LOF 7-10 Guiding Questions


1. When Ralph and Jack see the “beast” on top of the mountain, why does Ralph say it “squats by the fire?”


2. When Simon says “I think we ought to climb the mountain” in Ch. 8, what does this foreshadow (be specific)?


3. What does Piggy’s suggestion that they move the fire down to the beach show about the boys in regard to the presence of the beast?


4. If Jack and the beast have the most in common due to their total reliance on the boys’ fears and insecurities, which boy has the most in common with the LOF itself and why?


5. Write the original chant. Write it as it has changed in Ch. 9.


6. With Simon’s death, human life has been taken. However, one could argue that it was done in the heat of the moment and was an accident. What is the next logical step for the author in the deterioration of civilization?


7. When the hunters raid the camp, what do they take and why?


8. What does Piggy think they wanted to take and why?


9. What prophesy from the LOF(pig’s head on a stick) has come true?

10. What aspect of human nature would Golding and Stephen King say is definitely present by the end of Ch. 10?