Read chapters 7-12.

LORD OF THE FLIES W. GOLDING

Assignment II

Read chapters 7-12.

Find the following words and phrases in the text and give their Russian equivalents: (ch 7) contemptuously-презрительно, высокомерно the brute obtuseness of the ocean – тупое безразличие dog-eared and scratched – растрепанные и захватанные (ch 8) good riddance- скатертью дорога to rebuke sb – урезонить the greatest ideas are the simplest – все гениальное просто a pulse began to beat on the brain –застучало в висках/виски to be vexed to understand -раздосадован (ch 9) the life-like movement – как живой to scare sb off –спугнуть to be garlanded - в венках (ch 10) to come disguised- под личиной (ch 11) to be a sport – быть человеком if he gets waxy we’ve had it –если он взбесится, нам достанется to quench sth – загасить to be painted out of recognition, to pinch sth – стащить, украсть

sb’s temper blazed out – взорвало to flow in one’s cheeks (about the blood) – ударила в лицо Ralph’s mind falterеd – запрыгали мысли out of the heart of the civilization – сама цивилизация to boo sb – улюлюкать, дразнить (ch 12) ‘I’ve got pax’ – чур, не трогать to smash to powder, ‘you shove off’, to snatch at the last possible advantage, the ululation – (книжн) вой, завывание, рыдания, громкий плач to sharpen a stick at both ends, to set sth on fire, to cry for mercy

Answer the questions: 1. How did the boys start to ignore the conch? What did the conch symbolize? What did they think of the fire, the hunting of the pigs, of being rescued? What does the fire symbolize? 2. Why did Ralph feel alone, helpless? Why was it dangerous? Who was he concerned about? 3. How did the beast appear in the flesh? 4. Why did Jack want elections? 4. Was it possible to forget the beast? How did the boys split up? What was the result of it? 5. What gift was given to the beast? 6. How did the island change? (the atmosphere, the relations, the beauty).why was Ralph worried that he couldn’t think like a grownup? 7. What was more important: the fire, as the only way to escape, or the hunt, as the only way to survive? 8. How did the beast talk to Simon? What was his discovery? 9. How did Jack behave, how did he make the boys join his tribe? Why and how was Simon killed? How did the boys take it? 10. What did Jack and his tribesmen steal (why not the conch)? 11. Why do you think the concealing paint was so important to Jack and his tribesmen? 12. How did Piggy die? 13. How did the tribe hunt Ralph? Did Ralph surrender at discretion? What was the end of the flight?

Summarize your observations concerning the symbols and their role in the novel. Piggy (Glasses) – clear-sightedness, intelligence, the status of social order. Ralph, the Conch – Democracy, Order. Simon – Pure Goodness, ‘Christ Figure’. Roger – Evil, Satan. Jack – Savagery, Anarchy. The Island – a microcosm representing the world. The shape of the island - (the boat shape) an ancient symbol of civilization. The Scar – Man’s destruction, destructive forces. The Beast – the evil residing within everyone, the dark side of human nature. Lord of the Flies – the Devil, great danger or evil, it substitutes the conch.

Comment on the statements suggested and answer the questions:

Ch. 6

1. What does the dead pilot on the mountain represent?

2. How does Jack interpret the body of the dead pilot?

3. How is the tension between Jack and Ralph increasing?

4. How do Ralph, Piggy and Jack represent three facets of human thought?

5. The group’s hysterical reaction to the ‘beast from air’. The boys’ interpretation of the reality. a political allegory rooted in the Cold War.

6. What does the parachutist serve as? (Lucifer – the first fallen angel – Satan – the incarnation of evil)

Ch. 7

1. The struggle between the two characters.

2. The boys’ descent into disorder, violence and amorality. (the parallel between the boys and animals)

3. Ralph’s disgust over his appearance.

4. The boys’ hunting rituals.

5. The boys’ collective misrecognition of the dead parachutist as a beast (magnifying the importance of the unknown)

Ch. 8

1. Ralph, Piggy, and Jack – as personifications of various facets of human spirit.

2. Jack’s explicit attempts to overthrow Ralph as chief. Two ‘governments’ on the island – which system is domineering?

3. Jack and his hunters’ behavior (the killing of the sow)

4. Simon confronting the pig’s head, which he calls the Lord of the Flies. What does the pig’s head symbolize?

Ch. 9

1. Ralph losing his leadership. How? Why?

2. Jack’s appearance as an ‘idol’ sitting on a log.

3. Jack’s rise to power, the tension between Ralph and Jack is strongly ideological which eventually leads to violent conflict.

4. An elaborate mythology that is constructed around the beast, qualities that are attributed to it (immortality, ability to change shape)

5. The Lord of the Flies as the embodiment of the mythology of the beast.

6. The murder of Simon by Jack’s tribe (comment on the parallel between Simon and Jesus). What happens to Simon’s body and the body of the parachutist? What is the implication of it?

Give character sketches of Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Roger, Sam and Eric.

Pax - (Latin) – the symbol of peace; (informal old-fashioned) a word used for saying that you want to end an argument or fight

Beelzebub - the supporter of Satan in pre-Christian mythology; the name of the devil in the New Testament

Complete the table. (as in the sample)

Author	Novel	Characters	Comments
D. Defoe	Robinson Crusoe	R. Crusoe (white)Friday (black)	An optimistic story, positive human qualities are important. The white man is shown superior, intelligent, religious, industrious
Jules Verne	The Mysterious Island
R. M. Ballantyne	The Coral Island
W. Golding	Lord of the Flies

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