The boys discuss the children's fear of a beast. Several examples point to the boys being the beast. Find three examples.
Simon says that he things there is no external beast. He says they are the beast.
What does he mean? (page 96)
"Simon became inarticulate to in his effort to express mankind's essential illness" (96).
This next question is challenging. To answer it, you will need to have read the chapter carefully. At the end of the chapter on page 102, Ralph wishes the adult world would send them a sign. Read the first page of the next chapter to find the sign from the adult world.
In the next chapter, the adult world does send them a sign.What is the sign? Discuss why it is ironic.
