HW SET 1: BASED ON CHAPTERS 5 TO 8:
to be put up on the blog by 04 October
Chapter 5:
“Beast from Water”
1. What change has come over Ralph as a result of the signal
fire incident? How have his values
changed?
2. What points does Ralph make at the meeting? What general
point does he make that he wants
people to discuss? Why are these points so significant?
3. What does Jack say in response to Ralph‟s comments? Why
do you think Ralph is shocked?
4. What does Piggy mean by his claim that “life is
scientific”? What does he mean when he suggests
that “there isn‟t no fear, either[…]unless we get frightened
of people”?
5. What does Percival say when Jack asks him where the beast
lives? Why do you think he says this?
6. What does Simon say about the beast, and what do you
think he means? How does everyone else
react to what he says?
7. Why are the rules so important to Ralph? What are the
consequences of breaking them?
8. Why does Piggy say that Ralph should blow the conch to
call everyone back, and why does Ralph decide not to?
Chapter 6:
“Beast from Air”
1. What is the “beast from air”? How is it appropriate that
the boys mistake it for a beast—what
connection does it have with the novel‟s themes, and what
does it symbolize?
2. What does Sam and Eric‟s description of the beast tell us
about human psychology?
3. How does Ralph overcome Jack‟s challenge during the
discussion about what to do about the beast?
4. What significant thoughts does Simon have about the beast
while the boys are walking to the
“castle”?
5. Why do you think Ralph doesn‟t really expect to encounter
the beast?
6. How do most of the boys react to their discovery of the
“castle”? What foreshadowing takes place
at the end of the chapter?
Chapter 7: “Shadows
and Tall Trees”
1. What embarrassing thing does Ralph say to himself near
the beginning of the chapter that he‟s afraid someone might have overheard? What does he mean by it? What
change in Ralph does the act of talking to himself demonstrate?
2. What does Simon say to Ralph that makes them both smile?
Think carefully about Simon‟s choice of words—do you think it foreshadows something that might
happen later in the novel?
3. What disturbing thing do the group of hunters and Ralph
do immediately after their encounter with
the pig? How is Ralph‟s behavior surprising? What does this
behavior foreshadow?
4. Why do you think Simon is so eager to volunteer to go
across the island to tell Piggy and the littluns what they‟re doing?
5. Why do you think Jack insists on going up the mountain to
look for the beast even though it‟s
already dark when they arrive? What internal conflict does
Ralph feel about the decision to go up the
mountain in the dark?
6. Why do you think Golding (the author) plotted the story
so that the boys would go up the mountain
in the dark?
Chapter 8:
“Gift for the Darkness”
1. What does Ralph say that angers Jack? How does Jack
express his anger? How does Jack respond to his failure to get support from the group, and what does this
response suggest about the boys‟ future?
2.How does Piggy show “intellectual daring”? Why is this so
significant to the boys?
3. Why do you think the biguns wait until the other boys are
occupied to leave instead of supporting
Jack‟s challenge during the meeting?
4. What unusual thing happens to Ralph after Jack leaves and
after he realizes most of the biguns have left? What is the significance of his reaction?
5. What suggestion does Simon make, and why do you think he
makes it? What does he mean when he says, “What else is there to do?” What are the consequences
of the group‟s decision not to follow
Simon‟s suggestion?
6. What do Jack and the biguns first decide to “do” about
the beast, and what does this say about
human nature? Think back to question # 2.
7. What foolish decision does Jack make during the hunt, and
why is it foolish?
8. What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his
clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What
does it represent? How does it talk to Simon—what does its
speech really indicate?
HW SET 2: BASED
ON CHAPTERS 9 TO 12: to be put up on the blog by 07 October
Chapter 9:
“A View to a Death”
1. What are the purpose and effect of Jack‟s generosity with
the meat he and the hunters obtained?
What do you think his decision to give meat to even Ralph
and Piggy is meant to show?
2. Why does Jack command the boys to dance and chant, and
why is this an effective leadership tactic?
What psychological effect does dancing and chanting have on
the boys? Think back to the effect that
putting on makeup had on them in Chapter 4.
3. What is the “beast” that the boys kill? How is this event
ironic and especially tragic (not only for
the “beast,” but for everyone on the island)? How is it
symbolically significant?
4. Why do you think Golding decided to have the “figure” fly
over the boys on the beach and into the
sea? Why do you think he had Simon‟s body get washed away,
and what does this represent in a
psychological sense?
Chapter 10:
“The Shell and the Glasses”
1. How do Ralph and Piggy view Simon‟s death? How does each
of them react to it? Why does Ralph laugh as he says, “I got the conch,” and
why does Piggy react so strongly to his laughter? What
explanations do they have for their behavior, and what
excuses do they come up with? What do these reactions show about them and about
human nature?
2. What does the narrator mean to suggest when he says,
“Memory of the dance that none of them had attended shook all four boys
convulsively”?
3. How do the biguns seem to define a “proper chief”? What
does this criterion suggest about human psychology?
4. What
does Jack do that causes Roger to have doubts about his leadership?
5. What signs of stress and fear can we see in Ralph, Piggy,
and Samneric‟s behavior in this chapter?
Chapter 11:
“Castle Rock”
1. In what way are the twins “seeing Ralph for the first
time” before they all set off for Castle Rock?
2. Why is the boys‟ attempt to get back Piggy‟s specs and
get the other boys to maintain a signal fire
bound to fail?
3. Why do you think Roger pushes the rock off the cliff?
4. How is the destruction of the conch symbolically
significant?
Chapter 12:
“Cry of the Hunters”
1. Why does Ralph think that the boy he sees is “not Bill”?
2. Why does Ralph hit the pig‟s head?
3. Why do you think Samneric decide to join Jack‟s tribe?
Why do they tell Jack where Ralph is hidden?
4. What do Samneric mean when they tell Ralph that Jack has
“sharpened a stick at both ends”? What
do you think the reason for Jack‟s hatred is?
5. What foolish method do the boys use to ensure that they
find Ralph? What does this decision suggest
about the power of hatred and violence versus the power of
reason?
6. Where does Ralph decide to hide? What does this hiding
place symbolize?
7. Explain the significance of this quotation: “Percival
Wemys Madison sought in his head for an
incantation that had faded clean away.”
8. What is ironic about how the boys are saved? What is
ironic about the fact that the boys, who have
become savages, are British, and why do you think Golding
chose to write about a group of British boys?Consider what the naval officer says: “I should have thought
that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that.”
1- As a result of the signal fire incident Ralph has become more determined to stick to survival and hence, has some changes in his character and values. He is now more responsible and cares about things a lot more by taking things more seriously and taking them forward responsibly. Ralph is acting more like a leader now and thinking more like an adult (Ralph got wiser) as he thinks good leaders think a lot. He puts their safety first as well and is now pro active in keeping the fire going in order to get rescued (at the top of all values) and he makes sure everyone is following the rules and not worried about some beast (also taking care of shelter and food, etc).
ReplyDelete2-Ralph discusses how things are starting to fall apart as no one is obeying the rules any longer and because of that all their plans of survival are getting shot down. The fire must be kept running, the kids should not just use the lavatory wherever they want but only in the place located for them as everything is getting dirty and finally that shelters should be maintained and people should remember of the old rules like filling the coconuts with drinking water. These are the points Ralph reminded the lot to remember. He wants people to take their food to the fire and not bring the fire to them because previously it had turned out pretty disastrous. These points are significant because although there are no adults on this island, Ralph is taking the responsibility of an adult and making sure everyone is behaving and following certain rules in order to instill discipline and keep their present home maintained.
3-Ralph was speaking about how there’s really no such beast and that it’s just a figment of the littluns nightmares. What shocks Ralph is how Jack tells the littluns off after Ralph’s words of comfort. He tells the littluns that fear is there in everyone but they just don’t show it unlike the littluns who are apparently “cry babies and sissies” and that they should put up with it how the older ones do. This left Ralph with his mouth open in awe.
4- Piggy means that there is nothing in life that science cannot prove. Things such as ghosts, beasts, etc. cannot be real because science does not have any proof behind it and so only science is there to judge that. When he says there isn’t no fear either unless we get frightened by people is that the only sort of monster that a person can see is themselves, or other people. That humans are the real ones to fear because it’s what you can see and what can hurt you that is to be feared.
5- Percival says that the beast comes from the sea. He says this either out of experience of the event which he was able to figure through certain events or he could have said it for the sake of opposing Jack as Piggy bragged that Jacks been everywhere and he has seen no beast so it must be that there
isn’t one.
6-Simon said that maybe there is a beast and by beast he doesn’t mean that it has to be an actual monster but the beast could actually be us. That it is the violent flaws that may come out of mankind in such situations which turn them into a beast. Everyone, more importantly Piggy and Jack completely ignore his opinion and are angry instead. The people also assume that Percival meant that it could be a ghost. Which is another reason why people may have found it more ridiculous?
7-Because the rules where the only thing Ralph believed they had. Ralph I believe felt that rules were what made them human on the island. That if they stopped following rules then they would be not much less different from animals. And since Ralph was really trying to get them off the island their survival required some discipline on behalf of the kids.
8-Because Ralph feels that if he blows the conch and nobody comes then they are done for because no one will be left to work together to keep the fire going and will eventually not get rescued. This is also where Ralph brings up that they would be like animals.
Chapter 6:-
Delete1-The beast from air is a parachutist who hung dead from a tree where his chute got stuck when he fell. This is appropriate for the boys to mistake it for a beast as they saw eerie shadows of the parachutist move up and down with his parachute on the mountain side “so that the figure seemed to peer across the brow of the mountain." It connected to the war that took place back in England. It symbolizes the violence back in the homeland of the kids on the island as well as the violence of the kids themselves on the island.
2-Because the Sam and Eric describe the beast in the most vivid way they could “It kind of sat up" "There were eyes" "Teeth" "Claws" "The beast followed us" "I saw it slinking behind the trees" as they were describing something that could be very simplistic in the most scary way they can possibly imagine, conveying the psychology that kids tend to imagine the worst case scenario in such situations.
-Ralph reminds all of the kids about the fire and sways them to his side and why it’s important to keep the fire going like for getting rescued and all and since there was no longer anyone on Jack’s side, he too listens to Ralph as if he doesn’t he wouldn’t be against only Ralph but the whole lot of them.
-Simon decides to end conversation about the beast by giving them his explanation of the situation. Unlike other people’s explanations of the beast, Simon feels that they themselves are the beast. This is the significance, Simon’s moment of realization which others couldn’t understand that the beast comprises of "mankind's essential illness".
5-Because Ralph refuses to believe in something he cannot see because he has it in his head that unless it is for example a person, only then should he be fearful. Regardless of the fact that the twins are pretty confident in having seen the beast, Ralph does not want to believe in it as yet. Ralph maybe aware that there must be something on the island as the littlun with the birthmark has been gone since the first assembly but he still will not believe in the beast till he sees it.
6-The boys want to stay in the a fort they build in the castle even though Ralph tells them that he doesn’t feel it’s a good place to stay in. Unlike Ralph who seems to be much more responsible and understanding in the circumstances, the kids want to do nothing but have fun. It foreshadows the point in the novel where they miss their chance of being rescued because of their irresponsibility and will probably miss their chance of being rescued again because they wanted to play instead of keeping in their mind that keeping the fire going was the only way at the moment to leave the island.
Chapter 5
ReplyDelete1. After the signal fire incident, Ralph feels determined to stick to his survival tactics and therefore leads to a change in his character. He now is more responsible and is more serious about his responsibilities. He is now like a leader and making sure everyone is following rules and stop caring about a beast.
2. Ralph mentions about the responsibilities that are not being followed and how everything seems to start falling apart.. He wants the fire and the shelters to be maintained. He also wants the food to be eaten by the fire rather than bring the fire to the food as it lead to serious problems earlier.
3. When they were talking about the beast, Jacks tells off the littluns about how they were acting like cry babies and sissies. This shocks Ralph.
4. Piggy is trying to say that there is nothing in the world that science cannot prove. He refers to how there are no such beasts as there is no scientific proof. The only thing that can hurt them is something that the can see and only that must be feared.
5. Percival says that the beast is from the sea. HE either says it to oppose Jack ( Piggy says that he has been everywhere.) or out of experience.
6. Simon says that there may be a beast but not a violent monster, but rather the kids themselves. The beast is the violence of humans which made them into a monster. Piggy and Jack ignore what he says and become angry. Most o the kids also ignore this opinion.
7. Ralph felt that rules where the only thing they had left. The rules are what they made them today. If rules where breached then there we more or less animals. And since Ralph wanted to get off the island soon , survival was required and for survival rules were equally important.
8. Ralph felt that if the blow of the conch was ignored then there wont be any team work left in them. There wont be any fire going on which means that they will need to stay on the island.
Chapter 6
ReplyDelete1. The Beast from the air is a parachutist whose chute got stuck in a tree and was left hanging dead. The boys misunderstood it for the beast as it ws forming shadows with a parachute on the mountain side. It relates to war which took place in England, symbolizing violence in their country and on the island of the kids
2. It tells us so because the boys describe in the most frightening manner.
3. Ralph talks about the fire and its importance. It is important as it is key for them getting rescued.
4. Simon decides to end the beast conversation by giving his opinion on the situation. He tells them the they themselves are beasts. Others however don’t realize what Simon does.
