| What reason does Ralph gives for the boys’ defection to Jack? | The are hungry and need food. They want to be part of a group. |
| Where does Simon go after he leaves “the Lord of the Flies”? | He goes to the body on the mountain. |
| Where does Simon go after that? What does he discover about the beast? | He goes to tell the other boys that the beast is not real. The beast is a decaying body. |
| What kind of leader is Jack? | He rules through terror and offering protection from the beast. |
| How does Jack propose to rule without the conch? | He promises to provide food and fun. |
| Why do Ralph and Piggy decide to attend Jack’s feast? | They want to keep some control over the events. |
| Why does Ralph remind Jack’s followers that they don’t have shelters? | It begins to rain and they are scared of lightning. |
| What happens when Jack asks Ralph’s followers to join with him? | Ralph’s followers join and Jack. Ralph and Jack get into an argument about who should be chief. |
| What tragic mistake is made in the frenzy and excitement of the hunting dance? | They kill Simon. |
| Do you think the boys are aware of what they have done when they kill Simon? | The boys think that they are killing the beast. |
| What seems to have been Simon’s function in the novel? | Simon is a religious figure. |
| What happens to the figure on the mountain? | It is blown into the ocean. |
| Why does the tide wash away the tragic mistake? | It symbolizes the death of the human spirit. |
| How did Ralph organize his group? | He organized his group by getting them to work together and focus on shelter and getting rescued. |
| How did Jack organize his group? | He uses the beast to manipulate the others into becoming violent savages. |
| Was Simon interfering when he was killed or was he simply trying to save them from the REAL beast? | He was trying to let everyone know that the beast did not exist. |
| What is the REAL beast? | The savagery that exists inside all human beings. |
| What is the significance of the title of this chapter being “A View to a Death”? | The death of the pig and the death of the pilot have been the views that will lead to Simon’s own death. |
Lord of the Flies chapter 9 review
February 8, 2020