I returned the chapter 9 and 10 tests. We had our vocabulary test on the last 20 words (26 to 46).
Next: Create a chart based on last night's homework and hand it in.
Title: Chapter 11 Review
How do you explain Piggy's death?
Choose the three best quotes from the chapter to answer the question. Cite it properly with page numbers. After each quotation, write an insightful interpretation of the quotation.
Sample:
" ' I got the conch ' " (198).
Piggy says this to the boys at Castle Rock because he still believes logic, rules and civilization will save him. He does not see that his so-called civilized society is also at war. People are charged with war crimes all of the time because in war people do not follow the rules.
or
" Below [Roger], Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat " (199). To kill, we dehumanize. For example, the boys pretended Simon was the beast and they can kill a beast because it is not human. If you refuse to see the enemy as human, they are easier to kill. Also, Roger is so bestial, he loves to kill for fun. No connection / no remorse. He is above them, separate from them and no longer sees the boys as Ralph and Piggy, just a bit of hair or a bag of fat.
Homework: Read chapter 12: Why is the ending ironic. Write down your answer. Call a friend. See if you can discover the reason. Make connections to other events in the novel.