5. Ralph doesn’t belive in an encounter with the beast since he doesn’t believe in what he doesn’t see and doesn’t believe in fearing it.
6. The boys think about staying inside the caslte while Ralph thinks tht it isn’t a good idea. Ralph understands the circumstances while the others think about having fun. The foreshadowing that takes place is that they will miss a chance of getting rescued yet again.
Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”
ReplyDelete1A. Ralph has become more responsible after the accident with the fire. Ralph's main priority right now is to keep the fire going so they can be rescued. He is determined to get things in order. He is acting more like a leader/adult. He is being more wise and he is thinking more because he thinks all good leaders think a lot. He is also beginning to fear for their safety which I think shows how he cares.
2A.in the meeting, Ralph points out that the boys aren't paying attention in building and maintaining the shelters, in providing drinking water and in keeping the smoke alive as a signal. he also points out that there is no beast and that it is all in their mind. the general point he wants to make is that the boys are becoming uncivilized without any order of discipline because they stopped following the rules.
3A. Ralph accuses Jack of breaking the rules. Jack questions Ralph’s leadership. He says he doesn’t care about the rules, that he’ll hunt the beast and kill it. He starts a chant on the beach. Everyone but Ralph, Piggy, and Simon join him.
4A. what piggy means is that there is no god and that they have think logically. when he says there is no fear and that the only real beast people.
5A. Percival says that the beast lives in the ocean and comes out at night, because of some information he knows about squids.
6A. simon says that the beast is not in a physical form roaming the island but is actually inside all of them - a kind of primitive savagery and evil which threatens to emerge given the fertile conditions of isolation and absence of adult leadership. His indecision is repeated later in front of Ralph as the boys set off in a determined effort to act on Samn' Eric's testimony.
7A. rules are so important because rules indicate civilized behavior and without them the boys would've been bestial. not following the rules would bring out the power, violence and savagery that lurks thorough every human soul, even innocent british school boys.
8A. Jack insults piggy and runs off with all the other boys running after him, dancing and chanting tunes. Piggy tells Ralph to blow the conch to reassemble the boys, to restore order but Ralph decides not to do so because he has failed as a leader, he feel that he is unfit to be a leader because he cant even control a small group of boys.
Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”
1A. The "beast from air" is a parachutist hanging dead from a tree where his chute got stuck when he fell. The boys believed the parachutist was the beast because of the shadows the body cast as it moved up and down in the breeze.Human psychology, especially in children tends to imagine the worst/ scariest scenario possible. it symbolizes the naiveness of the boys
2A. it tells us that according to human psychology children tend to imagine the worst or scariest scenario possible.
3A. Jack challenged Ralph to go up the mountain to look for the beast with him in the dark. Ralph responds by accepting the challenge and bringing Roger along with him.
4A. Simon believes that "the Beastie" is the evil inside of everyone. To quote directly from the book... "However Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick."
5A. When Ralph is actually on the path, he "realized with surprise that he did not really expect to meet any beast and didn't know what he would do about it if he did." This realization underscores Ralph's ability to remain calm and realistic in stressful situations.
6A. The castle represents another chance for the boys, but it is also another turning point. It is a test of Ralph’s leadership.The rolling of the boulders off the Castle Rock in Chapter 6 foreshadows Piggy’s death; the Lord of the Flies’s promise to have some “fun” with Simon foreshadows Simon’s death
Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”
ReplyDelete1A. Ralph said "Be sucking my thumb next." Ralph said this when he realized that he had been biting his nails. This was a habit he did when he was younger which makes me think that he also sucked his thumb too. Ralph is thinking out loud to himself. I think Ralph my be going crazy or he is just thinking too much.
2A. Simon tells Ralph that he'll "get back to where he came from" and "get back all right". Simon is expressing his confidence in Ralph's ability to remain humane on this island. Ralph is probably the only that "truly" survives in the end meaning that he does not allow his "beast" to monopolize him.
3A. Although the boar escapes, the boys remain in a frenzy in the aftermath of the hunt. Excited, they reenact the chase among themselves with a boy named Robert playing the boar. They jab Robert with their spears, eventually losing sight of the fact that they are only playing a game. The group nearly kills Robert before they remember themselves. Ralph’s behavior is surprising as he too becomes insane and lets his inner evil take over.
4A. . It was very odd, and a little bit prophetic when Simon told Ralph he would make it home. When he volunteered to go back by himself, which was courageous and selfless. Up untill that point, Simon had been portrayed as a Christ figure, a very selfless and caring person. These actions reflect this, because he went back to Piggy, not for his own benefit, but to help Piggy get through the night alone with the littluns. Also, he was developed a bit more with the prophetic conversation, and this is showing a new side of Simon
5. Why do you think Jack insists on going up the mountain to look for the beast even though it‟s already dark when they arrive? What internal conflict does Ralph feel about the decision to go up the
mountain in the dark?
5A. Darkness falls, and Ralph proposes that they wait until morning to climb the mountain because it will be difficult to hunt the monster at night. Jack challenges Ralph to join the hunt, and Ralph finally agrees to go simply to regain his position in the eyes of the group.
Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”
1A. ralph says that they were just “ boys with sticks..” jack is infuriated by his comment partly because it was true and he didn't want to admit to it and because he felt insulted tha ralph thought they were just playing around. this suggests that th boys are convinced that they aren't going to be rescued and are preparing themselves for their future on the island
2A. The boys began to babble. Only Piggy could have the intellectual daring to suggest moving the fire from the mountain” this is significant because it shows that piggy is better than them and is capable of rational and prudent thinking unlike most of them.
4A.I think they follow Jack for two main reasons: the ability to hunt and have fun. Ralph may have been a better and more civilized chief than Jack, Jack offers meat and fun. Ralph’s main concern is to keep a fire lit so that it may be used as a distress signal
2.
5A. the biguns first decide to hunt down the beast and this shows survival instincts of the human nature.
7A. during the hunt Jack decides to offer a part of the pig to the pig so that it doesn't harm them. first of all it was foolish to think that there was a beast and second, to think that the beast would leave them just because they made an offering
8A. clearly, simon has become insane. he hallucinates the pig on the stick conversing with him and believes names it lord of the flies noticing the swarm of flies that surrounded its head. it represents the mental condition on simon, that he was in his dark side. “ we are going to have some fun..””“What are you doing out here all alone? Aren’t you afraid of me?”
Simon shook.
“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast.”
his speech foreshadows simon’s death.
Chap-6
ReplyDelete1- "Be sucking my thumb next--" then "he looked round, furtively." He looked around to make sure no-one saw him do this. He used to have a bad habit of biting his nail and since this old habit has returned he hopes the habit of sucking his thumb as a baby won’t appear again as well. Talking to himself may show signs of stress maybe due to the fact that things are not being done as the situation does not allow it, or even insanity.
2- Simon tells Ralph that he'll "get back to where he came from" and "get back all right".
It foreshadows that Ralph will be the only true survivor of the island as the beast within him will not takeover unlike the rest.
3-After the hunt (in which the pig escapes), the boys decipher the whole scene amongst themselves which led to them hurting Robert with the spear as the beast within them took control and they could not control themselves until they almost killed him. Ralphs behavior was surprising because Ralph is supposed to be the humane one but for a second he was just like the rest of them boys.
4- Because this was Simons way to escape confrontation with Piggy. Also if you think about it, Simon seems to prefer to be alone. He likes being away from the other boys hence trekking across would be a breeze to him. Being near the boys itself was something fearful as who knows when they will turn on Simon.
5-Because Jack wants to prove himself to be very courageous and how he is better than everyone else especially Ralph. Ralph has to decide whether he will go up the mountain in the dark and if he doesn’t then he would be proving Jack better than him so he must go to protect his pride or rather ego.
6-The darkness is the fear factor in the story. The boys would never really find it scary if they had encountered the beast in daylight but at night fear is really emphasized as kids tend to have a wilder imagination when it is dark as they will get scared by everything they hear and everything they see will be even scarier as it is not clear.
Chapter 5
ReplyDelete1.Ralph has become more responsible after the accident with the fire. He realizes that some norms have to be set for boys to follow and wants them to act more wisely. Ralph starts acting like an actual leader and therefore he feels that he is responsible for the their safety, his main priority is to keep the fire going so that they can be rescued from the island.
2. Ralph is annoyed that no one is following the rules and their plans for building a shelter are not working, boys are busy playing around and doing what they want to do. The boys are not working in discipline, they are not using the lavatory correctly and are not handling the fire properly. Ralph wants the boys to start working on the shelter and to maintain the fire. His main aim for calling this assembly was to let everyone know that things are not falling into place and that they need to get more serious in their work.
3. Ralph tells the boys to not be afraid as there is no beast in the forest, he tells them not to be afraid of anything. Jack, in response tells the boys there might be a beast in the forest, he tells them that everyone is scared but the older boys are just not showing it. Jack wants the boys to be more like the older boys, not to show their fear. Ralph is shocked by Jack's approach to the littleuns and thinks that Jack was too straight-forward with them.
4. Piggy is trying to tell the boys that there is nothing in the world that science cannot prove. He is trying to dwell on the fact that the boys should not be afraid of a best in the forest, as its significance cannot be proved. Piggy tells the boys that they should only be afraid of something that they can see.
5. Percival says that the beast comes from the sea. He says this either out of experience of prior events or, just to oppose Jack.
6. Simon says that there might be a beast in the forest after all, but not necessarily a one that resembles a monster. He says that the beast cold be one of the boys, it could be born out of the violent flaws that humankind has which turns them into a beast. Jack and Piggy ignore his comment and scold him for talking in such a manner, the others just ignore him as they think that the beast might be a ghost from the sea.
7. Rules were important to Ralph because they were the only thing that made them human on the deserted island. He felt that without the rules, they were more or less like animals on the island so, to remain human the rules had to followed without any opposition.
8. Piggy asks Ralph to blow the conch and call back the boys who have run away with Jack, after insulting Piggy. Ralph refuses because he feels that he has failed as a leader, he feels ashamed of himself as he not cannot even control as group of little boys.
Chapter 6
ReplyDelete1.The beast from air is the parachutist whose chute got stuck in the trees and his body is left hanging from the tree. The boys mistook the parachutist for the beast as it was forming eerie shadows on the mountain. The parachutist is a symbol of the war that took place in England.
2. It depicts how children describe, things that are intimidating, things in a frightful manner.
3. Ralph tries to divert their attention by telling them about the importance of fire and how it was necessary for them to keep the fire going as it might help them get rescued one day.
4. Simon decides to end the beast conversation by giving his opinion on the situation. He tells them the they themselves are beasts. Others however don’t realize what Simon does.
5. Ralph doesn't expect an encounter with the beast as he doesn't believe in the existence of it. He says that since he has not seen it, he won't believe that there is a beast.
6. The boys want to stay in the castle whereas Ralph thinks that this is not a good idea. Ralph's concerns are far-sighted whereas the others believe in having momentary happiness. Ralph fears that if they stay in the castle, they might miss the chance of getting rescued a second time.
Chap 8-
ReplyDelete1-Ralph unintentionally insults the hunters by saying they have no chance in defeating the beast and that his hunters are just "boys armed with sticks." Jack is offended because it’s true but doesn’t like hearing it especially from Ralph. Jack hence, calls an assembly and twists what Ralph said by saying Ralph said that the hunters were no good. In this way Jack tries to dethrone Ralph and get people to join him but no one does and this upsets Jack so he leaves. Eventually some of the biguns do join Ralph as they get tired of eating only fruits and no meat.
2- Because as the boys spoke trivially, piggy had the audacity to suggest moving the fire from the mountain. This is significant because Piggy being the one looked down upon proves himself to come up with more logical thoughts hence making him seems better than them or rather more capable.
3-Because it is a psychological thing that everyone wants to be socially accepted, be part of what’s in. Openly leaving during the meeting would have felt like more of a burden to their thoughts as they would be publicly betraying Ralph, however, if they did it secretly then they would feel more at ease as it would be out of others knowledge, hence, no one would be there to judge them for it.
4-Openly the biguns are unwilling to oppose civilization but privately they choose Jack for his fun and for choosing hunting to survive. He is probably simply shocked that Piggy and Simon are the only ones he has from the biguns; moreover Simon is god knows where in the mountains. It shows just how many times the kids choose to have fun rather than try to get off the island in a civilized manner.
5- Simon suggests climbing the mountain where the "beast" is because he feels there's nothing else that can be done to figure it out and there's no other way to face the fear of the beast. The consequence will be that the group will have to live with that fear because
they chose to easily avoid what they are afraid of instead of conquering their fears and finally getting it done with.
6- They first decide to hunt down the beast and this shows survival instincts of humans. However they would probably come up with many more decisions after because they are unable to make rational decisions and even if they do come up with one then they wouldn’t have the courage to go through with it.
7-During the hunt Jack decides to cut off the Pigs head as a sacrifice and offer this to the Beast as a token of redemption. By this I meant that Jack looks to the beast as a God and believes that if he offers his stake from the hunt the Beast will leave them alone. It is foolish because it is just giving the Beast more power.
8-The pigs head tells Simon to go back to the others. Simon stares at it and seems to recognize it as the lord of the flies. Simon is on the verge of having a fit in the forest and his inner evil tells him that, and I quote "Fancy thinking that the beast was something that you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? That I'm part of you?" Simon is really just talking to the darkness within himself. It just confirms what Simon said earlier in a meeting, that maybe the beast is just us. It also tells him that 'he' is going to have fun, and everyone will kill him.
Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”
ReplyDelete1. What change has come over Ralph as a result of the signal fire incident? How have his values changed?
Ralph starts to lose his authority over the group of children. The children tend to follow Jack’s command with more loyalty after the incident, because he brought food, which in their minds is more important than being found by passerby ships. The children aren’t mature enough to think rationally and preserve the fire; they just cared about their short time interest, which was finding food. Now Ralph is left reeling for control over the group again, which is shifting towards Jack’s jurisdiction.
2. What points does Ralph make at the meeting? What general point does he make that he wants people to discuss? Why are these points so significant?
Ralph makes a point that the group of children needs to be more mature and work harder. They all had to put effort in survival or they would all die together. Ralph points out how the littluns cannot defecate or urinate wherever they please. He yelled at the group since they let the fire out. Ralph lets out his anger but makes serious points. The points that Ralph makes are significant because he is trying to be the voice of reason on the island. He is trying to make everyone understand that they are in a life and death situation.
3. What does Jack say in response to Ralph’s comments? Why do you think Ralph is shocked?
Jack starts talking about the ‘beast’ in response to Ralph’s comments. What surprises and shocks Ralph is that Jack seems to scare the littluns rather than console them. Jack confirms the reality of the ‘beast’ being a creature on the island without any evidence. Ralph, on the other hand, is trying to assure the littluns that there is no such thing. Jack’s rudeness towards the children upsets Ralph and he interrupts claiming that there is no ‘beast’ on the island.
4. What does Piggy mean by his claim that “life is scientific”? What does he mean when he suggests that “there isn’t any fear, either … unless we get frightened of people”?
Piggy meant to say that there is nothing in life that cannot be proven or exposed by science. He suggests that there is no fear other than the fear of people. We can infer that he meant that fear is more than what everyone believes it is; it’s about dominance between people. The littluns and even Jack are unable to comprehend these statements since they are not matured enough. Piggy has an adult’s perspective on life and he is out of their league when it comes to maturity and rationality.
5. What does Percival say when Jack asks him where the beast lives? Why do you think he says this?
When Jack asks Percival where the beast lives, he says the sea, but with hesitation. He says this to reflect his fears of being stranded on the island onto the beast. The beast can represent the children never getting out alive due to the water surrounding them.
6. What does Simon say about the beast, and what do you think he means? How does everyone else react to what he says?
Simon says that the ‘beast’ might be just themselves. He meant that the idea of a ‘beast’ was a reflection of their own fears onto a physical being. Ralph is the only one that even entertains this fact, while everyone else, including Piggy, claims it to be wrong.
7. Why are the rules so important to Ralph? What are the consequences of breaking them?
DeleteThe rules are very important to Ralph because he feels there is no order without them. He still has his old civilization’s views and ideals in mind, while most of the other children now think like savages. Ralph believes that there is no civilization without rules and restrictions. The consequence of breaking them is that conflict will arise between the children. In order for everyone to survive, they must work together in harmony, according to the rules.
8. Why does Piggy say that Ralph should blow the conch to call everyone back, and why does Ralph decide not to?
Piggy tells Ralph to blow the conch and call everyone back since he is the leader and they must obey him. Ralph is hesitant because he knows that they would not have come back if he blew the conch. Ralph knows that he has lost the control of the group, but he doesn’t want to confirm it by blowing the conch.
Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”
ReplyDelete1. What is the “beast from air”? How is it appropriate that the boys mistake it for a beast—what connection does it have with the novel’s themes, and what does it symbolize?
The “beast from the air” is a parachutist whose chute was stuck in a tree and he died. This is appropriate for the boys to mistake it for a beast because they saw the shadows of the dead parachutist move. It connects to the novels theme because it portrays the life back at home. The world is still a violent place, on the island, or off.
2. What does Sam and Eric’s description of the beast tell us about human psychology?
Sam and Eric’s description of the beast is very graphic and detailed. Even though the children have not actually seen the beast, they assume that it is the worst kind of creature possible. Humans tend to imagine and prepare for the worse.
3. How does Ralph overcome Jack’s challenge during the discussion about what to do about the beast?
4. What significant thoughts does Simon have about the beast while the boys are walking to the “castle”?
Simon’s thoughts about the beast are significant because they represent the theme of the novel. He expresses that they themselves are the beast, and that the beast is just a reflection of their fears in a physical form.
5. Why do you think Ralph doesn’t really expect to encounter the beast?
Ralph does not expect to encounter the beast because he is skeptical of its existence. Ralph does not believe it exists even though the littluns and twins are sure of it. He Ralph must see the beast firsthand to believe.
6. How do most of the boys react to their discovery of the “castle”? What foreshadowing takes place at the end of the chapter?
Most of the boys want to stay in the castle even though Ralph advises not to. The kids are not mature and they don’t listen to the few people that are. It foreshadows the children missing their one chance of being rescued by a passerby ship. The littluns do not realize the importance of listening to Ralph.
Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”
ReplyDelete1. What embarrassing thing does Ralph say to himself near the beginning of the chapter that he’s afraid someone might have overheard? What does he mean by it? What change in Ralph does the act of talking to himself demonstrate?
"Be sucking my thumb next--" then "he looked round, furtively." Ralph made this comment after realizing that one of his bad habits had resurfaced itself. He thought that since one habit returned another one would also. The comment was sarcastic, but Ralph hopes it doesn’t return, and that no one heard him saying it. Ralph shows signs of anxiety and even insanity when he talked to himself.
2. What does Simon say to Ralph that makes them both smile? Think carefully about Simon’s choice of words—do you think it foreshadows something that might happen later in the novel?
Simon tells Ralph that he'll "get back to where he came from" and "get back all right". Simon is expressing his confidence in Ralph's ability to remain humane on this island. Ralph is probably the only that "truly" survives in the end meaning that he does not allow his "beast" to monopolize him.
3. What disturbing thing do the group of hunters and Ralph do immediately after their encounter with the pig? How is Ralph’s behavior surprising? What does this behavior foreshadow?
4. Why do you think Simon is so eager to volunteer to go across the island to tell Piggy and the littluns what they’re doing?
Simon was one of the first boys to think of the beast. Simon also has a soft spot for piggy. Simon fears the beast like the others, but is more adapted to the island than the others and can easily trek it. He saw the chance to escape confrontation and took it.
5. Why do you think Jack insists on going up the mountain to look for the beast even though it’s already dark when they arrive? What internal conflict does Ralph feel about the decision to go up the mountain in the dark?
Jack insists on going up the mountain to prove that he's not a coward and that he's better than everyone else, or more specifically Ralph. Ralph faces the internal conflict of whether or not he should go to protect his pride and dignity.
6. Why do you think Golding (the author) plotted the story so that the boys would go up the mountain in the dark?
When the twins first spotted the beast, it was dark allowing their minds to imagine what they did not know about it. Even the simplest things can seem scary in the dark to kids. The darkness does not allow the boys to actually fully see the beast for what it is. It might represent that people really don’t know what they fear because of the dark.
Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”
ReplyDelete1.What does Ralph say that angers Jack? How does Jack express his anger? How does Jack respond to his failure to get support from the group, and what does this response suggest about the boys‟ future?
-- Ralph says that the choir boys are not and cannot do anything about the beast. Jack takes this into offense and calls for a meeting. Jack says that Ralph shouldn’t be the leader, but most of the children believe otherwise, humiliating Jack. In response, Jack and the choirboys separate and create another group of hunters, which almost all of the boys will soon join. This foreshadows the conflicts that will arise in the boys’ future.
2.How does Piggy show “intellectual daring”? Why is this so significant to the boys?
-- Piggy shows intellectual daring because he stands up and suggests to move the fire from the mountain, while no one else does. This is significant to the boys because it shows Piggy’s intelligence and maturity.
3.Why do you think the biguns wait until the other boys are occupied to leave instead of supporting Jack’s challenge during the meeting?
-- The biguns wait until the other boys leave because they do not want to be rude to Ralph. At first, they truly wanted to be with Ralph, but are pressured into following Jack since his group seems more prosperous.
4. What unusual thing happens to Ralph after Jack leaves and after he realizes most of the biguns have left? What is the significance of his reaction?
5. What suggestion does Simon make, and why do you think he makes it? What does he mean when he says, “What else is there to do?” What are the consequences of the groups decision not to follow Simon’s suggestion?
-- Simon suggests that they climb the mountain. He wants the boys to face their inner savage. When he says “What else is there to do?” he means that climbing the mountain and facing their fears is the only way to survive on the island. If they fail to follow his advice, their vicious natures will consume them if it hasn't already.
6. What do Jack and the biguns first decide to “do” about the beast, and what does this say about human nature? Think back to question # 2.
-- Jack and the biguns first decide to hunt down the beast. This shows true human nature for survival and violence without rationale.
7. What foolish decision does Jack make during the hunt, and why is it foolish?
8. What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the “lord of the flies”? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon—what does its speech really indicate?
-- After the hunters leave, Simon hallucinates the pig’s head on the stick talking to him. He names it the Lord of the Flies. The conversation with the pig indicates Simon’s eventual death.
Chapter 7
ReplyDelete1. Ralph said "Be sucking my thumb next’’. Ralph had made this comment after he thought that since one habit returned another one would also. Ralph hopes it doesn’t return despite no one heard him saying it. Ralph shows signs of anxiety and even insanity when he talked to himself.
2. Simon tells Ralph that he'll go back from where he came and everything will be alright. Ralph is probably the only that survives in the end meaning that he does not allow his ‘beast’ to get to him.
4. Simon also has a soft spot for Piggy. He also fears that the beast is like the others, but is more adapted to the island than the. He saw the chance to escape confrontation by the beast.
5. Despite the darkness, Jack wants to show his bravery and not his cowardice infront of everyone, especially Ralph. Ralph faces the internal conflict of whether or not he should go to protect his pride and dignity.
6. When the beast was initially spotted, it was dark which allowed them to imagine something which they did not know about it. Even the simplest things can seemed scary to the kids. The darkness does not allow the boys to actually fully see the beast. It might represent that people really don’t know what they fear because of the dark.
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Ralph says that the choir boys cannot do anything about the beast. Jack feels offended and arranges a meeting. Jack says that Ralph shouldn’t be the leader, while Jack gets humiliated when they respond in favor of Ralph. Jack and the choirboys then separate and create another group of hunters, which almost all of the boys will soon join. This foreshadows the conflicts that will arise in the boys’ future.
2. Piggy shows intellectual daring because he stands up and suggests to move the fire from the mountain, while no one else does. This proves to be significant for the boys and it shows Piggy’s intelligence and maturity.
3. The biguns wait until the other boys leave as they do not want to be rude to Ralph. Despite wanting to be with Ralph, but are pressured into following Jack because of more promise it shows.
5. Simon suggests that they climb the mountain. He wants the boys to face climbing the mountain and facing their fears as it is the only way to survive on the island. Should they not follow his advice, their ‘beastie’ natures will affect them further.
6. What Jack and the biguns first decide to do is to hunt down the beast, which shows true human nature for survival.
8. After the hunters leave, Simon puts the pig’s head on the stick talking to him. He names it the Lord of the Flies. The conversation with the pig indicates Simon’s eventual death.
Chapter 7
ReplyDelete1. Ralph said, "Be sucking my thumb next" and then, "he looked round, furtively". He said this because he feared that his old habits were resurfacing. Ralph shows signs of anxiety and even insanity when he talked to himself.
2. Simon says that he'll, "get back to where he came from" and he'll, "get back alright". This comment foreshadows the fact that Ralph will be the only one in the end who will not lose his humane nature, unlike all the other boys.
4. Simon has a soft spot for Piggy. He volunteers because he knows the island more than the others and is more acclimatized to it. Also, he sees the chance to escape confrontation and he takes it.
5. Jack plans to go up the mountain so that he can show all the other boys that he is not a coward. He does this so that he can prove to the others that he is better and more mature than everyone else, especially Ralph. Ralph faces the internal conflict of whether he should go with Jack or not, he fears that if he doesn't go he might loose his pride and dignity as leader.
Chapter 5
ReplyDeleteThere is a noticeable change seen in Ralph after the fire incident which is that as they do not prioritise the fire and leave it unattended, when the people come looking for them in helicopters they arent able to find them. This changes the amount of seriousness Ralph had towards the fire and other things as well. Specifically how he becomes more responsible and puts keeping the fire build up one of the important and needy tasks, continues to build the shelter and also acting more like a leader which everyone knows he is. He diverts them from the thought of the beast and also expects everyone to go according to the rules.
2. As the conditions are worsening and the boys arent following the rules Ralph reminds them to stick to the original rules which are filling coconuts and drinking water, building ups shelter, taking care of the fire and coming when called for the assembly. With addition to these he also showed more responsibility and alertness as he realised that he had to take control. Ralph acts like a true leader asking the boys not to use the lavatory anywhere as it just dirties the place where they have to live without any choice. One by one their plans to survive are failing which is why he wants everyone to pay more attention to the fire building. A wise idea of bringing food to fire and not fire to food as the previous result was disastrous was also given by Ralph.
3. What Jack says when Ralph comforts them by saying that there is no beast is that the littluns should act more mature and not be cry babies which is a shock for Ralph as Jack has to make them feel better and tell them that there is no beast, not that the fear is in everyone etc because they are just little kids who need to be made felt safe as they are away from home and alone.
