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Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

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Pre-Reading Questions.

Place a + if you agree, and a - if you disagree. Complete the BEFORE column before reading, and the AFTER column after reading the book at the end of the year.

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1. Most people are followers, because it is much easier to follow.

2. Society does not need police or written laws to keep people honest

3. Society does not tolerate outsiders

4. If someone cannot “pull his weight,” he is expendable

5. All wars are preventable

6. There should be a “pecking order” amongst siblings; it is healthy, productive, and proper for the older and bigger to dominate (“survival of the fittest”)

7. Mankind is the cruelest of all beasts

8. Having many cops is a good thing

9. Our society needs as many laws as possible- or as necessary

10. A good leader must have charisma

Imagine If…

The war on terror has escalated its fighting here and fighting has started all over the world. The adults feel that they must protect future generations. You and your classmates are being sent away via plane to save you from death in the case that we are bombed. You know some of the people on the plane but not all of them. Suddenly, the plane is struck and goes plummeting to the ground. Now you and others have emerged from the plane. You don’t recognize your surroundings. There are no houses or buildings anywhere. Standing on the sand, all you can see are trees in front of you and ocean on all sides. What would be your initial reaction? How would you feel?

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William Golding wrote this novel in 1954. Golding fought in World War II and then taught at a school for boys. Both of these experiences influenced Lord of the Flies, which is about what happens to a group of boys who are stranded on an island. The author is concerned with the rules society sets up and what happens when you don’t have rules to follow. Since there aren’t any adults on the island, the boys have to figure out their own rules. Knighted in 1988, Sir William Golding’s novel tells a haunting tale of the intellect clashing with the animal instinct.

Be sure to check the edmodo for updates and to following the reading schedule carefully.

Packets are due each Monday and will not be accepted late. You will also have a quiz each Monday on the reading and vocabulary.

Reading Schedule:

Due Monday April 22: Chapter 1 pp. 11-41Due Monday April 29: Chapter 2 pp. 42-60Due Monday May 6: Chapter 3&4 pp. 61-94Due Monday May 13: Chapter 5&6 pp. 95-134Due Monday May 20: Chapter 7&8 pp. 135-178Due Monday May 27: Chapter 9&10 pp. 179-207Due Monday June 3: Chapter 11&12 pp. 208-248

Character Journal

In the following chart, write two quotes that describe each boy. Be sure to reference the page number after each quote.

Ralph: Example: “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” (Page 10).

Ralph:

Age (approximate) ___________________________

Title:

Appearance:

Basic beliefs:

Important Quotations:

JACK:

Age (approximate) ___________________________

Title:

Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Piggy:

Age (approximate) ___________________________ Title: ___________________________

Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Simon:


Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Roger:


Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Samneric (Sam and Eric, the twins):


Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Roger:


Appearance:

Basic beliefs:


Simon:


Appearance:

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Chapter 1 "The Sound of the Shell"

"I don't care what you call me so long as...it's not what they used to call me in school...They used to call me Piggy!"

CHAPTER 1 - VOCABULARY

The Word Definition Sentence Using the Word

1. LAGOON (N) A shallow body of water

2. VAINLY (ADV) Excessively proud of one's appearance

3. QUIVER (V) To shake rapidly

4. CLAMOR (V) To make a loud, sustained noise or outcry.

5. JUMBLE (V) To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly

Questions - Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. How do these boys arrive on the island?

2. What is name of the boy with fair hair?

3. What did they call the fat boy in school?

4. What does Ralph use to call the other boys on the island?

5. What does Piggy do as each boy shows up?

6. What are the names of the twins?

7. Who is elected chief?

8. What is the first decision Ralph makes as chief?

9. Which three boys explore the island?

10. How does Jack react when the boys find the piglet?

Chapter 2 "Fire on the Mountain"



1. WARP (V) To turn or twist out of shape

2. EBULLIENCE (N) Enthusiasm

3. IRRESISTIBLE (ADJ) Impossible to resist

4. TUMULT (N) Commotion of a great crowd; disorder

5. TIRADE (N) A long angry or violent speech

Questions - Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What rule do the boys make about the conch?

2. Why doesn’t anybody know where the boys are, according to Piggy?

3. How does the talk of “beasties” affect the boys? 4. Ralph claims that the boys have two goals. What are these goals?

5. How does the group react to Ralph suggestion that they build a fire?

6. How does Piggy describe the groups actions?

7. How do the boys manage to start a fire?

8. What responsibility does Jack take on for the choir?

9. What happens to the island as a result of the fire the boys start?

“Weʼve got to have rules and obey them. After all, weʼre not savages. Weʼre English, and the English are the best at everything.”

10.Who is missing from the group?

Analysis | Symbolism. A symbol is (usually) a concrete object that represents an abstract idea. This book has many symbols. Some are obvious, others are not.

11. In your opinion, what is the conch symbolic of and how do the boys react to its presence? What can you infer about the boys as a result of their actions?

