the qualities of Chieftainship. What's happened recently that Jack feels he has the right and the ability to make these comments in public?
Jack makes these comments because Ralph couldn't kill the pig.
Part way through chapter 8, SImon says perhaps with the clarity of youth, "What else is there to do?" What specifically is Simon talking about doing?
Simon said"what else is there to do?" because he wanted to go up to the mountain and see if a beast thing really exists. He thought it didnt exist.
After Jack leaves the group, what changes inside Piggy? Why?
After Jack leaves the group, everone starts paying heed to Piggy. When he was there, everyone will avoid Piggy and make fun of him. Piggy feels more self-confident now that Jack is gone.
CHAPTER 9-10
Analyze Simon's activities towards, and treatment of, the dead airman which reveals Simon's compassion?
In the starting of this chapter, Simon heads to the mountain and finds a dead man, which is actually the'greatly feared' beast. Simon, full of compassion, frees the parachute lines from the rocks.
At the beginning of Chapter 10, Ralph comes out of the trees and sits with Piggy. After a little bit of very serious kidding around, Ralph raises the issue of Simon's murder, and Piggy remonstrates saying "It was dark. There was that bloody dance. There was lightening. We was scared. It wasn't what you said." Ralph says "Oh Piggy" in a voice which is more a low moan than a voice. What do you think has been going through Ralph's head, especially with that low, almost-moan of "Oh Piggy"?
What happened at the dance that night was very saddening for everyone, especially Ralph.Piggy tried to cheer him up. Ralph said in a low moan voice"Oh Piggy". Lot of thing had gone through Ralph's head thatt day. I think one of them is Ralph thinks he was the cause of Ralph's death. Everyone knows he was a part of the dance, so he was a part of Simon's horrible death.
In chapter 10, Jack talks a lot about safety and security and that sort of thing after he has beaten Wilfred, whom he has tortured by tying up and forced to wait for an uncertain fate. During the discussion he gives specific instructions to the rest of the crew, his merry little band of hunters (Jack's band is a parody of Robin Hood and his Merry men) to leave the head behind for the beast. Read this section again, trying to get a feeling for how the other boys are reacting to the memory of the beast and what it did. Why does Jack still want the others to believe that the beast still exists? What function does the beast serve now for Jack?
Jack convinves the boys to remain believing that a beast exists and makes them build a hideout for safety. He does this so that the boys will come to him instead of Ralph since Jack is a better hunter and also for getting the boys to do what he says.
For most of the boys, what are the reasons they want a chief? What does a chief do for them?
Main reason is to bring order and get things done faster. The chief will give everyone different things to do and maintain rules and regulations.
CHAPTER 11-12
Describe Jack's reaction to Piggy being killed by the falling rock.
Jack was not worried at all about Piggy's death. In fact, he goes against him and says"See?See?That's what you will get.I meant that that!" on page 181.
What does Piggy's death symbolize in terms of civility?
Piggy acted was the most adult-like boy in the whole group. Without his ideas, the boys wouldn't have survived in that island this far. After Piggy's death , the boys became more savage. Piggy's death marked the decline of civility for the boys.
How has Jack probably made Ralph into the new (or next) beast? How does Ralph know about this? (Think about his discussions in a frenzied whisper with Sam'n'eric).
Jack makes Ralph the beast by telling others that Ralph will ruin all the fun. Ralph comes to know about this from Sam'n'eric. They tell him that the best thing to do is to get away from Jack and his lot as soon a s possible.
Describe your feelings towards the boys, at this moment, as a reader.
As of this moment, I think that all the boys except Ralph,Piggy and Sam'n'eric have gone comeplety crazy! Jack should be killed because he causes all the problems and he tries to kill Ralph. All the boys are cannibals now and some are following Jack. That makes it worse.
While Ralph cries, the officer turns away. This is often done in our society. What does the officer expect Ralph to do? Do you think Ralph can do it? How about little Percival?
When Ralph cries, the officer turns away because he is expected to forget all that has happened on the island and start over again. Ralph will be able to forget it because he is older and understands the bitter truth of life-that it has good things as well as bad things.Ralph has also gone through his mom's death. So i think he can do it. But for Percival, it's a different story because he is young. Everyone would have adjusted for him and his mom was there to always protect him. So this is not a very good time for going through a death for Percival.
At the end of the novel Ralph cries. What is he crying for?
Ralph was crying beause of Simon and Piggy's horrible deaths. They were his closest friends in the whole group. Simon was the only one working with Ralph on the houses when the others were either swimming or hunting. Piggy was always humble to Ralph and never joined Jack.
He was also crying about how a person who has never done harm can turn into a savage and kill his own friend.
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