4. By saying ‘life is scientific’ Piggy means that everything has a reason in life and science always has a proof for it, if science cannot prove these things then they arent real or acceptable. He means to say that there is no fear except fearing the fear their inner self or the others. No supernatural powers or anything can keep us from feeling safe as there isn't any proof of its existence. People are the ones to be scared of as they are felt and see, which is why it makes sense to fear their presence.
5. Percival says that either the beast is from the sea as either he experiences it or he wanted to oppose Jack because Piggy brags that Jack has been everywhere and hasn't seen any beast so maybe there isn't one. Which is Percival feels the need to assure them that the beast is there.
6. Simon says that there is a beast, not necessarily be a monster or a demon, it can be someone between us, The real monster could just be us. He means that the aggressive side of a man in these situations ends up making them a beast. Naturally Piggy and Jack reject this opinion immediately showing disagreement. The boys assumed Percival was talking of a ghost, which is maybe a reason why they thought it was just foolish and vague.
7.He felt so because rules were the only thing he believed could help save them. They were already turning into uncivilised early age men. Ralph was trying hard to get them out of the island for which I think its acceptable for him to expect people to follow rules.
8. Ralph says so because no one is ready to agree to anything anyway, they’re all losing the civilised side of them and that if he calls everyone then the fire will be left unattended. In order to not decrease their survival chances any further which already is minimal he refuses to blow the conch.
Chapter 6
ReplyDeleteThe beast from air is a parachutist seen hung dead from a tree, his chute stuck in the tree as a result he fell. The so called beast was not found as yet, this dead man now fit into the title of the beast. Its appropriate to mistake him for the beast as they had seen the parachute move up and down on the mountain side. This connected to the war in England as the violence back then in the homelands of the boys on the island as well as the violent streak of these boys as a symbol.
2. These two are describing the beast in the most clear way there could be like “there were eyes” “claws” “teeth” “it kind of sat up” the beast “followed us” etc because the description was as simplistic as it could get surprisingly scaring everyone to the core. Psychological context to this is that kids tend to always imagine worst case scenarios even with the vividest of descriptions.
3. Ralph here tries to divert their mind by telling them to focus on the fire as for him nothing matters more than surviving because they already lost one chance of this because of their foolishness. Jacks side of people are decreasing as a result everyone ends up listening to ralph and so does Jack because he’s losing his side of people. In order to survive he has to now do what Ralph says.
4.Simon on the other hand tries to end the conversation giving them explanations regarding the beast because Simon feels we are the beasts or that the beast is one amongst us. Significance here is that Simon realises that the beast is nothing but “mankind’s essential illness” which the others fail to realize.
5. Ralph refuses to accept the beast as he believes that something which cannot be seen is not real, like piggy he also believes that one should fear someone who can be felt or seen not someone superficial made up beast. Completely ignoring the fact that the twins are quite strong in their belief of what they saw, Ralph does not accept it as yet. He agrees that there might be someone or something on the island as the littlun with birthmark has been lost ever since the first assembly but he continues to refuse the idea of a beast within them.
6. Although the boys are excited about living in the fort they built in the castle Ralph expresses his disagreement by saying he has a bad feeling about the place. Ralph here again shows responsibly and awareness but the boys just want to have fun, they are not at all bothered about the consequences. It foreshadows the point in the novel when they ignore their responsibilities and will probably lose their chance of surviving only for the mere thought of having some fun. To some extent it is acceptable because they are just little boys but they are again not concentrating on building fire and enjoying which is imbecile of them.
Chapter 5
ReplyDelete1.Due to the fire incident, Ralph becomes a lot more alert to the situation. He is now more serious, and wants to get off the island as soon as possible. He starts to act more leader-like, he makes sure that the shelters and the fire are maintained. He wants the people to work, instead of wasting the day and worrying about the beast.
2.Ralph says that things are falling apart. People are not doing what their supposed to do, and that they have become careless, for example, using the bathroom where ever they feel like. He wants the people to start taking the food to the fire, not the other way around, and he wants them to start filling the coconuts with water. This shows that Ralph is truly acting like the leader, and it shows his determination to leave the island as soon as possible.
3.Jack tells the littluns that everyone has fear, its just that the littluns are showing it and acting like ‘sissies’. This shocks Ralph because of he had just tired to tell the littluns gently.
4.He is saying that science can prove everything, so if there is no scientific proof behind the beast, then it simply cannot exist.
5.Percival says that the beast is in the sea, he must have said it because of experience, or to challenge Jack, since he said he had gone everywhere.
6.Simon says that he thinks that there is a beast, but it is not a violent beast. Jack and Piggy become angry when Simon says this, thinking it to be rubbish, all the other kids ignore him also.
7.Ralph wants to get off the island as soon as possible, so he thinks that be having rules and following them, they would be able to get rescued. He says that if that they did not follow rules, then they were just like the animals.
8.Ralph thinks that if he blows the conch, and no one listens, then it would have been waste of times, and that there is no more team work with the kids.
Chapter 6
ReplyDelete1.The beast from the air is the body of a parachutist who had his body stuck in a tree, The kids mistake this for the beast, since it was forming shadows. This symbolizes the war and violence happening in their country.
2.It tells us that children think of the scariest thing possible, without actually getting a clear picture
3.He talks about how important it is for them to maintain the fire so that they can get rescued.
4.Simon says that there is no beast, and that they themselves are the beasts.
5.Ralph does not even think the beast exists, so he does not think an encounter is possible.
6.The others want to stay and play in the castle, while Ralph wants to be outside in case someone comes. The foreshadowing that happens is that they miss their chance to get rescued again.
Chapter 7
1.Ralph said "Be sucking my thumb next’’ He said this because he thought that after one bad habit, another one would come back although he hopes that it will not come back, despite no one hearing him say it.
2.Simon says that Ralph will get back alright. This could mean that Ralph will be the only one who gets back home without loosing their inner self and becoming more beast-like
3.When the boar escapes, they remain in that hunting state, chase Robert, who the pretend to stab. However, they forget it is a game, and almost end up killing Robert. Ralph is surprising because even he joined in, slowly loosing himself like the others.
4.Simon has a soft spot for Piggy, and he know the island better than the others.
5.Jack wants to show that he is not scared, and he tough enough to handle him self. Ralph faces the conflict of whether he should go with Jack or not
6.When the beast was first seen, it was also dark, which did not give them a clear look at it. Kids are usually afraid of the dark, so having them go up the mountain in the dark would create a scarier effect
Chapter 8
1.Jack says that choir boys are not strong enough for the beast, and that Ralph should not be the leader, although the rest of the bays go down in favor for Ralph. Jack and his group of hunters form a group and leave, which shows that some kind of a conflict will soon arise between the two groups.
2.Piggy shows it by saying that they should move the fire to the top of the mountain.
3.The biguns wait because they do not want to be rude in front of Ralph. They want to be with Ralph, but they go with Jack because his group looks to be more attractive.
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5.Simon says that they should climb the mountain so that they could face their inner fears.
6.They decide to hunt the beast without thinking about a plan or anything
7.Simon puts the head of the pig on a stick and calls it Lord of the Flies. This tells us of Simon’s eventual death
Chapter 7
ReplyDelete1. “Be sucking my thumb next—“ then “he looked round, furtively.”
He made sure no one saw him do it because he used to have a bad habit of biting his nails and since this old habit has returned he hopes the habit of sucking thumbs as a baby wont appear again as well. Signs of frustration or stress can be a result of talking to himself, as things are not working as planned and or perhaps mere insanity and unacceptability.
2. “i’ll get back from where I came from” and “get back all right” are the lines he tells ralph foreshadowing that ralph will be one of the only actual survivors and the beast will gulp them all except him.
3. After the hunt when the pig escapes the boys succeed in understanding the whole sense amongst each other which leads them to hurt Robert as the beast inside them took power which made it hard for them to have control over their actions. Surprisingly Ralph who was the sensible one of the lot also didn't react in a different way. For a moment it felt like he was just another boy of the same group.
4. It was a way to avoid or escape Piggy’s confrontations. Simon also feels like staying alone and usually is alone so trekking would be a change for him. Simon kept everyone away as a result they feared being with him.
5. Jack wants to prove that he is better than everyone specially Ralph by showing his courageous skills. Ralph has to decide whether or whether not to go on to the mountain in the dark because if he doesn't then Jack will be seen as someone more brave and gutsy.
6. In the story darkness plays a major role as we all can see that the boys would never really fine it scary if they had encountered the beast in bright light, they say at night the imagination of the kids takes a wider road as darkness creates the fear as we cannot rely on our sight and anything can happen. Its not clear which makes it scarier.
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Ralph doesn't mean it in the sense he says that the beast cannot be defeated by boys with armed sticks. Jack is offended because he takes it in the other sense and it is true but it hurts his ego as Ralph said it. Which is why by calling the assembly Jack twists Ralph’s words saying Ralph said hunters were no good. Jack tries to dethrone Ralph and gets people to join him but that doesn't happen which makes him feel bad. Some biguns join Ralph later as they get fed up of eating only fruits and no meat.
2. As Piggy shows the guts to suggest that they should move the fire from the mountain. He’s always looked down upon but here he shows sheer intellectual thinking and proves himself by coming up with a logical ideas.
3. Everyone generally wants to be a part of whats in, who doesn't want to be socially agreed and accepted? They would be openly betraying Ralph so they refused to leave during the assembly. Secretly it would feel easier and not many people would know about it, they wont get judged and also wont be looked down upon for their actions of betrayal.
4. Ralph is surprised because most of the biguns leave with Jack only to have fun. Piggy and Simon are with him but Simon is nowhere to be found. Witnessing how people chose to have fun rather than get out of a dangerous place in a civilised manner surprises him.
5. Simon says that they should go to the mountain because there is no other way to find out if there is a beast also or not and they will face it now or later. The consequences will be faced by the whole group as if they dont face it now they’ll regret not getting it over with when they'll could do it together rather than one person doing it alone.
6. Initially they decide to hunt the beast down showing the survival instincts of a man. They have to come up with alternatives as they arent able to make rational decisions and even if they do they wouldn't be brave enough to go through it.
7. Jack cuts the head of the pig and offers it to the beast in return asking him to leave the boys alone, but by doing this he is giving the beast more power. This is his foolishness as he looks up to the beast as a god and believes that if he offers his stake the beast will leave them untouched.
8. The pigs head in a way tells Simon to go back to the boys. He stars at it and then realizes that it is the lord of the flies. It seems like Simon is going to have a fit as he keeps talking to himself alone in the forest and his devil within him tells him "Fancy thinking that the beast was something that you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? That I'm part of you?" This means that earlier in the meeting when he said that the beast is within us, it confirms that. Maybe the beast is nothing but us.
CHAPTER 5: "Beast from Water"
ReplyDelete1. Due to the incident with the signal fire, Ralph realizes that he must become more responsible, and so it is required for him to change some of his values. He takes everything a lot more seriously, and is determined to bring order to the boys. More than ever before, he acts like a true leader. He thinks more rationally, and more 'adult-like'. He enforces the rules more as well.
2. At the meeting, Ralph expresses his disappointment at he fact that none of the boys are following the rules properly and due to that, their survival on the island will be a lot harder. He says that they should maintain the shelters well, the fire must be kept running, and that they should use the lavatory anywhere they please, and only in specific areas. These points are significant because they are reasonable, well thought out, and rational. Even though there are no real adults with them, Ralph is acting like one and essentially being the adult for the boys.
3. Ralph tells the boys to to be scared, because there is no beast to be afraid of. In response to this, Jack says that there actually is a beast, but none of the older boys are showing their fear.I think Ralph is shocked by how direct Jack is with the littleuns because nothing good came out of it.
4. Piggy means that science can prove everything. He says this to explain to the boys that because there is no definitive proof that there is a beast, they shouldn't be scared; that they should only be afraid when they've seen it.
5. Percival says that the beast comes from the sea. I think he says this to simply oppose whatever Jack was saying and Piggy boast about having seen the beast.
6. Simon says that there actually might be a beast, but that it may not be a monster. The so called 'beast' could be the primitive, savage selves which lie within each and everyone. This 'evil' will almost always emerge when in the correct conditions: being away from the confines of society. Jack and Piggy totally dismiss this, and many of the boys think that Simon was talking about a ghost.
7. Ralph believed that now, the rules were the only thing which could keep them grounded. In Ralph's eyes, rules were the only thing they had which connected them to their old life- a life of structure and order. Without them, things would go haywire.
8. Piggy does this to bring the rest of the boys so they could all work together. However, Ralph doesn't blow the conch for fear that if he does, and no one comes, it would mean the end of trying to bring discipline to the boys, and that they are no longer a collective.
CHAPTER 6: Beast from Air
ReplyDelete1. The "beast from air" is the dead parachutist whose body was found hanging from his parachute in a tree. The boys thought that the parachutist was the beast because it was forming strange shadows by the mountain. The parachute and the body symbolizes the war that was going on back home in England as well as the violence that still connects them to hat society.
2. Sam and Eric's description of the beast was extremely vivid and obvious. The described things which were obviously frightening. It tells us that children, often without knowing the full truth, imagine the worst-case scenarios.
3. Ralph overcomes Jack's challenge by trying to divert the boys' attention to their own survival,so to focus on the fire rather than worrying about the beast.
