| What does ralph say that angers jack? | he calls the hunters boys armed with sticks |
| How does Jack express his anger? | he criticizes Ralphs way of law and tries to get rid of ralph as a leader with everyones support |
| How does jack respond to his failure to get support from the group? | he leaves to go off on his own this suggest that the boys might have a hard time without him getting food |
| How does Piggy show “intellectual daring”? Why is this significant | he thinks of the idea to move the fire; its significant because he’s the only one that would have the intellect to think of that |
| why do the biguns wait until the other boys are occupied to leave instead of supporting jacks challenge at the meeting? | The biguns wait because they don’t want to show betrayal to ralph; they are ashamed that they wanna follow Jack |
| What unusual thing happens to ralph after jack leaves ? | he begins giving up hope at being rescuedhe is telling himself that they will all come back |
| What suggestion does Simon make and why? | he suggests that they come face to face with the beast because he wants them to see that the beast is not a real alive animal |
| What are the consequences of the boys decision not to follow him? | they remain scared and still believe that the beast is real |
| What do Jack and the biguns decide to do about the beast? | jack suggest that they just forget about the beast and celebrate by killing a pig |
| What foolish decision does jack make during the hunt? | he leaves the pig right where they killed itflies are now swarming it |
| What happens to simon after the hunters leave? | he begins to hallucinate |
| What does simon see and what does it say to him thats significant? | he sees the pig head and thinks its talking to him its saying “i am the lord of the flies”(he faints after he sees and hears it) |
| What does the pig head represent? | that the evil is actually within themsimon was right all along |
| What is the purpose of Jack’s generosity with the meat he obtained and what does this show? | he wants to persuade them shows that he can provide for them |
| Why does jack command the boys to dance and chant and why is this a leadership tactic? | to make them less scared and to distract them |
| What physiological effect does the dancing and chanting have on them? | brainwashing them to become savagesthey get in the zone to kill something |
| What is the “beast” that the boys kill? | simon |
| How is Simons death ironic and Tragic? | simon was the only good one and knew that the beast was not a real animal |
| Why do you think Golding decided to have the figure fly over the boys and into the sea and why did the body get washed to the shore? | lets the boys know that they didn’t really kill the beastfinally off the island and to show that simon is one with nature |
Chapter 8 and 9 Lord of the Flies
February 11, 2020