12. Consider what is happening in the outside (adult) world while the boys are on the island. How might the fire the boys cause be related to the war going on in the adult world? What do you think that the fire symbolizes?

Chapter 3 "Huts on the Beach"



1. OPPRESSIVE: (ADJ) Difficult to bear; burdensome.

2. BEWILDER: (V) To confuse

3. FLAUNT: (V) To show oneself off.

4. GLIMMER: (N) A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.


1. What was Jack hunting for?

“Jack himself shrank atthis cry with a hiss ofindrawn breath, andfor a minute becameless a hunter than afurtive thing, ape-likeamong the tangle of

trees.”

2. Where did Jack find water?

3. How are the “littluns” acting?

4. What do Ralph and Jack argue about?

5. Where does Simon disappear to?

Analysis :

6. Examine the argument between Jack and Ralph. What might their fight be symbolic of? (Hint: Jack and Ralph each represent something quite specific).

7. Check out Simon and his interactions with the “littluns.” What do his actions tell you about his character? (Hint: Simon, in some ways, is neither like Ralph nor Jack).

Chapter 4 "Painted Faces and Long Hair"



1. MIRAGE: (N) An optical phenomenon that creates the illusion of water

2. WHIMPER: (V) To cry or sob with soft sounds

3. SHRILL: (ADJ) High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound.

4. MALEVOLENT: (ADJ) Wishing harm to others; malicious


1. What have the littuns grown used to because of their eating habits?

2. Who are the three boys building sand castles?

3. What duty were Roger and Maurice relieved of?

4. What does Maurice feel guilty about?

5. What is Jack doing with the clay and why?

6. What does Ralph spot in the distance?

7. What does Jack return with?

“I cut the pigʼs throat,” said Jack, proudly, and yet he twitched as he said it… “ There was lashings of blood,” said Jack, laughing and shuddering, “you should have seen it!”

8. What do the boys chant upon their return?

9. What happens to Piggy after he yells at Jack for letting the fire go out?

10. What does Ralph decide to do at the end of the chapter?

Analysis:

11. During a fight with Jack Piggy’s glasses are broken against some rocks. What do you think this symbolizes? (Hint: What do you think that Piggy represents in the novel?)

12. In your opinion, who has more power on the island, Ralph or Jack? Include at least one citation in your response.

Chapter 5 "Beast from Water"



OPAQUE: (ADJ) Impenetrable by light

GNAW: (V) To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth

SCOWL: (V) To express with a frown or disapproval

IMPROVISATION: (V) To invent, compose, or recite without preparation

“Ink--squids--that are hundreds of yards long and eat whales whole... I donʼt believe in the beast of course. As Piggy says, lifeʼs scientific, but we donʼt know, do we? Not certainly, I mean--”


1. What does Ralph start to realize about the way that he looks?

2. Where does Piggy stand at the start of the meeting?

3. What is the first thing Ralph lists as something that the boys have failed to do?

4. Why do the littluns laugh while Ralph is talking?

5. What is the last thing that Ralph tries to discuss before he loses control?

6. What does Jack say about the littluns’ fear?

7. What does Phil think he saw? What did he really see?

8. Where does Percival think that the beast lives?

9. Why doesn’t Ralph blow the conch?

10.Why is Piggy afraid of Ralph giving up control?

Analysis:

1. Reflect on the argument that Ralph and Jack have. Why does Jack suddenly feel empowered to openly challenge Ralph and “the rules?” (91).

2. In your opinion, is Jack actually afraid of a beast from the ocean, or is he just using the littluns’ fear to manipulate the group?

Chapter 6

"Beast from Air"



1. SQUAWK (V/N) A loud screech

2. RELENTLESS (ADJ)Steady and persistent; unyielding in severity or strictness

3. JEER (V) To taunt

4. INFURIATING (ADJ) To make furious; enrage.


1. What sign comes down from the world of grownups?

2. When the figure comes to rest, what does the wind cause it to do?

3. Who is on the mountaintop when the figure lands?

4. What is the state of the fire when Sam and Eric wake up?

5. What is Ralph’s first action upon hearing about the beast?

6. What is Jack’s response to hearing the news of the beast?

"'I'm chief. We've got to make certain that there is no beast”

"There's no signal showing on the mountain. There may be a ship out there.'"

7. What is Piggy assigned to do as the others go in search of the beast?

8. What does Simon think of the beast?

9. What do the boys think about Castle Rock?

10. What is Ralph thinking as he strikes the rock with his fist?

Chapter 7 "Shadows and Tall Trees"


1. JUMBLE: (V) To mix in a confused way

2. COVERT: (ADJ)

Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown

3. BLUNDER: (N) To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch

4. INFINATE (ADJ) Having no boundaries or limits.

"'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'"


1. After leaving Castle Rock to search for the beast, the boys stop to eat. What is Ralph thinking about during this time?

