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1. Once more that evening Ralph had to adjust his values.
2. Ralph felt a kind of affectionate reverence for the conch,…
3. Simon felt a perilous necessity to speak; …
4. There was the sound of a brief tussle and the conch moved to and fro.
5. The world, the understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.
6. The sound of mock hunting, hysterical laughter, and real terror came form the beach.
7. The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life.
Questions and topics for discussion
1. Ralph before the assembly
Ralph’s state of mind before the assembly. What changed in Ralph? What was he thinking about? Why did he find the chief’s position trying? What features of the life on the island was he especially irritated by?
2. Ralph’s speech. Discuss the boy’s way of life on the island as made obvious by the speech.
What points does Ralph touch upon in his speech? Enumerate and speak about them.
3. The Fear and the Beast
Why was the question of fear so urgent? Who suffered from fear most? What state did fear reduced Percival to? What was the danger of it? What arguments did the big boys give to do away with fear.
How do the boys interpret the Beast (Ralph, Piggy, Percival, Jack, Maurice, Simon)? Comment on each interpretation.
4. The mood of the audience throughout the assembly,
The boy’s reaction to Ralph’s, Jack’s Piggy’s and Simon’s speeches. Specify instances when the assembly behaved hysterically.
Write out the words and phrases the author uses to describe the boys’ behaviour throughout the assembly.
5. Jack’s behaviour and his attempts at self-assertion and hurting Ralph.
How did the assembly break up?
6. Ralph, Piggy, and Simon hold a conference.
How did Piggy and Simon react to Ralph’s wish to give up being chief? What advice did Piggy give to Ralph as to his proper line of conduct? What features of a good chief did Ralph lack?
7. Sum up the new information about Simon.
Why did Simon break with the hunters? What attempts did Simon make to give help to Ralph? Why did he fail?
8. Point out words or phrases used as incantation by Ralph, Jack, Simon, the hunters.
9. The colours of the chapter
Pay special attention to the change in the colour of the conch. What symbolic significance is attached to the change by the author? Mark all the references to black in the chapter. What do black and white stand for? What did Jack’s attempts to snatch the conch from Piggy symbolize?
10. Symbols
Trace the growing symbolic meaning of fire, hunting, Piggy’s glasses, the hunter’s chant and dance.
11. How does the author strike a pessimistic note at the end of the chapter?
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