4. Simon thinks about how the the beast lies within themselves or that the beast one among them. The significance is that he realizes the beast is just a reflection of their own evil which they are manifesting in a physical form; none of the others realize this.
5. Ralph doesn't expect to encounter the beast because he doubts its very existence. He will not believe that it does until he sees it, regardless of what the littleuns or the other boys have said.
6. After discovering the castle, the boys don't want to leave. They do so even after Ralph disapproves of this. The boys want to live in the moment as just have a bit of fun before leaving. However, we can't blame them because they are only boys. The consequences of what might happen if they stay or not is the least of their worries.The foreshadowing is that the the boys, while in the castle miss their chance of being rescued b a passerby ship.
CHAPTER 7
ReplyDelete1. “Be sucking my thumb next—“ then “he looked round, furtively.” He's afraid because he used to have the habit of biting his nails.This habit has now returned, he hope that his old habit of sucking on his thumb doesn't come back as well. The act of talking to himself demonstrates his feelings of frustration and stress, as bad habits are generally a result of such emotions.
2. He says “I’ll get back from where I came from” and “Get back all right”. I think these lines foreshadow that Ralph might be one of the only survivors by the end.
3.After they encounter the pig and it escapes, they hurt Robert. This action brings to light their own 'personal beasts' which emerge from inside them, making them do things which they have no control over. Ralph's behavior is surprising because him, being the more civilized, adult one of the lot succumbs to these instincts as well.
4. Because just as the other do, Simon fears the beast. He can also more easily trek through the island the others, being more accustomed to the island. He also saw this as an opportunity to escaped a confrontation from Piggy.
5. Jack insists on going up the mountain in the dark to prove to everyone, especially Ralph, that he's not a coward. Ralph faces the dilemma as to whether or not he should do it, or risk losing his pride.
6. Because darkness is almost always synonymous with scary things and fear. Darkness represents the fear of the unknown which is exactly what Golding is trying to express. Due to this 'unknown' and nothing to see, the boys will use their instinct and imagination to create something in which they fear. It tells us that something unforeseen is about to happen.
Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”
ReplyDelete1. Ralph tells Jack that there is nothing they can do about the beast. Jack is offended by this and as a result, that calls a meeting.At the meeting he declares that Ralph shouldn't be their leader. Most of the boys don't agree with Ralph and the few that do (the choirboys) join Jack. They are now a separate group of hunters. This response foreshadows the possible conflicts between the two groups in the future.
2. Piggy shows intellectual daring when he suggests that they should move the fire away from the mountain. This is significant to the boys because it (finally) shows the rest of the boys that Piggy is capable of coming up with logical, mature ideas. He is finally seen as intelligent and mature.
3. I think the biguns do this because they did not want to betray Ralph. Rather than be open about it and risk judgement, they choose to stay silent.
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5. Simon suggests that they should climb the mountain because he wants the boys to be in touch with their primal selves. When he (rhetorically) asks "What else is there to do?", he means that there is nothing else they can do- there is no other way to find out if the beast is real or not, and they must climb the mountain if they are to to know.
6. Jack and the biguns decide to hunt down the beast in order to show their power and survival instincts. They aren't thinking clearly, tapping into their savage instincts- incapable of thinking with rational thought and don't consider the fact that they're scared.
7. Jack makes the decision of cutting off the head of the pig and then offering it to the beast so that the beast would leave them alone. This is foolish because Jack thinks the beast as god-like and will actually listen to him if he offers something.
8. Simon puts the pig's head on a stick and names it 'Lord of the flies' - another term for Satan/ the Devil. Simon talks to himself and his inner evil emerges once and says "Fancy thinking that the beast was something that you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? That I'm part of you?" This confirms what Simon said before about the beast not actually being a monster, but mans' innate evil being the monster.
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Ralph says that the choirboys cannot do anything about the beast. Jack is offended by the statement and calls a meeting for removing Ralph as the leader. The boys rule in favor of Ralph, humiliating Jack. As a result of this, Jack and the choirboys separate from main group forming their own group called as hunters. This foreshadows the conflicts that will arise in the boys’ future.
2. Piggy shows intellectual daring because he suggests to move the fire from the mountain, whereas no one else does. This depicts Piggy's level of maturity and intelligence as compared to others.
3. The biguns wait until the other boys leave because they don't want to be rude to Ralph. At first, they all believed in Ralph as their leader, but then they are tempted to follow jack as his group seems more prosperous.
4. Ralph is shocked that the only ones left with him are Piggy and Simon, from all the biguns. He feels dejected that the boys are not mature enough to know where to draw the line, they have repeatedly chosen fun over focusing on leaving the island. Ralph has lost faith in his ability as a leader, he feels ashamed of the fact that he could not even manage a group of boys.
5. Simon says that the boys should climb the mountain and face their fears, as it could be the only way to get rescued from the island.
6. Jack and the biguns decide to hunt down the beast. This shows the basic human nature of fight or flight, it shows true human nature for survival and violence without rationale.
7. Jack decided to cut off the pigs's head as a sacrifice and offer it to the beast so that the beast might leave them alone. This is foolish because it means giving the beast an upper-hand in the situation, giving him more power.
ReplyDelete8. After the hunters leave, Simon hallucinates the pig’s head on the stick talking to him. He names it the Lord of the Flies. The conversation with the pig indicates Simon’s eventual death.
Chapter 5
ReplyDelete1: After the result of the signal fire incident, Ralph changes himself to be more responsible about maintaining the fire properly, in order to get rescued, and caused some changes in his character and values. He starts to take things more seriously, which makes Ralph a better leader as he thinks good leaders think a lot. And he also ensures that everyone should follow the rules and not to be afraid of the beast.
2: At the meeting, Ralph mentions about the responsibilities that are not being followed, which should be followed strictly, which is keeping the fire and maintaining shelters, not using fire many times and to maintain the place tidy. These are the general points that Ralph mentions that he want these to be followed.
3: When Ralph comments, Jack starts to talk about the beast. And the thing, which is a shocking thing to Ralph, is jack makes the littluns feel afraid of the beast, where he confirms that there is a beast on the island without evidence.
4: Piggy says that according to the science, there is nothing in life that cannot be proven, where he actually tries to make boys feel that they all should not be afraid of a beast in the forest, as it cannot be proved. And he tells that they can be afraid only if they see the monster with their own eyes and with proper evidence.
5: Percival says that the beast lives in the sea. He claims this as in order to oppose jack, as jack says that he’s been to everywhere, but didn’t find the beast, so Percival might have thought that he had definitely not been to the sea and says it, may be out of experience too.
6: Simon says that there might be a beast, where he concludes in the beast discussion that’s going on there, by saying that they themselves are the beasts. And everyone else tries to understand, what he said, and finally thinks that what Simon says is that the beast is a ghost, where it might had entered one of their bodies.
7: The rules are so important to Ralph as he thinks that they all need a certain set of instructions or regulation in order to remain civilized. As Ralph believed that having rules, would make their rescuing plan successful. The consequences of breaking the rules are, they would not be civilized and there will be no difference between them and animals.
8: Piggy says that Ralph should blow the conch to call everyone back in order to call everyone back and continue the meeting, which had been shattered by Jack. Ralph decides not to call the boys as he feels that if he blows the conch and nobody comes then that will be their last discussion because it may arise into a conflict and no one will be left to work together to keep the fire going and will not get rescued.
Chapter 6
ReplyDelete1: The beast from the air is a parachutist, who died on the tree as his parachute got struck when he fell. When the boys saw from their sight, they had mistaken it as a beast, by seeing it forming shadows with a parachute. This symbolizes the violence in their country and on the island of the kids, which relates to the war that took place.
2: According to human psychology Sam and Eric’s description tells that children think of the scariest thing possible, without actually getting a clear picture.
3: Ralph overcomes Jacks challenge as he tries to divert all the boy’s minds from the beast, by telling them to focus on the fire in order to get rescued, where he says that although the chance to be rescued had been missed by hunters group foolishly.
4: The thoughts, which Simon had to say is that there is no beast and that they themselves are beasts. The boys don’t realize the significance of this. The significance of Simon’s thought is that the beast is “mankind essential illness”, which is the form of fear that comes out in form of beast.
5: Ralph doesn’t think to expect an encounter from the beast, as he knows that the beast doesn’t exist in such an island like this.
6: The boys, apart from Ralph feels excited when they see the castle and wants to have fun by playing there. Whereas Ralph wants to stay outside as he doesn’t want to miss the chance to get rescued. The foreshadowing that happens is that they miss their chance to get rescued again.
Chapter 7
ReplyDelete1: The embarrassing that Ralph said was “Be sucking my thumb next”. He said this because he feared that his old habits were resurfacing, where he was afraid whether someone might have heard him. Ralph shows anxiety feeling when he talked to himself, and he felt little lonely deep inside.
2: Simon says, “I’ll get back from where I came from” and “Get back all right”. These lines foreshadows, as Ralph will be the only survivor who will not loose his human nature, unlike the other boys.
3: After their encounter with the pig, it escapes and they hurt Robert with the spear. This signifies that he beast within them took control and they could not control their voluntary actions. Ralph’s behavior was surprising as for a moment he was wild too, could not control his actions.
4: Simon is so so eager to volunteer to go across the island as Simon likes and wants to be alone, as he feels as a threat to stay with the other boys for long time, since there is a chance of they getting on Simon too.
5: Jack insists to go up the mountain to look for the beast even though it’s dark as he wants to show how brave he is and wanted to brag about his strength, to say that he is the best and right leader to be selected, especially better than Ralph. Ralph faces the internal conflict of whether to go or not, as he should go to protect his pride and dignity.
6: Golding plotted the story so that the boys would go up the mountain in the dark as darkness represents fear and scariness, especially for the boys as they would imagine the beast or something scary as they cannot rely on their sight and anything can happen.
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1: As ralph gets frustrated because of hunters group, by mistakenly Ralph insults the hunter’s group by saying that they have no chance in defeating the beast, but just wastes time on it, rather planning to get rescued. This makes Jack get angry as he feels that, it’s true, as they didn’t find the sign of beast to kill it. Jack expresses his anger by calling everyone for meeting and saying that Ralph had insulted the hunter’s group by saying that Ralph told that hunters were no good at all. Jack wants the other boys to join him, but the other boys doesn’t join him, this makes Jack respond to his failure to get support from the group, as no one joins him, but later the boys join as they get tired of eating fruits, instead of not eating meat.
2: Piggy shows intellectual daring because he stands up and suggests to move the fire from the mountain, while no one else does. This is significant to the boys because it shows Piggy’s intelligence and maturity.
3: The biguns wait until the other boys leave because by leaving during the meeting, would be publicly betraying Ralph, so they join secretly later as the other boys leave. As they are pressured into following Jack, since his group seems more prosperous.
4: The biguns are unwilling to oppose civilization but privately they choose Jack for his fun and for choosing hunting to survive. Ralph became shocked that Piggy and Simon are the only ones he has from the biguns. The significance of this is that the boys decide to have fun rather than to be civilized and to escape from the island.
5: Simon says that they should climb the mountain so that they could face their inner fears, which is to know whether there is beast or not. If there is a beast, they will face now, as the situation is to fight now or later. The whole group will face the consequences of the group’s decision not to follow as, if they don’t face it now they’ll regret not getting it.
6: Jack and the biguns first decide to hunt the beast down. This says that they are planning to do it in order to survive from the beast.
7: The foolish decision that Jack makes is that they cut the head of the pig and stick it to their spear, offering to the beast, in order to leave the boys, in exchange of the pig’s head. This is a foolish decision because Jack offers the pig’s head as a offering to the beast like a offering to the god and believes that the beast will not touch them. But there are more chances of killing all of them, if a beast existed as, it may think that they are killing pigs, where it may also eat pigs, feels that there would be less sufficient pigs in future, or attack them as it may feel insecure, where it kills them for it’s own self security.
8: After the hunters leave, Simon observes, the pig’s face covered with full of flies and named the pig’s head on the stick called “Lord of the Flies”. This tells us of Simon’s eventual death.
Chapter 9:
ReplyDelete1-First of all, it is for the sake of the way people will think of Jack as a leader for this random generosity.
Jack took this to his advantage by luring people into his group with the meat as they have been eating fruits for so long Jack’s meat was a change they were willing to take even if it is from the enemy. This decision to give meat shows that Jack was able to use this against them. This in turn showed that even the top of their hierarchy was quick to jump at such pleasures as getting meat, making them vulnerable. "You ran yourself!" "Look at that bone in your hands!" are the words Jack uses against Ralph.
2- The sense of protection in the repetitive chanting and the circular movements of the dance provided the boys with another strong motivation for staying with Jack, one which Ralph hadn't considered when he commented to Piggy that the biguns joined Jack to play like savages with the hunting and face paint on them.
3- The beast that the boys kill is Simon. This is ironic and tragic because Simon was actually coming to tell them that there was no beast and it was just the dead pilot. This is not only empathetic towards Simon but also towards everyone else as now they ruined the chance of getting to know there was no beast and will have to remain with the fear of the beast. It is symbolically significant because it showed that even though some of them always acted like tough guys, they were actually frightened enough to
kill Simon on impulse thinking he was the beast. Also this event robbed them of their innocence forever as taking the life of an innocent person is something they will never be able to forget.
