Transcript Lord of the Flies

 In
your journal:
 Define the word “Power”.
 How do you elicit power in your
relationships? Think about how you have
power with friends, a loved one, your
parents, in school and in government.
Chapter Reading Questions
English IV
Periods 3&4
1. What’s the boys’ overall attitude in relation to being stranded on a
deserted island without adult
supervision? How did the boys get there?
2. What role does the conch play in this chapter? What’s it used for?
What effect does it have?
3. Bullet a list for how the following characters are physically
described: Jack, Ralph, and Piggy. In
addition, provide one personality trait for each character.
4. Explain the incident between Jack and the piglet at the end of this
chapter. What’s Jack’s reaction to
it, and what does he promise to do next time?
5. Briefly describe the novel’s setting as explained in this chapter
6. How do the boys react when Ralph suggests
building a fire? What role does Jack play in
this scene?
7. What’s decided about the conch in this
chapter? Why?
8. Are there any conflicts taking shape in this
chapter? If so, what are they?
9. Why is there tension between Ralph and Jack in
this chapter? What’s Ralph’s main priority and
what’s Jack’s? Write down or highlight a quote for
both Jack and Ralph that represents their main
priorities.
10. Highlight the last section of dialogue between
Ralph and Jack in this chapter. What does Golding
compare them to? What’s the main idea Golding’s
expressing here?
11. What does Simon do for the “littluns” at the end
of this chapter? What does this show about him?
 Good
Afternoon!
 We have a new seating chart- just stand
at the front of the room by the white
board before the bell rings, and I will
assign your seats.
 When you’ve taken a seat; take out your
Unit 17 Sentences and pass them to the
front of the room
 Then take out your journal for our daily
warm-up
 Write
down three questions you have
about graduating, getting a job, or
college in general. Be specific- and make
sure they are meaningful questions. I will
happily answer them to the best of my
ability.
12. Describe the incident in which Roger follows Henry. Why doesn’t
he throw the stones directly at him? Why do you think Roger’s
throwing stones in the first place?
13. Describe the effect the face paint has on Jack. Write down a quote
that shows this effect. What’s the overall significance in the change in
Jack’s character that we see here?
14. On page 71 Golding writes, “Jack stood up as he said this, the
bloodied knife in his hand. The two boys faced each other. There was
the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and
there was the world of longing and baffled common sense.” What’s the
importance of this quote? (If you have a different version of the book,
the quote takes place on top of the mountain when the boys realize
that a ship has passed the island.)
15. Who has more power at the end of the chapter, Ralph or Jack? How
so?
1. What does Simon think the beast may be?
2. Does the group vote YES or NO on the question,
“Do ghosts exist?”
3. Who says, “Who cares?” when he is told that he is
not following the rules?
4. What is Ralph afraid of happening if he blows the
conch?
5. Piggy tells Ralph that Jack hates Piggy and
__________.
6. Besides wishing his dad was there, what else does
Ralph wish for? (The answer to this one is the second
to last paragraph)
 Extra Credit – what can’t Percival Weyms Madison
remember?

1. Who says, “Conch, conch! We don’t need the conch
anymore!”
2. What’s occurring “at ten miles’ height” above the
island? According to Golding, what’s the sign given to
the boys from the world of grownups? What is the
deeper meaning of this sign? Try to figure out what it
could symbolize/represent.
 3. What are Jack’s and Ralph’s priorities in relation to
what the boys should do about the beast? What’s
 4. Jack’s main goal? What’s Ralph’s main goal?
 5. What was the main conflict in the novel at the end of
chapter five? How has the main conflicted shifted in
chapter six? Why is this shift in conflict so important?
 Extra Credit: What is the foreshadowing in this
chapter?

