| Describe Jack. What is he wearing? What looks different now from when he first arrived on the island? | tattered shorts. Sun burn, hair longer and lighter hair |
| What is Jack doing? | hunting for pigs |
| What is the first thing Jack asks for when he comes out of the forest? | water |
| What are Ralph and Simon doing? | building the shelters |
| What is Ralph upset by? | Jack’s always hunting and never helping build shelters and the littlluns just run off and play |
| What are Ralph’s feelings on meetings? | kids come and just want to ask for things |
| 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 said we need meat and Ralph says 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, they will be dry in the shelter 2. It will protect them from the “sanke-thing” and comfort them |
| Of what are the children still afraid? | the Beastie |
| What are Jack’s thoughts on rescue? | he’s love to be rescued but only after killing a pig first |
| Where are the pigs hiding during the hot day? | high up and in the shade |
| Where do Jack and Ralph assume Simon is? | taking a bath and getting away from the earguins |
| Where is Simon really? | went off deep into the woods |
| What do the first two paragraphs of Chapter 4 describe? | how slow the days were |
| How is this description important symbolically to the story? | things get worse as the day goes on |
| What have the littluns grown used to because of their eating habits? | stomachaches and chronic diarrhea |
| Who are the three boys building sand castles? | Henry, Percival Johnny |
| Who is the leader of the three? What reason is given for him being leader? | Henry. He is the oldest of the three |
| Who cries and why? | Percival. He got sand in his eyes |
| Of what duty have Roger and Maurice just been relieved? | the fire |
| Of what does Maurice feel a bit guilty? | at home, he used to receive chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand |
| What catches Henry’s interest on the beach? | creatures that were left on the sand at low tides |
| What almost hits Roger? | coconuts |
| What keeps Roger from throwing the stones at Henry? | the fear of parents,police,law,school’s protection |
| What is Jack doing to himself and why? | Camofloging himself so the pigs won’t see him. |
| Who is all with Jack in the forest? | Jack, Bill, Sam, and Eric |
| What is a strange detail of Piggy’s hair? | His hair did not grow. |
| What does Piggy suggest making that Ralph ignores? | a sun dial |
| What does Ralph see in the distance? | smoke |
| What happened to the smoke on the mountain? How does Ralph react? | The fire went out. He started running towards the mountain. |
| What does Jack return with? | a pig |
| What do the boys chant upon their return? | “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.” |
| What happens to Piggy after he yells at Jackfor letting the fire go out? | He gets punched in the stomach. |
| Who gives Piggy his piece of meat? | simon |
| What does Jack do in response to this? | Jack got mad, got another chunk of meat and threw it at Simon, forcing him to eat. |
| What does Maurice pretend to be? | the pig |
| What does Ralph decide to do at the end of the chapter? | he decides to have a meeting |
Lord of the Flies: Chapters 3 & 4
February 9, 2020