Today: We will discuss chapter three and read chapters four and five.
Chapter 3: How does Simon differ from the other boys? 56-59
Jack exclaims, " ' ...you can feel as if you're not hunting, but--being hunted; as if something's behind you all the time in the jungle' " (53).
Explain what the "beastie" could be.
In this chapter, Jack forgets what rescue is and Ralph is jealous of Jack's love of hunting as he feels left out. Why might this scene be significant?
Be sure to post-it note the boys' descent into savagery. Watch how it happens. What prevents it from happening? What makes it happen? What are the allegorical implications, i.e. how do these events mimic events in our own time?
Read chapters four and five and answer the questions below.
Notes for chapter four:
As soon as the fire goes out and the boys lose the chance to be rescued several events occur:
1. the boys paint their faces
2. they begin to chant
3. throw Piggy's specs to the ground
4. Jack provides meat
5. Ralph calls a meeting in the dark
What are the effects of this juxtaposition?
Chapter five: The effects of chapter 4
Find examples of bestial imagery and/or behaviour.
Explain how the ending of this chapter is ironic.
Explain why Ralph gives up his hope that his father will rescue him.