4-I think it was because Golding didn’t want the boys to see that the beast had left, so that when it flew over them and into the beach they still lived with the fear of the beast. When Simon’s body got washed away I think it gave the kids some sort of relief as there was no body or any proof of Simon’s death that would be a constant reminder of their savagery. I think representing this in a psychological sense would be that since Simon was such a pure soul, the washing away of his body showed that all good was leaving the island. Golding also says the water "dressed Simon's hair with coarse brightness" so it was a way to eulogize Simon’s departure.
Chapter 9
ReplyDelete1. Purpose and effect of Jacks generosity with the meat he and the hunters obtained was that he prioritised meat over fire although he knew without fire they couldn't survive and sustain for long. Jack was concerned mostly about meat when he was still a part of the bigger tribe but he isn't acting like he doesn't need fire. He also knows that without fire there wont be any edible meat, on the other hand Ralph acted like it was an accident on the beach because Piggy convinced him to do so. He didn't want to create a scene or cause any problems although they were scared and weren't thinking about the consequences. Jack by giving meat to even Ralph and Piggy wants to show that even they show weakness when it comes to meat. He also pretends to be generous which he thinks will make him a good leader. The boy simply chose Jack over Ralph because he has meat.
2. Jacks command to the boys to dance and chant is an effective leadership tactic because those chants and circular motions give the boys a sense of sting motivation for staying with Jack which Ralph failed to provide. Jack hadn't thought about that when he told Piggy that the biguns are with Jack because they would get to play violently with those painted faces.
3. The beast that the boys kill sadly is Simon. It is extremely depressing and ironic because he died, in his own world without any trouble. Simon used to stay alone most of the time, him dying symbolises the constant the ongoing battle or innocence vs evil. Simon was mistaken for the beast and killed. Sadder is the fact that they try to make up for mistake with a lot of untrue made up reasons.
The thing is that Simon was coming back to tell them that theres no beast and its just he dead pilot. Symbolically signifies that even though a lot of them pretended to be strong and courageous, they were scared enough to kill Simon just by thinking that he was the so called beast. The fact that they took the life of an innocent kid will always haunt them.
4. The novel’s tone moves from fun and exciting to extremely elegiac so the figure was perhaps to calm the boys down as they realise that Simon is actually dead. Simon was washed away, which represents the purity and the true fact that he conquered his own beast. its also seems that Simon finally appeared more elevated in this scene because William Golding said “dressed Simon’s hair with coarse brightness” and the “turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble” almost calling him someone as valuable as a piece of art here.
Chapter 10
ReplyDelete:
1- Both their views are pretty different. Ralph is simply horrified and going completely insane over the murder of Simon. Ralph is trying to accept what has happened but Piggy is convincing him otherwise as Piggy is trying to stay calm by making himself and others believe that it was an accident as if saying it many times would make it true. Piggy reacts to this so strongly because Piggy thinks otherwise. They come up with the excuses that it was dark, that Simon scared them, that they weren’t really part of it as
they were all in a circle. This shows that all humans try to pretend or find reasons why an action they took wasn’t wrong because they don’t have the willpower to accept the consequences that come for these actions, simply try to find the easy way
out of this guilt.
2- The boys didn’t want to accept that they were at the dance because of the events that followed. They wished to remain in denial of Simon’s death as they feared the consequences, the fear of getting caught, and the fact that it even happened. In order to keep themselves from falling apart they lie to themselves for killing their friend Simon.
3-I guess they define a proper chief as someone rather superhumanly strong, and very capable. They
categorize a proper chief or a leader as someone who is macho, which as we saw in the beginning
completely ruins Piggy’s chances of being the leader as although he had potential (being the mature one)
he didn’t have the figure boys would expect a chief to have. This criterion suggests that humans always
feel that those who are most capable of being a proper chief would have to have the look to give justice
to the title.
4-Jack becomes rather aggressive due to a negative shift in his emotions. He orders guards to push boulders on anyone that tries to invade the fort which would involve serious injuries or even death. He also takes out his anger on a child named Wilfred who he ties up and beats for no apparent reason. Jacks actions are all sadistic and violent giving Roger plenty of reasons to have doubts about Jacks leadership.
5-When the twins brought up the subject of Simon’s murder all of them became nervous in the discussion of where they were the previous night, trying to avoid the topic of Simon’s murder, and all insisting that they left early after the fest finished. Piggy and Ralph awaken at the sound of Samneric play-fighting. Then every other noise they started to become aware of as well, hence, their increasing fear is evident.
Chapter 5 :
ReplyDelete1) Ralph has become more responsible , his main goal is to survive and get rescued . he is taking responsibility as a leader and thinking through things like an adult these changes in him are after the signal fire incident .
2) Ralph talks about the rules being over seen , the main goal of being rescued is only taken seriously by him, he makes a few points that they need to keep in mind , The fire must be kept running, the kids should not just use the lavatory wherever they want but only in the place located for them as everything is getting dirty and finally that shelters should be maintained and people should remember of the old rules like filling the coconuts with drinking water.
3) Ralph states that there is no such thing as the beast but just a fragment of our fear,. He tells the littluns that fear is there in everyone but they just don’t show it unlike the littluns who are apparently “cry babies and sissies” and that they should put up with it how the older ones do.
4) Piggy says everything can be proved by science ,even the presence of the beast . When he says there isn’t no fear either unless we get frightened by people is that the only sort of monster that a person can see is themselves, or other people.
5) Percival says that the beast comes from the sea. There are two possibilities , either he has seen the beast or he is just saying this against jacks knowledge .
6) Simon says the beast doesn’t have to be real but could be among them , the beast being on of them , the situation the boys are in may bring out the ancient survival instincts in them , causing them to act like beasts.
7) Rules are important to Ralph as that is the only mean through which there will be order in between the wild boys . having rules will help make things easier and more systematic ( in a civilized manner )
8) Piggy asks Ralph to blow the conch shell to bring order , to bring the boys in an orderly manner , Ralph doesn’t blow the shell , if they don’t respond to the sound of the conch shell they will have it from him. If no one cooperates , the signal fire will not keep be kept going and eventually resulting in their chances of them being rescued becoming less.
Chapter 6:
Delete1) The "Beast from air" is the dead pilot that has gotten his parachute stuck. They mistake it for the beast as most of the boys already have their minds set that there is a beast out there and they can't fully see it because it is still dark. They tell the story of seeing the "beast" and exaggerate it greatly saying that it chased them and had claws and things of that sort. The "beast" symbolizes the boys imagination and their fear.
2) Sam and Eric describe the beast as “It kind of sat up" "There were eyes" "Teeth" "Claws" "The beast followed us" "I saw it slinking behind the trees" as they were describing something that could be very simplistic in the most scary way they can possibly imagine
3) Ralph gets all the kids to understand why they needed the fire to keep burning , their survival and chance off being rescued .after this there was no one on Jacks side this caused him to listen to Ralph.
4) Simon feels that they themselves are the beast. By explaining this he ends the conversation. This is the significance, Simon’s moment of realization which others couldn’t understand that the beast is nothing but imagination .
5) Ralph refuses to believe in something he cannot ( prove ) Ralph does not want to believe in the beast and the twins description. he is aware that there is something on the island as the littlun with the birthmark has been gone since the first assembly but he still will not believe in the beast till he sees it.
6) Ralph tells the boys that he doesn’t feel it’s a good idea to stay in the fort they build in the castle. Ralph who has a responsible character and is thinking of the safety of the boys, but the kids can only think of fun. At this point in the novel they miss their chance of being rescued because of their irresponsibility as they wanted to play instead of keeping in their mind that keeping the fire going was the only way at the moment to leave the island.
Chapter 7
Delete1) Ralph said "Be sucking my thumb next." he said this when he had realized that he had been biting his nails, a habit he had when he was younger Ralph is thinking out loud to himself, Ralph is just thinking too much.
2) Simon tells Ralph that he will get back to where he came from and would get back all right. Simon is proving his confidence in Ralph's ability to remain humane on this island.
4)Simon told Ralph he would make the place home, this was different statement which was not expected, When he volunteered to go back by himself, which was courageous and selfless. Up untill that point, Simon had been portrayed as a Christ figure, a very selfless and caring person. The actions reflect this, because he went back to Piggy, not for his own benefit, but to help Piggy get through the night alone with the littluns.
5)as darkness has fallen , there is nothing visible clearly . searching for the beast at this time point is not sensible . he then challenged by jack to join the hunt , he joins the hunt to prove to the group that he is still able to stand at the leaders position .
Chapter 8:
Delete1) jack is infuriated by Ralph’s comment saying that they were just “ boys with sticks” . even though it was true he didn’t want to accept the fact as he fell insulted because Ralph that they were just playing around .
2) piggy is has a rational way of thinking and behaves like an adult , he was the only one who had the guts to move the fire from the mountain.
5) they first decide to hunt down the beast and this shows survival instincts of the human nature.
Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”
ReplyDelete1-When the twins saw Ralph for the first time they found him to be in a rather calm, collected state of mind as a leader should and of course has in mind the final objective they are aiming towards at all times. However about the time they all set off for Castle Rock, the twins see a deterioration in the mind of Ralph as he started to show the aggressive, vulgar part of him. When Piggy suggested that Ralph had forgotten that the main thing to focus on was being rescued and Ralph shot back at him "I knew it all the time. I hadn't forgotten
!"
2-This is bound to fail because they must keep in mind who they are getting it back from. This who refers to a bunch of savage boys only interested in hunting. Not only are they greatly outnumbered but also the fact that Jack has taught his boys that power is anything and everything hence, talking them into maintaining a signal fire is near impossible.
3-Roger has always been the one who was hinted to give into his innate sadism. When Roger knew fully well that Piggy was standing below, he felt the urge to push the rock so that it either hurts or kills Piggy specially knowing that Jack disliked Piggy.
4- The conch is symbolically significant in the novel because throughout the whole novel the conch symbolized power and order/ power of civilization. Now that the conch was gone along with the only civilized character, the sense of civilization on the island was shattered. The conch also was the one thing responsible for the unity of the kids. Now that it was gone there would be no way to bring the boys back together even if it is to listen for a matter of minutes but it is no longer possible, and even Ralph now had no power over Jack as the conch being a source of power is gone leaving Ralph unheard.
"That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone---."
Chapter 10
ReplyDelete1.Ralph and Piggy view Simon’s death in different ways. While Ralph is terrified and not ready to accept that he was one of the people who just killed a boy. Piggy refuses to accept it by making excuses, as if by saying it over and over again it will come true. Here we see how two people react to the same situation in completely different ways. Ralph is the only one who looks at this with completely honesty and accepts that he was a part of this. Piggy on the other hand strongly opposes this by saying that it was dark, Simon scared them and that they were in a full circle so it wasn't his fault. Ralph has a more mature and realistic approach towards this while Piggy continues to show disagreement. Also Piggy feared the consequences of this sin they had committed.
2. Memories of the dance were horrifying because of what followed the event. They constantly denied Simon’s death because they felt guilty and also feared the consequences of it. What would happen if they get caught, the punishments etc was what kept them from accepting what they had done. It was irreversible and couldn't unfortunately be brought back to how it initially was as they had killed a fellow mate due to a huge misunderstanding
3. A proper chief according to the biguns is someone who is gutsy enough, inhumanly strong and who’s appearance justifies the title they’re giving him. Piggy’s intellect and maturity sadly wasn't enough for the biguns just because he didn't look like a leader. Piggy had round glasses, a chubby face and a little healthy in his appearance. Also he didn't come across as someone who is confident and sometimes believes in what he says, his build up didn't let people think that he could be capable of leading a crew. This is what we learn about human psychology, the person who looks like a leader form his/her appearance will be the general crowd’s first preference. Everyone wants the chief to look stern and have that vibe about him, the charisma and the personality of a confident and brave leader. The look of the person should justify the title given to him.
4. Jack in the beginning comes out as a brave boy for his age but with time we unravel the negative side of him which becomes very evident towards the climax as he beats and ties up Walfred for no actual/valid reason. He also orders the guards to push boulders on anyone who tries to brake thought the castle which is dangerous and life threatening as it can cause serious injuries, even death. Instances like these aren’t less which end up giving Roger a reason to think otherwise about Jack. There was always this negative vibe coming from Jack which grew even stronger as the story proceeded. I don’t think he gave less reasons for anyone to think that he wasn't an apt chief and had a prominent negative side of him. His inner demon was persistently seen in the Novel.
5. They all were avoiding Simon’s death as none of them were ready to accept that they had killed a friend, probably for the guilt or fearing the consequences. Which is why when the twins brought the topic up they refused to talk about and made excuses that they had left early after the feast showing the fear of the boys. Here we can see how they’re not yet ready to face the reality because it is not normal to kill a friend. They all come from civilised and socialised backgrounds which doesn't teach them to kill. It preaches not to kill but to save which is contrary to what the young men did. Ralph and Piggy wake up to the sound of Samneric play-fighting whose noises they then relate to the incident which shook all of them. Fear is increasing and so is the awareness of the reality.
Chapter 11
ReplyDelete1. The twins always saw Ralph as someone who was uncommonly kind and level-headed which was something everyone wanted in a leader (unlike Jack). Ralph was always subtle in his behaviour although we see a slight change as the plot progresses towards the climax. An instance is seen when all of them set off for the castle rock. With time Ralph’s mental processing stars to decreasing like his clothes. He loses the dedication and compassion he had towards getting out of the castle in the beginning. Which is why they see the vulgar, unkind and vulgar side of him which was totally uncalled for. This changes the way the twins now look at Ralph and also shows us that time, events and circumstances can bring out he inner demon even from the kindest and most gentle of people.
