Chapters
1-2
1-2
Who are the first 2 characters we meet at the start of the novel?
Ralph & Piggy
What does Jack become obsessed with in Chapters 3-4?
Hunting; for meat (pig)
Why couldn't the boys signal the ship that Ralph spotted? What is Ralph so angry about?
The hunters let the fire go out.
What object is used to summon the boys to meetings, and what does it symbolize?
Conch Shell
Any of the following: Order, Structure, Civilization
Guess that character! Who is described in this quote from the novel;
"You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil."
Ralph
What does Ralph's father do for a living?
Navy
What activity does Ralph prioritize?
What activity does Jack prioritize?
Ralph: building shelters
Jack: hunting for food
What physical change do Jack and his hunters go through that represents their savagery?
Clay/Face paint
What does the signal fire represent?
Any of the following; Hope for rescue, S.O.S, The ability to survive (survival).
Vocab Practice!
Define: Cohesion
The action or fact of forming a united whole.
What is the rule that is associated with holding the conch?
Whoever has the conch, is the one person who speaks while holding it.
What weapon does Jack and the hunters use to hunt?
Spears
How do Piggy's glasses break?
Piggy was smacked in the face by Jack and his hunters, causing them to fall off and break.
What does Ralph’s character symbolize?
He represents good, order, civilizations (democracy)
What War did Golding experience first hand? (The book takes place around this experience.)
WWII
Who is chosen as leader, and why?
Ralph; He’s holding the conch, leadership qualities, physical appearance and innocent demeanor.
Who goes to a clearing in the jungle on their own?
What idea does Piggy suggest?..that no one really cares about..
Making a sundial; clock.
Why are Piggy’s glasses a necessity for survival? What do they symbolize?
The group needs Piggy’s glasses to start a signal fire for rescue.
They symbolize logic, or intelligence, or reason.
Before opening the novel, we learned about the basic needs of life.. what was that called?
Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
What happens at the end of chapter 2?..that no one address formerly.
They get carried away and the fire gets out of control. The kid with the mulberry birthmark, one of the littluns, dies in the fire.
Describe Jacks FIRST interaction with the pig..and then what happens later?
Jack was too scared to kill the pig at first, he start to turn mad and eventually kills the pig, loving the blood and pain.
Everyone eats the meat from the pig except..Why?
(Two characters)
Simon-Doesn't eat meat, gave his food to piggy
Piggy-Jack told piggy, "you didn't hunt"
What does the mask that Jack puts on his face represent?
The loss of humanity, innocence, himself, etc..
Vocab Practice!
Define: Inevitable
Identify Part of Speech & One Synonym
Certain to happen; unavoidable.
(Adj) ; Unpreventable, Mandatory, For sure)