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    The document provides discussion questions about the novel Lord of the Flies divided into three sections based on chapters: 1) Chapters 1-2 questions focus on descriptions of the island and boys, their reactions, and establishing order. 2) Chapters 3-7 questions cover Piggy's glasses, motivations dividing Ralph and Jack, the conch's importance, insights into changes, and signs from the adult world. 3) Chapters 8-12 questions address rhetorical tactics, Simon's perceptions, imagery around death, recognition of the lord of the flies, referring to Jack, Simon's death, not taking the conch, the importance of appearance, and Piggy's death.

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    The document provides discussion questions about the novel Lord of the Flies divided into three sections based on chapters: 1) Chapters 1-2 questions focus on descriptions of the island and boys, their reactions, and establishing order. 2) Chapters 3-7 questions cover Piggy's glasses, motivations dividing Ralph and Jack, the conch's importance, insights into changes, and signs from the adult world. 3) Chapters 8-12 questions address rhetorical tactics, Simon's perceptions, imagery around death, recognition of the lord of the flies, referring to Jack, Simon's death, not taking the conch, the importance of appearance, and Piggy's death.

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    Paradise-Chapters 1-2

    Paradise Lost-Chapters 3-7

    Angles and Demons-Chapters 8-12

    Answer each question with a long response. Answers should be in the shape of a

    paragraph, with at least three sentences each. Where necessary add citations from the

    novel and present your opinion/understanding.*Write in your Google doc notebook

    Chapters 1-2: Paradise

    1. The author spends much of Chapter One describing the island and the boys. One example is

    on page 19, where “the creature stepped from mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the

    darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing. The creature was a party of boys, marching

    approximately in step in two parallel lines and dressed in strangely eccentric clothing.” How

    does the author’s figurative language contribute to the mood and setting? (Discuss this example

    or one ofyour choosing from Chapter One).

    2. In his description of the beach, the narrator says, “always, almost visible, was the heat” (p.10).

    Why does the author choose to emphasize this feature? What comparison might he be suggesting

    for the reader? Explain.

    3. Why do the boys react to their island surroundings by stripping off their clothes? What might

    their actions symbolize?


    4. Explain the irony when Ralph pretends to be a fighter-plane, machine-gunning Piggy.

    5. In reaction to their view from the cliff, the boys exclaim, “Wacco,” “Wizard,” and

    “Smashing!” (p. 27) Explain the connotation of these words as well as their impact on meaning

    and tone.

    6. How do the boys try to establish order on the island? What is the effect on the boys’ behavior?

    Chapters 3-7: Paradise Lost

    1. In the opening scene of Chapter Three, Jack is “bent double. . . . his nose only a few inches

    from the humid earth” (p. 48). Analyze the impact of Golding’s characterization and imagery

    here.

    2. Piggy’s glasses are used to start the fire. What might be their symbolic significance? How does

    the significance of the glasses change or deepen after Jack breaks them (p. 71)?

    3. What order of business is most significant to Ralph? What is most important to Jack? What

    does Piggy believe to be most pressing? How might these different motivations affect their future

    interactions?

    4. What does the conch represent and why is it so important to Piggy?


    5. Describe Ralph’s state of mind at the beginning of Chapter Five. Explain his insight when he

    asks himself, “If faces were different when lit from above or below what was a face? What was

    anything?” (p.78). What does this insight reveal aboutthe changes that he is undergoing?

    6. How does Piggy defend his view that there is no beast? Summarize his argument.

    7. Ralph says of Piggy, Simon, and himself, “Fat lot of good we are....Three Blind Mice” (p. 93).

    Explain his reference. How are the boys “blind”?

    8. What is the “sign” that comes “down from the world of grownups?” (p. 95). Analyze its literal

    as well as figurative meanings.

    9. When the hunters let the fire go out, Ralph asks, “Hasn’t anyone got any sense? We’ve got to

    relight that fire.... Or don’t any of you want to be rescued?” (p. 102). Do the boys want to be

    rescued? What reasons might there be to reject civilized society?

    10. What might be Golding’s purpose in including the mock hunting scene where Robert is

    surrounded by the other boys?

    Chapters 8-12:

    Angels and Demons

    1. How does Jack use rhetorical structures in his attempt to wrestle power from Ralph (p. 126)?
    2. Explain the irony in Jack’s saying, “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with

    you” (p. 127).

    3. Simon climbs the mountain to face the beast alone, asking “What else is there to do?” (p. 128).

    Why does Simon stand and act apart from the other boys? Why does he not take sides? How are

    Simon’s perceptions different from Ralph’s and Jack’s?

    4. Analyze the contrasting imagery of butterflies and blood in the death scene of the mother pig

    (p. 135). What emotions might this imagery evoke in the reader?

    5. What is Simon’s “ancient, inescapable recognition” upon speaking to the lord of the flies (p.

    138)?

    6. When referring to Jack, the twins say, “He—you know—goes” (p. 142). Why can’t they call

    Jack by name?

    7. Why do the boys attack Simon? What does his death indicate about how the boys have

    changed?

    8. Why don’t Jack and his hunters take the conch when they attack Ralph, Piggy,

    and Samneric (p. 168)?


    9. Ralph argues that when they confront Jack and the hunters, they should go “washed and

    brushed” (p. 170). Explain the significance of appearance at this point in the novel.

    10. Prior to his death, Piggy once again argues on the side of logic. What does his death

    signify?

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