1. Lord of the Flies
Chapters 7-9

2. Chapter 7 Character Development
“Ralph was full of fright and apprehension and pride” (113).
“’I hit him all right. The spear stuck in. I wounded him!’” (113).
“He stunned himself in their new respect and felt that hunting was good after all” (113).
Jack’s perspective and emotions are present in everyone
His humanity is deteriorating- savagery coming out

3. Chapter 7 Civility verses Savagery
“The circle moved in and round. Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain…’Kill him! Kill him!’” (114).
Thrill of the hunt and the desire for power
Lose sight of limitations in mad desire to kill
“Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (115).
Innate savage instincts

4. Chapter 7 Ralph verses Jack Struggle for power
Jack’s violence and savagery displaces Ralph’s civility and regulations
Manipulates Ralph into going after the beast
“A stain in the darkness, a stain that was Jack, detached itself and began to draw away” (121).
Jack represents evil and darkness

5. Chapter 7 Beast Ralph doesn’t believe in it
It fits into Jack’s savage perspective of the island
“Before them, something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees. Then the wind roared in the forest, there was confusion in the darkness, and the creature lifted its head, holding toward them the ruin of a face” (123).
Indicates the ruin of humanity that will follow
Their fear causes this decline

6. Chapter 8 Civility verses Savagery Jack’s rise to power is violent
Comes from the fear instilled by the beast
Civility quickly diminishes on the island
Rules and morals become weak and unimportant
attacks a weak sow
foreshadows later attacks

7. Chapter 8 The Lord of the Flies
“After a while these flies found Simon. Gorged, they alighted by his runnels of sweat and drank. They tickled under his nostrils and played leapfrog on his thighs. They were black and iridescent green and without number; and in front of Simon, the Lord of the Flies hung on his stick and grinned. At last Simon gave up and looked back; saw the white teeth and dim eyes, the blood- and his gaze was held by that ancient, inescapable recognition. In Simon’s right temple, a pulse began to beat on the brain” (138).

8. Chapter 8 The Lord of the Flies Foreshadows what it to come
Allusion to Jesus’ confrontation with Satan
Name translate into Beelzebub Simon as the Christ figure, the mystic
Represents the brutality and violence innate within us all

9. Chapter 8 Civility verses Savagery Jack
Paint masks the boys to forget social and civil behaviors
Liberates the boys
Jack
“He was safe from shame or self-consciousness behind the mask of his paint and could look at each of them in turn” (140).
He represents true beast to be feared

10. Chapter 8 Simon Realizes that the beast is not a physical thing
Instinct within, natural human evil
“’I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. D’you see? You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don’t try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else-’… Simon was inside the mouth. He fell down and lost consciousness” (144).
Tells Simon to accept the savagery on the island
Unable to face the truth of what it says

11. Chapter 9 Simon “’What else is there to do?’” (145)
He must face what the others think is the beast
He doesn’t fear the beast
“Simon saw a humped things suddenly sit up on the top and look down on him. He hid his face, and toiled on” (146)
The body is a representation of the true beast
It brings out the worst in the boys
Allow fear to take over and divide them into groups

12. Chapter 9 Jack Wants power over others Like a God or an idol
His animalistic behavior
Like a God or an idol
“chief”
Cult like in nature and actions
“’Do our dance! Come on! Dance!’” (151).
Uses the beast to instill fear and worship

13. Chapter 9
Savagery
“The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out against the abominable noise, something about a body on the hill. The beast struggled forward, broke the ring, and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws”( ).

14. Chapter 9
Savagery
Simon brings the truth of the beast, but the boys do not want to hear it
Boys are living out the beast’s true actions, think they are playacting as savages
Have become savages
“teeth and claws”
Evil and violence within humans

15. Chapter 9
Savagery
“Only the beast lay still, a few yards from the sea. Even in the rain they could see how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand” (153).
Immediately realize what they did
Complete loss of civilization and morals
Society is broken into chaos and violence

16. Chapter 9
Simon
“Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea” (154).
Visionary
Symbol of divinity sacrificial death
Like Jesus?

17. Chapter 10 Reaction to Simon’s death Ralph
“”’That was murder.’” (156).
Honest and realistic
Realization of murder verses the feeling of uninhibited savagery
“’I’m frightened. Of us’” (157).
Realizes the downfall of humanity and what they have become

18. Chapter 10 Reaction to Simon’s death Piggy Denies the reality
“’It was dark. There was that- that bloody dance. There was lightening and thunder and rain. We was scared!’” (156).
Tries to rationalize their savage instincts
Simon asked for it crawling out of the forest

19. Chapter 10 Reaction to Simon’s death Jack
“’- and then, the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled-…He came- disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful’” (160).
No logic or common sense in regards to what happened
Becomes paranoid
Uses fear of beast to enhance power and control