Elaborating on Evidence Chapters 6-9 of Lord of the Flies

Speed Dating: Please set up the room

RULES Talk only to your “date” – not others around you The bell will start and end your talking Always introduce yourself Stay on topic Be ready and willing to share with the group Thank your partner when finished

Chapter 6 Beast from Air

Claim: One of the broad themes of LOTF is civilization vs. savagery. Part A: Find textual evidence in the first three paragraphs of ch. 6 that supports this theme. Part B: Elaborate on the evidence. What is your reason/warrant? (i.e. – How does your textual evidence support the claim at the top of this screen?)

p. 108 – “Mutinously, the boys fell silent or muttering.” What does this foreshadow?

Chapter 7 Shadows & tall trees

CLAIM: Golding believes there is the possibility of evil inside of every one of us. Part A: Find textual evidence in ch. 7 that supports this claim. Hint: Look at Ralph’s reactions to his participation in the boar hunt. Part B: Elaborate on the evidence. What is your reason/warrant? (i.e. – How does your textual evidence support the claim at the top of this screen?)

Why is it especially horrific and savage when Robert says, “you want a real pig…because you’ve got to kill him,” and Jack replies, “use a littlun”? What is this foreshadowing?

How does Golding convey the shift of leadership that is slowly taking place? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

How does Golding show that Ralph is still civilized in this chapter? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Analyzing the author’s craft: Why do you suppose the author lets the reader know at the beginning of chapter 6 that it is a pilot and his parachute, not a beast, that the boys find? Bonus: What type of irony is this? Would there not have been greater suspense if the reader knew no more than the boys? What is Golding trying to prove by doing this? There is NO beast

Chapter 8 Gift for the darkness

How does Golding remind the reader that the story is about young boys? Textual evidence? How does this piece of evidence remind the reader of this fact? Analyzing the author’s craft: How does this make what happens in the next chapter even more shocking?

CLAIM: The pig hunt in this chapter shows that the boys are becoming increasingly savage. Part A: Find textual evidence (pp. 134- 135) that supports this claim. Part B: Elaborate on the evidence. What is your reason/warrant? (i.e. – How does your textual evidence support the claim at the top of this screen?)

How else does Golding show that Jack and the other boys are becoming increasingly savage? HINT: Look at p. 140

How can the title of this chapter, “Gift for the darkness,” be interpreted in two ways? Literally, it’s a gift for the beast, to appease something they don’t understand Spiritually, it’s a sacrifice to their own primitive natures that are growing increasingly cruel and dangerous

So…what’s up with the creepy conversation between Simon and the pig’s head?????

Most scholars place this conversation as the climax of the novel. Why? The knowledge that the beast is within

Chapter 9 A view to a death

Look at p. 145-147. Draw Biblical parallels. Simon’s goal is to free the “beast” and render it harmless Christ’s goal at Golgotha is to render harmless the devil (beast)

What does Simon’s death symbolize?