Write a paragraph for each topic. Be as thorough as possible and use examples from the text- Lord of the Flies.
1. The four boys, Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric
share an “unspoken knowledge”(158). What
is that unspoken knowledge? In what ways
do the boys attempt to ignore this knowledge?
Link this knowledge with Simon’s “inescapable recognition,” from Chapter
8. What is this knowledge and in what
way is this a major theme of the novel?
2. On pages 163-164, the signal fire
symbolizes their hope beginning to fade.
Discuss how letting the signal fire fade is directly linked to their
possibility of rescue and survival. Explain how this might be foreshadowing for
the rest of the novel. If it is
foreshadowing, what may come in the flowing chapters?
3. Why would Jack’s tribe take the glasses
rather than the conch? First, which does
each of these items symbolize? Why would
Jack prefer one over the other as a reflection of his character? What value does the conch have for Jack’s
tribe? How has its value changed since
the beginning of the novel?
4. How does the “beast” which Jack mentions to
be a real threat contribute to the cycle of violence on the island? How does Jack conveniently use the beast as a
rationalization for the murder of Simon?
How does the “dance” ritual work into this cycle of violence?