2.The boys “attempt to get back Piggy’s specs” and to therefore maintain the signal fire is a fail because of the choice of the people they want to get the work done from. By choice of people it here means that these boys are from the hunting group and are hugely outnumbered. Jack’s group of boys are not vigilant at all. They were taught to only kill for survival, a mere task of patiently keeping the fire built is a tough one for them because they know not how to have control and fail to have the resilience till the end. Therefore their attempt is bound to fail mainly because of their perspectives on how to survive.
3. Roger has always been one of them who eventually invest into their inborn/innate tendency to deprive pleasure. He was a true supporter of Jack and only because Jack disliked Piggy, Roger pushed the rock off the cliff in order to either injure or kill Piggy. It is unexpected as no one wants Piggy to die and also because it shows the humankind’s nature. Shows us how boys of good households can kill their very own batch mates out of plain dislike and nothing else. Also gives us a glimpse of the primitive ages as then ppl knew not how to behave and act in a certain manner even if they deeply despised them. This is what it has come to, extremely unfortunate and saddening.
4. The conch is one of the most important symbols in this novel. Its symbolical significance is that the conch was one of the only ways to show the civilised side of the boys, the unity, the need for survival with grace, the law and order etc were all initially started by blowing the conch and calling everyone for the meetings which were to work on their survival. Destroying the conch shows the destruction of humanity in the boys as they now show the animal side of them for nothing but survival. The prominently increasing wild and aggressive nature of the young men leads to them destroying the conch. Ralph was the one to initiate this system of blowing the conch and now we all realise that Ralph was an outcast as they say that “That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone—." He is now their new target and he is surprisingly aware of it (not expected after the change is seen in him) Shattered pieces of the conch portray the shattered civility on the island.
Chapter 9
ReplyDelete1. Since everyone was eating only fruits on the island, Jack takes advantage by offering meat to the people who were not in his group. This decision to give meat shows us that Jack was able to use the meat against people of Ralph’s group. This also makes Ralph’s group vulnerable.
2- The sense of protection in the repetitive chanting and the circular movements of the dance proved to be another strong reason to stay with Jack’s group. Ralph hadn't thought about it and told Piggy that the biguns joined Jack to play like savages with the hunting and face paint on them.
3-Simon is beast that the boys kill. This is ironic and tragic as Simon was actually approaching to tell them that there was no beast and was just the dead pilot. This is not only empathetic towards Simon but also to everyone else as now they now don’t have the chance of getting to know there was actually no beast and will have to remain with the fear of the beast. It is symbolically significant because it showed that even though the big kids acted tough, they were actually frightened of a beast and that lead to the killing of Simon. Also this event robbed them of their innocence forever as murdering of an innocent person is something they wont never be able to forget.
4-I think that it was because Golding didn’t want the boys to see that the beast had left, so that when it flew over them and into the beach they still lived with the fear. When Simon’s body got washed away it gave the kids relief as there was no proof of Simon’s death that would be a constant reminder of their savagery. I think representing this in a psychological sense would be that since Simon was such a pure soul, the washing away of his body showed that all good was leaving the island.
Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”
ReplyDelete1-Ralph had one memory of Bill which was an "ancient picture of a boy in shorts and a shirt."But now that Bill has become so consumed in hunting, he can’t him the way he used to as now Bill has too become savage and inhuman.
2- Ralph had lost the one person who always kept him calm, Piggy. Ralph had always lost his temper at times but Piggy was always reassuring and put reasoning in to settle such flusters. Upon finding the pig’s head it was simply too overwhelming for Ralph as it just lay idle there mocking him. Hence, in retaliation to this anger towards the inanimate object, Ralph had hit it off the post.
3-Although somewhere inside Samneric probably did want to join Jack’s tribe in desperation of a leader, Jack had forced them to join by hurting them. They tell Jack where Ralph is hidden because maybe they threatened the twins to tell him and the twins did want to prove their loyalty to the tribe.
4-Similarly to what Jack had done with the pig’s he intended to do to Ralph. This was an inference to the fact that Jack along with his hunters would kill Ralph and put his head on a stick as a sacrifice to the beast. Jack always had a hatred for Ralph because he thought the position Ralph was in as leader was undeserved and that Ralph was incapable of being a leader and that Jack was. The fact that at one point everyone chose Ralph instead of Jack was uncalled for in Jack’s perspective which gave him reason to hate Ralph.
5-They start a fire in the forest to try and find Ralph. This power of hatred shows that Jack would go to such an extent to burn up an entire forest in order to find Ralph. He would rather die without food to hunt than lose to Ralph in terms of leadership. The power of reason is very weak as compared to power of hatred and violence to Jack.
6-Ralph decides to hide in the jungle in the place where Simon used to stay. This hiding place symbolizes that fear and keenness on keeping away from the other boys that Simon felt when he hid over there. Hence, Golding may be trying to show the readers how Ralph too is now in that position.
7-Percival had been taught by his parents to recite his name, address and phone number in the case that their child is lost. Percival was able to do this but by the end he cannot remember his own name. It is Percival himself who is striving to remember. It is significant because it shows what damage the savagery of the island’s civilization has caused him.
8-A fire actually intended to kill someone rather than a fire that was set in intention of being rescued led them to being saved, which was what made it ironic on how the boys are saved. In a society where the British boys had grown up had been so mannered and rule centered had turned into such savages after creating their own civilization on the island. Golding in particular chose to write about a group of British boys because he knows very well how ironic it would be for a civilized British schoolboy to turn into a savage after being brought up in such social ethics and rule abiding society. What the naval officer said just justifies what Golding intended to do with the use of irony, as if Golding himself was criticizing the situation using the character of the naval officer.
Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”
ReplyDelete1. What are the purpose and effect of Jack’s generosity with the meat he and the hunters obtained? What do you think his decision to give meat to even Ralph and Piggy is meant to show?
-- The purpose of Jack’s generosity was sarcastic and condescending. His decision to give meat to Ralph and Piggy was to show his authority and ability to obtain resources over them. It’s evermore insulting to Ralph because he argued the importance of the signal fire over finding meat, and now he is offered meat from Jack.
2. Why does Jack command the boys to dance and chant, and why is this an effective leadership tactic? What psychological effect does dancing and chanting have on the boys? Think back to the effect that putting on makeup had on them in Chapter 4.
-- Jack commands the boys to dance and chant to unite them. The psychological effect it has on the boys is that it forms a tribe-like bond between then. Dancing and chanting has a similar effect the paint had because both encourage primeval behavior.
3. What is the “beast” that the boys kill? How is this event ironic and especially tragic (not only for the “beast,” but for everyone on the island)? How is it symbolically significant?
-- The “beast” that the boys kill is, in fact, Simon. This is ironic because Simon was running towards the boys to tell them that there was no beast. Simon’s death is ironic to the rest of the boys because they killed the “beast” by showing the beast that lives within them. This is symbolic to the loss of innocence in the novel because the boys have to now deal with the fact that they killed an innocent boy out of impulse.
4. Why do you think Golding decided to have the “figure” fly over the boys on the beach and into the sea? Why do you think he had Simon’s body get washed away, and what does this represent in a psychological sense?
-- Golding perhaps had the “figure” fly over the boys on the beach to show that Simon was a greater being than the rest. Simon’s body was washed away because the “beast lived in the water”, symbolizing that the beast killed Simon; but in fact it was the belief of the beast that took his life.
Chapter 9
ReplyDelete1. Jack offers meat because it would make him seem generous, and it would lure the others into joining him and his group. With the attraction of something to eat rather than fruits, the others would join Jack simply because of that.
2. Commanding the boys to dance and chant is an effective leadership tactic because it gives the boys a strong motivation to stay with Jack
3. The beast that boys kill is actually Simon. This is ironic because Simon was coming to tell the others that there is no beast, and that it was just the dead pilot. This is tragic because they have lost the opportunity to learn that there is no beast. Even they were acting like a bunch of tough hunters, they did not have the sense to even check what they were killing, this also shows that there are slowly losing themselves to their inner beast, and are doing things without thinking.
4. Golding must have had the beast fly over them because it would give the impression that the beast was still there. It would show that it was still after them, and they still had a reason to fear it. He must have also had Simon’s body washed away because he did not want the other kids to constantly be reminded of their mistake.
Chapter 10
ReplyDelete1. Ralph, unlike Piggy, has a difficult time accepting what has happened to Simon, he is completely surprised and disgusted. Piggy is tries to stay calm by saying that it was just an accident, that it was dark and Simon took them by surprise
2. The narrator means that they want to forget about the dance because it led to Simon’s death. They want to forget the death of Simon, and that they played any part in it, so they decide to forget that the entire dance ever took place.
3. The biguns describe a proper chief as someone who has the right physical appearance. This could be seen when it was the time for the election for who should become the chief, Piggy could not be a candidate because of his physical appearance.
4. Jack starts to become a lot more violent in nature, he tells the guards to throw boulders on anyone who tries to enter their land, and he also beats up Wilfred for no apparent reason. This makes Roger doubt Jack’s leadership
5. When the twins brought up the topic about Simon’s death, none of them were ready to take responsibility, or even talk about it. Ralph and Piggy wake up one night to the sound of Samneric play-fighting, which they relate to Simon’s death and the episode that took place.
Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”
ReplyDelete1. How do Ralph and Piggy view Simon’s death? How does each of them react to it? Why does Ralph laugh as he says, “I got the conch,” and why does Piggy react so strongly to his laughter? What explanations do they have for their behavior, and what excuses do they come up with? What do these reactions show about them and about human nature?
-- Ralph and Simon view Simon’s death differently. Ralph accepts what had happened while Piggy cannot; therefore he makes excuses saying that it was dark. Ralph can live up to the sin that has just been committed but Piggy can’t.
2. What does the narrator mean to suggest when he says, “Memory of the dance that none of them had attended shook all four boys convulsively”?
-- The narrator meant to suggest that the boys are refusing to believe that they took part in the murder of Simon. The boys are guilty and afraid of prosecution and sin.
3. How do the biguns seem to define a “proper chief”? What does this criterion suggest about human psychology?
-- The biguns defined a “proper chief” as someone who is physically strong and who’s appearance exudes leadership. This criterion suggests that humans tend to judge people based on appearance rather than character. Piggy is completely overlooked as a viable even though he is the most mature and rational boy of them all because his appearance does not fit their “criteria”.
4. What does Jack do that causes Roger to have doubts about his leadership?
-- Jack becomes more aggressive and hostile, causing Roger to have doubts about his leadership. Jack ties up an innocent boy and beats him for no reason other than to please his ego and quench his anger. Roger observes this and is not convinced in Jack’s leadership abilities.
5. What signs of stress and fear can we see in Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric’s behavior in this chapter?
Delete-- We can see signs of stress and fear in Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric in this chapter when Ralph and Piggy wake up to the sound of Samneric play fighting. They associate the sound to the death of Simon. Fear amongst them is becoming more prevalent, and their innocence is being killed.
Chapter 10
ReplyDelete1. Ralph is horrified and going out of control over the murder of Simon. Piggy is trying to stay calm by making himself and others believe that it was an accident. Piggy reacts to this so strongly as everyone come up with excuses like darkness, Simon scared them all. This also shows that all humans try to make up excuses time and time again, as they don’t have the willpower to accept the consequences.
2. The boys didn’t want to accept that they were at the dance because of the because of events such as Simon’s death, and wanted to forget about it and move on. They also didn’t want to be feared because of a beast.
3.I guess they define a proper chief as someone very capable, macho, which kind of ruined Piggy’s chances of being any sort of leader despite being very mature compared to others.
4.Jack becomes rather aggressive due to a negative feel in his emotions. He orders the people in charge in his tribe to push boulders on anyone that tries to invade the fort which would involve serious injuries or even death. He also takes out his anger Wilfred who he ties up and beats for no apparent reason. Jacks actions are violent giving Roger plenty of reasons to have doubts about Jacks leadership.
5.When the twins brought up the subject of Simon’s murder, all of them started changing the topic to where they were the previous night, and all wanted to leave early after the fest finished. Piggy and Ralph start reacting to every noise they hear, which is a sign of fear within them. (Samenic play fight)
Chapter 12
ReplyDelete1. The very first picture which comes to Ralph’s mind when he thinks of Bill is of an “ancient boy in shorts and a shirt” which is absolutely contracting his present condition. Right now he is consumed in hunting and has turned into one more of the boys in the hunting group. So engrossed in hunting, acting completely inhuman, fierce, violent and uncontrollable. This is what surprises Ralph and then gives him one more reason to have a better understanding of humankind’s nature and not have false believes in his innocent expectations.
2. Ralph had just lost the only true friend he had on the island. Whenever Ralph was irritated or on the verge of losing it, Piggy calmed him down reassuring him that everything will be fine and he also put some logic in these issues to settle the agitation. On finding the Pig’s head lying there just mocking at him, this was a normal reaction to hit the head as it was related to the anger inside him, the fact that his only friend wasn't with him anymore. Also it could be because Piggy would always calm him down so he wanted to hit the pig and see if Piggy could appear from somewhere and help him resolve the agitation. He was still in shock and wanted Piggy to be there.