 Brainstorm
(make a list) of 5 animals and
how they react to a predator or danger.
You choose the animals, but consider:
how does their reaction protect them?
Agenda for today:
 Journal
 Unit 18 Vocab/pass back papers
 Reading quiz on chapter 5&6 (review first)
 Read Chapters 7 & 8
 Reading Questions
Journal Prompt: If we can‘t separate our civilized self
from our savage self which will take over and why?
Explain in at least one paragraph. Consider the
following: How is a civilization created? Are people
controlled by society or is society controlled by
people? Is it human nature to be uncivilized?
 Briefly
describe the incident in which
Ralph wounds the boar. What emotions
does Ralph feel during and after this
incident?
 Who goes with Ralph and Jack to the top
of the mountain? Highlight where they
see the supposed beast. What’s their
reaction? What’s the importance of their
discovery?
1. How does Jack try to manipulate this meeting?
Write down two quotes in which Jack criticizes Ralph.
What do you think Jack’s implying when he tells the
others that Ralph’s like Piggy?
 2. What’s the mood like during Jack’s first meeting as
chief of his own group? What does Jack decide to
leave for the beast? What’s the importance of this?
 3. When Simon’s talking to the Lord of the Flies, it
says, “‘Fancy thinking the Beast was something you
could hunt and kill. . . You knew, didn’t you? I’m a part
of the you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s
no go? Why things are the war they are”’ (143).
What’s the importance of this quote?
 What do you think the Beast is?

 Briana, Chris
J, Alex C., Erica, John
 Victoria, Noah, Svannah L, Cody
 Miguel, Elsa, Chris K, Alex K
 Nick, Sam, Judy, Jewell
 Griffin, Tyler, Sarah, Becky
 Brad, Robert, Savannah, Justice
 Griffin H, Troy, Chandler, Tiffany, Brennen
 Consider
how William Golding may have created
allegorical comparisons in his novel. Choose one
group listed below and explain in 4-6 sentences
how the LOTF character could be an allusion to one
of the leaders of World War II.
 Jack Merridew and Adolf Hitler
 The Jews during World War II and The Beastie (think
scapegoat)
 Ralph and S.S. Chief Heinrich Himmler
 What’s
the overall mood at Jack’s feast? How
does Golding foreshadow a conflict in this
scene?
 As Simon falls into the hunters’ circle,
Golding doesn’t refer to him by his name.
What does he refer to him as? Why would he
do this?
 What is the final image that the reader is left
with Simon? Why would Golding bring forth
an image like this?
You must include the following to receive full credit:
 The name of your character
 A physical description (use examples from the book)
 A quote from the book that exemplifies their personality
 Analyze the character- what are they a symbol of? Ask
me if you need help.
 An illustration of the character
 A LORD OF THE FLIES acrostic poem summing up the
novel in your own words (just plot-based, does not have to
relate specifically to your character)
*You may use your book, the internet and your brain(s).
** MAKE IT NEAT, COLORFUL, AND MEANINFUL. These will
be used to help with your end-of-unit essay.
 Dallas, Peyton, Josh, Taliah
 Cecillia, Max, Tenia, Kyle
Chinnoso, Alex, Ryan, Terrance
 Jane, Taylor, Anthony,Victoria
 Malinda, Fatima, Caroline, Tyler
 Anna, Anthony,Yedid, Da’Neasia
 Tyler, Robyn, Sam,Valentina
 Idrees, Sam W, Kaila, Ruben
 Savannah, Isaiah

In groups of three:
 Ralph
 Jack
 Piggy
 SamnEric
 Simon
 Roger
 The
Littluns (as a collective group)
 What
is the mood at the beginning of the
chapter? How does Ralph feel? Find a
quote that shows his emotions.
 What does Jack tell the hunters about the
beast? What are they going to do about it
from now on? What’s the significance of
this?
 What
does Roger start doing when Ralph
blows the conch and begins to address the
group? Highlight the following quote: “Some
source of power began to pulse in Roger’s
body” (175). What do you think Golding
means by this? Have we ever seen Roger do
something similar to this? When?
 What’s the overall significance of the conch
being destroyed? What does this
symbolize? How is Piggy’s body taken by
the sea? How does this contrast from Simon’s
body?
 What
happens when Ralph encounters the
Lord of the Flies? What emotions does he
feel? What does he do to the skull?
 How does Golding’s reference to the
hunters change once the naval officer
appears? What words does he use in place
of “hunters” and “spears” in this scene?
What do you think is the importance of this?
 What’s ironic about the way in which the
boys are rescued? Hint: Think about who
lights the fire that enables them to be
rescued.
You may complete ONE of the following.
 Create a meme for LOTF. Keep it
tasteful/school appropriate. Email it to
me or print it and bring it in to class on
Monday, 12/1.
 Choose one character and write an
epilogue explaining what they are doing
20 years after they get off the island.