Lord of the Flies #7, #8, & #9

Lord of the Flies Assignments #7, #8, and #9

Chapter 7 “Shadows and Tall Trees”:
1. OPEN RESPONSE Explore the complexity of Ralph’s character development in this chapter. Consider his memories of life off of the island, his conversation with Simon, his participation in the “game” in this chapter, his participation in the search. What conflict is taking place within Ralph?
2. SHORT ANSWER What do Jack, Ralph, and Roger discover at the end of the chapter? How might it be symbolically significant that now it is Roger not Simon who explores with Jack and Ralph?

Chapter 8 “Gift for the Darkness”:
3. SHORT ANSWER What major turning point occurs in this chapter? For what reason? (Jack and Ralph)
4. SHORT ANSWER What literally is the “Gift for the Darkness”? How might the gift be significant?
5. OPEN RESPONSE Explore Simon’s role in this chapter. Where does he go? What does he experience? What does he learn? How might this be important?

Chapter 9 “A View to a Death”:
6. SHORT ANSWER What does Simon learn near the beginning of the chapter? How is this significant?
7. SHORT ANSWER What pivotal choice do Ralph and Piggy make? How is the choice important?
8. OPEN RESPONSE What is the significance of the title “A View to a Death”? In other words what happens at the end of the chapter? How is it significant? (When thinking about significance consider what the event has to do with Golding’s observation that “man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature.” How does the event reveal “ignorance” of what Golding thinks is mankind’s “nature”?)