Monday, May 18, 2015

Review of Lord of the Flies so far

COMPLETE A-D IN YOUR GOOGLE DOCUMENT

For A and B below, you will find interpretations of characters and objects.  For each one of these, find and identify support by referring to specifics from the chapters read so far and quoting directly from the specific place where the idea appears in the novel.

Of course, write this into your Lord of the Flies Google Document

  1. Representation
1)      Ralph- fair/ respectful leadership
2)      Jack- leadership of fear
3)      Simon- kindness
4)      Piggy- intelligence
5)      Roger- cruelty and evil

  1. Symbolism
1)      The Conch- community
2)      The Fire- power (neutral)
3)      Creepers- obstacles/ struggle against nature
4)      The Beastie- the boy’s inner fear
5)      Piggy’s Glasses- products of the cooperative progress of civilization (technology?)
6)      Jack’s Painted Face- freedom from shame and conscience

  1. Essay Topic- why does “civilization” break/ deteriorate?  Create an outline for this essay; then, write the introduction



D. Chapter Six “Beast from Air” Vocabulary- define each and create an original sentence that relates to the characters and events in the novel so far and also demonstrates your understanding of the word's definition.
            Diffidently-
            Chasm-
            Leviathan-
            Plinth-
            Exulting-

Homework- Read Chapter 6 "Beast from the Air".  Write a summary of events in the chapter and each sentence where the words above appear.  This is due tomorrow, on a piece of loose leaf paper at the beginning of the period.  If you are late to class, I will not accept your homework.