Graded Assignment
Journal, Part 2: Lord of the Flies
The questions in this journal assignment cover readings in Lessons 5–8 of the Lord of the Flies unit (Chapters 7–12 of the text). You will probably want to wait until after Lesson 8 before you answer these questions, but you should keep the questions in mind as you work on Lessons 5–7.
Total score: ____ of 50 points
(Score for Question 1: ___ of 6 points)
1. When Ralph, Jack, and Roger are searching for the Beast on the mountain, Ralph realizes that they are foolish to climb the mountain in the dark with only sharpened sticks to protect themselves. Jack responds by saying, "If you don't want to go on, I'll go up by myself." How is this statement a challenge to Ralph? …show more content…
People like this are essential not only in desperate situations but also in congenial life, as they help keep together the fabric of society.
(Score for Question 4: ___ of 6 points)
3. What is foreshadowed when the Lord of the Flies says to Simon, "You know perfectly well that you'll only meet me down there—so don't try to escape"?
Answer: What is foreshadowed in this quote would certainly be Simon's approaching death. Simon believes the Lord of the Flies to be the epitome of malevolence to the extent of being satanic, which makes sense since it was derived from the demon Beelzebub. The Lord of the Flies is implicating to Simon that they will meet each other down in the pit of hell when they go, which ultimately means that Simon knows of his approaching end.
(Score for Question 5: ___ of 6 points)
4. What might a reader infer from the naval officer’s gazing out at the warship after he criticizes the boys for their savage …show more content…
He is seen rebuking the group of boys for their roughshod behavior and skirmishes, when the officer himself is in the midst of war, which is the most primal animalistic tendency of solving international differences through violent and uncouth means, which is the epitome of savagery.
(Score for Question 6: ___ of 8 points)
5. How is the descent into savagery foreshadowed in the novel? Provide three examples of its foreshadowing.
Answer: The descent into savagery is foreshadowed in the novel by different examples. One would be when they discarded their clothing and hunted pigs for sport as much as they did for food, as is seen when they painted their face with their prey’s blood. The third example is the most savage as they had to qualms about considering to slaughter one of their own.
(Score for Question 7: ___ of 6 points)
6. How are Piggy, his glasses, and the conch symbolically linked in the novel?
Answer: Piggy is obsessed with his glasses, and would not allow the others to use them to light the fire because he would be incapable of sight in their absence. He is obsessed about the rules of the conch since it the only thing left that related them to the civilized world. The conch and glasses are similar since they remind the group of the life in society they are