3. Somewhere deep down Samneric wanted to be a part of Jack’s tribe to be under a leader but the main reason was that Jack had forced him to do so but hurting him. The twins tell them where Ralph is hidden because they want to prove their loyalty to the group and also under peer pressure. They are also threatened here to do so. This shows us the role our choices play in life during uncomfortable or threatening situations.
4. Jack had “sharpened a stick at both ends” means that what he had done with the pig will now happen with Ralph. Samneric tell this to Ralph to prepare him for the worst case scenario as everyone knew the hatred Jack had for Ralph as he always thought the latter was not deserving enough to get the position he got by the boys in the beginning and also at a point in the novel everyone choses Ralph over Jack which is totally uncalled for according to Jack. Ralph is now an outcast as everyone is with Jack and so his chances of being assassinated are more, they want to tell him that the way the pig’s head was on the stick as a sacrifice, its Ralph’s turn to become their next object of sacrifice.
Chapter 12
ReplyDelete5. They start a fire in the forest to find and kill Ralph. This is very disheartening and foolish at the same time because he would go to such an extent just to try to find Ralph. This shows the amount to hatred he has for the protagonist. The power of reason is very weak as compared to the power or hatred and violence in Jack as he is not using his common sense here, he'd rather die with no food than lose to Ralph as a leader. But by starting a fire in the forest he's not only decreasing Ralph’s chances of surviving but also his own. This is how the power of Jacks reasoning is consumed by his aggression and hatred for a competitor.
6. Ralph hides in the forest exactly where Simon used to hide. As we all know Simon preferred keeping a distance from the boys as he wasn't comfortable with them and was often scared of them. Ralph hiding in he same place symbolises how he also now feels the same fear running down his veins and the dislike he has for the boys now. William Golding tries to show the readers how the feelings of Ralph are now the same as what Simon always had just by choosing the same place to hide like Simon.
7. From the very beginning Percival had been taught to remember names, numbers, addresses etc by reciting them incase he gets lost. The irony of this situation is that now he doesn’t remember his own name. The island had such an impact on him that lead him to forget his own name/identity. The savagery and trauma this island had caused, cost him his own identity. The reader is heartfelt just by reading about the trauma and damage an island can cause.
8. This novel is filled with ironies. One of the biggest ironies were that throughout the novel when the boys to keep the fire built, no one notices them but when they start a fire to find and kill Ralph the officer notices it. The fire that was intended to kill and not to save was the one that saved them. The climax of this novel is comforting as they are saved but it is also an eye opener as it gives us a glimpse of mankind’s animal side. The British boys were from a society which taught them to be well behaved and mannered, during the course of time they had lost these traits in them which resulted in such savagery and creation of their very own civilisation on the island which was similar to that of the early men. Golding choses a group of British boys only because he is really smart as he wants to show how one of the most civilised of ppl when put in life threatening situations would show their animal side. He wanted to show that no matter where you come from, when it comes to survival everyone turns their beast mode on. They have been brought up in a rule abiding society which tells them to think of others before themselves which is not what they do at all. He wants to criticise the situation using the naval officer with the use of irony.
chapter 9
ReplyDelete1. The purpose of Jack's generosity is to show Ralph and Piggy that he is much more resourceful in getting things done. He wishes to show his authority and control over the boys. Jack generosity is sarcastic and it is imperious.
2. Jack commands the boys to dance and chant because it is a powerful leadership tactic, it symbolizes unity and tribe-like bonding between the boys. It is similar to the painted faces as it depicts primeval behavior.
3. The "beast" that the boys killed was Simon. Simon was running towards them to tell them that there was no beast on the island. His death is ironic because the boys killed him, taking him to be the beast, and hence showcased the "beast" within them. This is symbolic to the novel as it foreshadows loss of innocence, which is one of the main themes of the novel, as they have to deal with the fact that they killed as innocent out of impulse.
4. Golding must have had the beast fly over them because it would give the impression that the beast was still there. It would show that it was still after them, and they still had a reason to fear it. He must have also had Simon’s body washed away because he did not want the other kids to constantly be reminded of their mistake.
Chapter 10
ReplyDelete1. Ralph and Piggy handle Simon's death very differently. Ralph has accepted the sin that has happened, whereas Piggy is not able to accept the truth and is therefore in a state of utter shock and disgust. Piggy gives excuses so that he can block out the truth in some way or the other.
2. The narrator means that they want to forget about the dance because it led to Simon’s death. They want to forget the death of Simon, and that they played any part in it, so they decide to forget that the entire dance ever took place.
3. The biguns define a proper chief as someone who is physically strong as well as someone who emanates leadership through his appearance. This suggests that the humans tend to judge people on their appearance rather than judging their character. This is the reason why Piggy was never considered for the chief, even though he was more mature and smarter than the rest of the boys.
4. Jack shows signs of hostility and aggressiveness when he ties up a boy and beats him up just to tend to his ego and to quench his thirst for anger, Roger witnesses this incident and so he loses faith in Jack's ability as a leader.
5. We can see signs of stress and fear in Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric in this chapter when Ralph and Piggy wake up to the sound of Samneric play fighting. They associate the sound to the death of Simon. Fear amongst them is becoming more prevalent, and their innocence is being killed.
CHAPTER 9: “A View to a Death”
ReplyDelete1. The reason for Jack's generosity with the meat is to show them that he and the choirboys are much more resourceful and successful on the island. He does not give the meat out of true generosity but rather out of sardonicism.
2. Jack does this in order to unify the choirboys. The psychological effect that it has on the boys is that it creates the feeling of solidarity withing the boys, that they are now one. Dancing, chanting and painting faces are all similar because all of these actions signify primal behavior.
3. The so-called 'beast' which the boys murder is Simon. The irony of this is that before he was killed, he was running to the boys trying to inform them that there actually was no beast. It is also ironic that in killing Simon, the boys' once again marked further their dissent into savagery and actions taken solely on impulse and thereby showing the beast that lies within themselves much clearer than before.
4. I think Golding decided to have the 'figure' fly over the boys in order to show the boys that the beast was still there, lurking; that Simon wasn't the beast and it would still go after them. Simon's body washed away because previously, the beast 'lived in the water'. Simon, being thought of as the beast, in the water symbolizes that he was killed by the beast.
CHAPTER 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”
ReplyDelete1. Piggy and Ralph have totally difference reactions. Ralph understands and accepts the crime which has been committed and is horrified. However, Piggy is unable to accept what has happened and tries to ease the pain by giving himself excuses for what has happened such as that it was dark.
2. The boys didn't want to accept that they were at the dance and had participated in the murder of Simon. They feel guilty and want to forget about it.
3. They biguns define a real leader as someone who is macho and exudes confidence. This suggests that people have the habit of judging by physical appearance rather than real capabilities. Although Piggy, being the most mature and rational of all the boys is completely discounted from ever becoming chief as he does not fit the criteria which the boys feel is necessary to lead them.
4. Jack becomes rather belligerent and nasty. He even ties up Wilfred and beats him for no real reason other than to satisfy his anger and violent nature. Ralph observes this and questions Jack's capabilities as a leader.
5. When the topic of Simon's death is brought up, no one wants to talk about it or take responsibility. Also, when Samneric play-fights, Ralph and Piggy wake up to the sound of it in fear. They start reacting to things quicker and more easily as the fear inside the two of them is growing.
CHAPTER 10: “Castle Rock”
ReplyDelete1. The twins view Ralph as someone who is rather calm, kind, collected and level-headed, things that the others (namely Jack) was lacking. As the novel progresses, Ralph's behavior evolves and the twins notice this. Although these changes are subtle, they are significant. An example of this is when they set off to Castle Rock, Ralph is rather impolite and obscene. This is completely uncalled for and indicates that Ralph has also (mentally) stared to deteriorate. The twins' original opinion of Ralph falters.
2. This was bound to fail due to the people chosen to start the signal fire. Coupled with being outnumbered, Jack has taught the choirboys most only hunting. The task of keeping up a fire is a difficult one for them.
3. Roger, since the beginning was always the one who most most indicative of his sadistic nature. Because Jack dislikes Piggy and Roger (presumably) realizes that there are no consequences for his actions on the island, does he finally have the nerve to drop the stone on and kill Piggy.
4. The conch is significant because it brought the boys back to the society that they came from; it represented civilization as well as law and order. Now that the conch was destroyed when Piggy died, it shows the boys' now complete immersion into anarchy and severing of all ties which connected them with civilization. Ralph becomes and outcast and is subject to a manhunt. (“That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone—.") What made them human is now gone.
Chapter 11
ReplyDelete1. The twins viewed Ralph as a very calm, level-headed person. He was very amicable and looked collected at all times, exuding leadership skills. But as the plot progresses , we see a significant change in his behavior. With time Ralph loses his dedication and composure, this seen when all of them set off for the Castle Rock. Ralph becomes vulgar and impatient towards the climax, this changes the way the twins used to see Ralph and it also foreshadows how circumstances can force even the best of us to loose touch with themselves.
2. The boys attempts to get Piggy's specs to maintain the signal fire was bound to fail because of the kind of people that were chosen to do the job. The boys that were elected to do the job were from the hunting group, who were not taught to be vigil and didn't have the persistence to control and keep the fire going.
3. Roger is a devoted follower of Jack and his principles, he dislikes Piggy because Jack doesn't like Piggy and this is the reason why he pushes the rock off the cliff. Roger pushes the rock mainly to injure or kill Piggy, as Jack doesn't like Piggy. This depicts how boys of good households can injure/kill their batch mates just because they despise a certain person.
4. The conch was the only symbol that kept the boys together and in touch with humanity, the destruction of the Conch is symbolically important as it depicts the destruction of innocence and humanity in them. It foreshadows the fact that the boys have accepted their fate on the deserted island and they have completely turned into savages. It shows that they have made a choice to shun any form of humanity that they had.
Chapter 9:
ReplyDelete1) jack bribes the boys to stay on his side using meat and also promises them protection. Jack is showing that daily needs are more important than the fire . when Ralph and Piggy take the meat it proves that the meat is more important .
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3) The boys mistake Simon one of their own as the beast and kill him . this incident is tragic for the boys as they have brutally killed one of their own , this beast like behaviour in them will take them nowhere , they will still live in ignorance and fear the beast on the island.
4) The dance had the boys complete attention and they didnt even notice the figure leave te moutain and go to sea. The next morning they would come to their senses and realizes they didnt actually kill the beast and the fear would come back. The proof of body got washed away to sea. Jack could use all of this to COVER UP for himself by saying nothing ever happened.
Chapter 10:
ReplyDelete1) After the unexpected death of Simon ,, Ralph and Piggy react to the situation in two different ways . Ralph starts to lose his mind where as Piggy stays calm by thinking of logical ways to explain the death of Simon .
2) The place where all the four boys danced is where the events took place . they wanted to be in denial of Simons unexpected death because they knew of the consequences to come. To keep their play clean and fall into trouble they denied even being there during the killing of Simon .
3) The Biguns define a proper chief as a superhumanly strong , capable of taking care of all their needs ,keep them safe and get them rescued .this criteria suggests that humans are born to be ruled by a superior power , they cannt function until they are ruled and forced by that power above them , this is why they tend to naturally choose stronger people as their leader.
4) Jacks start being a aggressive person because of the events with Simon. An example of his aggressive behaviour is when he orders the guards to throw boulders on anyone who tries to invade the fort .
Chapter 11
1) When the twins met Ralph for the first time before the death of Simon , they thought of him as a calm , responsible and caring as a leader . but when they went to the rock castle they seen a different side of him , a person who was rude , cruel and self centred , When Piggy told Ralph that he had forgotten that the main thing to focus on was being rescued ,Ralph shot back at him saying , I knew it all the time. I hadn't forgotten.
2) Jack has taught his boys that power is anything and everything, asking them to maintain the fire is impossible ,they are savages only interested in hunting and are greatly out numbered .
3) Roger knew that Jack dislikes Piggy , as he was standing below taking the opportunity he pushes the rock off the cliff.
4) Throughout the whole novel the conch symbolized power and order and power . after the conch shell was broken it broke with it the respect for the holder . there was no way to get the boys back together , Ralph had lost his power too.
Chapter 12 :
Delete1) Ralph remembers Bill as a boy with shorts and a shirt ,now that he see him as a hunter he can’t believe it was the same old Bill , he had become wild .
2) Ralph had a short temper ,Piggy helped him be calm now that Piggy as gone there was no one to calm him down , on seeing the pigs head lying idle he takes his anger out on the pig’s head .
4)Jack wanted to do the same thing to Ralph as done to the pigs head Jack along with his hunters would kill him and put his head on a stick, jack had always disliked Ralph .
5) The fire was lit to find Ralph , Jack can go to the extent of burning up the forest to find the person he dislikes , he wouldn’t loos Ralph the leader.
6) Ralph goes to hide in the jungle ,the same place where Simon used to stay. This hiding place symbolizes that fear and keenness on keeping away from the other boys that Simon felt when he hid over there. Hence, the writer may be trying to show the readers how Ralph too is now in the same feeling.
7) Percival had known his name, address and phone number by heart just in the case he was lost. Percival was not able to do this by the end .It is Percival himself who is striving to remember. It is significant because it shows what damage the savagery of the island’s civilization has caused him.