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Lord of The Flies Notes
Lord of The Flies Notes
7) Personal Respond
I do not understand why Ralph does not forgive Jack. When Ralph keeps saying
“you let the fire out” (73), Jack feels guilty. Simply, he just wants to get food for the
group. However, Ralph is focusing on everyone safety. Moreover, Ralph complains, “the
job was too much. We needed everyone” (75), but Ralph does not change plan. Ralph has
to understand that hunting is not one person’s job. If Ralph has stepped back a little bit,
their relationship would be closer. Everyone on the island agrees with Jack. “We need a
meeting” (76) by Ralph. In contrast, if the fire is gone, they will never be rescued. Jack is
not mature and selfish. Because of the argument, Ralph stays aside and feels isolated
while everyone is singing and playing in front of the fire.
Chapter 5-Beast from Water
1) Plot
Ralph calls another meeting. He wants everyone to work in different area such
as, water, keeping the fire, building shelters, and keeping the fire. Jack says that if the
beast is on the island, why he does not see any of it when he is hunting. Piggy thinks that
it might be some psychological break down. The littlun make their points to Ralph and
express how frighten they are. Percival suggests that the beast might come from the sea
and then sleeps near their camp. The older boys think that they are possibly dream-
walkers. Jack and other boys have a tribe dance in their camp, and eat the pig.
2) Key/ Significant characters
– Jack
– selfish: “There was a self-conscious giggling among the hunters. Ralph
turned on them passionately.” (86).
– Ralph
– growing: “Again he fell into that strange mood of speculation that was so
foreign to him. If faces were different when lit from above or below-what
was a face? What was anything?” (83); “I can’t think. Not like Piggy” (83).
3) Setting
– the night: darkness and fear
4) Literary Devices
– smile: “He had learnt as a practical business that fundamental statements like this had
to be said at least twice, before everyone understood them” (84); “…and drop words
like heavy round stones among the little groups that crouched or squatted” (84).
– metaphor: “Ralph was a specialist in thought now, and could recognize thought in
another” (83).
– imagery: “The lightest thing was the pale beach” (96).
– personification: “the wind pressed his grey shirt against his chest” (82).
5) Thematic Statement
Children are easily influenced by the environment.
6) Significant Passages
“I can’t think. Not like Piggy” (83)
7) Personal Respond
Ralph’s growing grabs my attention after arguing with Jack. The statement,
“Once more that evening Ralph had to adjust his values. Piggy could think” (83) shows
that Ralph considers more about thinking. He faces his problem and finds a way to reduce
it. Ralph loses his confidence being a leader. Last chapter, Ralph is unable to deal with
Jack. In order to regain other people’s trust, he blows the conch. “Batter late than never”,
Ralph points out the situation point by point, so everyone understands him clearly. The
dynamic character, Ralph, becomes a mature twelve-year-old leader.
Chapter 6-Beast from Air
1) Plot
When the boys are sleeping, the serious battle is fighting in the sky. Sam and Eric are
watching the fire, but they fall asleep. After they wake up they hear the strange
voice, so they run back to the camp and tell Ralph that there are some mysterious
things in the mountain watching them. Next morning, Ralph decides to go to
some unexplored area. Piggy and littluns stay in the camp, Ralph and others go
explore the place. They make sure no beast is around the castle and play for a
while. They do not want to go back to the fire after Ralph announces they should
go, yet Jack leads everyone to the fire.
3) Setting
– the island
– disorder
– fear
4) Literary Devices
– repetition: “he would like to have a pair of scissors and cut this hair-he flung the
mass back-cut this filthy hair right back to half a inch. He would like to have a bath, a
proper wallow with soap” (119).
– simile: “The darkness seemed to flow round them like a tide” (132); “plaster down
the seaweed like shinning hair” (121-122).
– flashback: p 121
5) Thematic Statement
A little issue causes the whole group to split.
6) Significant Passages
“Why do you hate me?” (129).
7) Personal Respond
Now I understand why people say “curiosity kills a cat”. The kids go into the
unexplored area to check if the monster is there. “Behind the silver of moon had drawn
clear of the horizon. Before them, something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its
head between its knees.” (135). Children are afraid what will happen on the island after
seeing the creature. People are interested in everything they do not know. For example,
when my friend tells me that he or she is going to go out with another friend, I ask who
he or she is going out with even though it has nothing to do with me. In the chapter, the
children do not know what they are dealing with, but before the monster’s feature shows
up, they know they are going to face an enormous creature. Fear is created. Children are
frightened; however, they cannot stop their curiosity, and then approach the beast’s place.
Kids know it is very dangerous there, but they still go over and find out everything they
want to know.
Chapter 8-Gift for the Darkness
1) Plot
Ralph has a serious fight with Jack and split the group into two. This stimulates
Jack’s ambition to be a leader, so he decides to leaves the group and forms his own group.
Simon suggests they should face the unknown thing on the mountain, but everyone is
afraid to go. Then, Piggy thinks they should build the fire along the beach, so they do not
have to go into the mountain and face the horrible beast.
Jack hunts a pig down. After, he announces that he is going to hold a party in his
camp on the other side of the beach in order to attract more members. Every time, Ralph
tells Jack how important is to be rescued, but Jack is stubborn and consists to hunt.
Simon finds the Lord of the Flies and talks to him
3) Setting
– the island
– dark
– fire
– horror
– chaos
4) Literary Devices
– metaphor: “the slanting sticks of sunlight were lost among the rock prevented
vegetation” (205).
– simile: “But the island was scorched up like dead wood” (224).
– Allusion: “Coral Island” (224)
– The book, The Coral Island, by RM. Ballantyne
5) Thematic Statement
When people are going to set up some traps for others, the deserved fate sometimes gets
more serious.
6) Significant Passages
“[Ralph]could not bring himself to be specific at first; but then fear and loneliness goaded
him” (210).