| Describe Jack. What is he wearing? What looks different now from when he first arrived on the island? What is Jack doing? | He is wearing tattered shorts. Now he has sun burns, longer and lighter hair. He is hunting for pigs. |
| Why does Jack want the boys to paint their faces? | To be able to sneak up on the pigs while hunting. |
| What are Ralph and Simon doing? | They are building the shelters/huts. |
| What is Ralph upset by? | Jack’s obsession with hunting all of the time and he won’t help build the shelters. The lit tuns just run off and play. |
| What are Ralph’s feelings about meetings? | He feels that the kids just come and ask for stuff. |
| Describe the conflict between Jack and Ralph after Ralph says, “When the meeting is over they’d work for five minutes, then wander off or go hunting.” | Jack says that we need meat but Ralph says that we need shelter. |
| Jack says he could have killed a pig if they could make what? | Barbs on the spear head. |
| There are two reasons why Ralph thinks it is really important to have shelter. What are they? | 1) If it rains then they will be dry2) It will protect them from the “snake-thing”, they will fell more comfort. |
| Of what are the children still afraid? | The Beastie |
| What are Jack’s thoughts on rescue? | He’ll love to be rescued but he wants to kill a pig first. |
| Where must the pigs be hiding during the hot day? | High up in the shade of the trees. |
| What is no longer mentionable? Why? | … |
| Where do Jack and Ralph assume Simon is? | They think that Simon is taking a bath. |
| Where is Simon really? What is he doing? | He went deep into the jungle by himself, he’s in this thick part of the jungle. He found a little secret hiding place. He’s just sitting there enjoying the quietness from everything else. |
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 3
February 8, 2020