2. As Ralph looks at the others, he notices the boys are dirty. What does he think about this?

3. As Ralph thinks about the ocean as a barrier, what does Simon say to him that interrupts his thoughts?

4. What do the boys encounter on the way to the mountaintop?

5. How does Ralph feel about hitting the boar with the spear?

6. Why does someone suggest going back to Piggy?

7. On the way to the mountain Maurice says, “Supposing the beast’s up there?”What is Jack’s reply?

8. When Jack questions whether or not Ralph is frightened, how does Ralph defend himself?

9. How does Jack describe what he sees on the mountaintop?

10. How do the three boys react to seeing the creature?

Chapter 8 "Gift for the Darkness "

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HEED: (V) To pay close attention to; notice.

DUNG: (N)The excrement of animals.

STAGGERED: (V)To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.

SKEWER: (N) A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.


1. How does Ralph characterize Jack’s hunters?

2. After criticizing Ralph, what question does Jack ask the group?

"This head is for the beast. It's a gift."

“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast. . . . Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”

3. After Jack leaves, what does Simon suggest they do?

4. What does Piggy suggest they do about the fire?

5. Does Jack intend to hunt the beast?

6. What does Jack plan to do for the beast?

7. How does Jack plan to cook the pig?

8. What is the Lord of the Flies?

9. What does Jack offer Ralph’s group?

10. Who does Simon talk with in the jungle?

Chapter 9 "A View to a Death"


1. CORRUPTION: (N) Immoral

2. TREMULOUS: (ADJ) Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking. Timid or fearful

4. TRICKLE:(V)To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream.

5. SHRILL: (ADJ) High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound


1. What does Simon do when his fit passes?

2. What does Simon learn about the beast?

3. As Piggy and Ralph swim, what does Piggy suggest they do?

4. What is Jack’s appearance compared to?

5. After the boys eat, what question does Jack ask everyone?

6. Ralph asserts his authority as chief. Is he successful?

7. When the storm breaks, Jack tells his hunters to do what?

8. In the dance, who acts as the first pig?

9. Who crawls out of the forest into the circle?

"Surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, his dead body moved out toward the open sea."

10. What happens to him at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 10 “The Shell and the Glasses”


BEFOUL: (V) To make dirty; soil. To speak badly of

SMOTHER: (V) dense To suffocate

TWITCH: (V)A sudden involuntary or spasmodic muscular movement. To move jerkily, suddenly and sharply

SHUDDER: (V)To vibrate; quiver as from fear or revulsion

"We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing."


1. Ralph calls Simon’s death a murder. How does Piggy try to justify their actions?

2. What role do Piggy and Ralph say they had in the attack?

3. After Robert explains to Roger how he can prevent him from coming up the ladder, how does Roger characterize Jack?

4. How does the tribe explain Simon’s murder?

5. What are Jack’s plans for his tribe?

6. For Ralph’s group, what two purposes does the fire serve?

7. What do Ralph and his group decide to do about tending the fire at night?

8. What does Ralph dream about?

9. Someone or something creeps outside of their shelter. Who does it call for?

10. What do the intruders take?

Chapter 11 “Castle Rock”

VOCABULARY - CHAPTER 11

SQUAT: (V) To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the hams resting on or near the heels.

DEVASTATE: (V) To lay waste; destroy.

SNIGGER: (N) Snicker; laugh

MYOPIA: (N) A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred

"'Ralph -- remember what we came for. The fire. My specs.'"

"The rock struck; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist."


1. After losing his glasses, what does Piggy suggest that Ralph do?

2. What preparations does Ralph suggest they make before going to Jack’s camp?

3. What does Piggy plan to do when he sees Jack?

4. What is the reason Ralph gives for coming to Jack’s camp?

5. What does Ralph call Jack?

6. What does Jack command the tribe to do to Samneric?

7. When Piggy finally gets to speak, what does he say?

8. What happens to Piggy?

9. What happens to the conch?

10. What happens to Samneric?

Chapter 12 "Cry of the Hunters"


COWER: (V)To cringe in fear.

ULULATION: (V) To howl, wail, or lament loudly.

WRIGGLE: (V) To turn or twist the body with sinuous writhing motions; squirm.

THICKET: (N) A dense growth of shrubs or plants


1. What does the Lord of the Flies look like when Ralph sees it?

2. What figures does Ralph see on top of Castle Rock?

3. Why do Samneric insist that Ralph leave?

4. How does the tribe plan to hunt Ralph?

5. Where does Ralph decide to sleep for the night?

6. How do the hunters flush Ralph out of the thicket?

7. What three options does Ralph consider?

8. Who does Ralph find after stumbling on the beach?

9. What does the naval officer say about the boys’ behavior?

10. What does Ralph finally do at the very end?

"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise."

"I should have thought that a pack of British boys...would have been able to put up a better show than that...."

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