Lord of the Flies Lesson 9 and HOMEWORK 9

Aim: How does Ralph’s character develop in chapter 7?

CLASSWORK

READ the summary of chapter 7:
On their way back to the mountain, Ralph indulges in a fantasy of cleanliness and grooming. Disheartened by the group's dishevelment and dirt, he spends time staring out at the vastness of the sea and realizing how high the odds are against rescue. Simon joins him and, seemingly reading his mind, prophesies that Ralph will make it back home.
On the way to the mountain, Jack leads a pig hunt in which he gets slightly wounded. Ralph gets his first taste of hunting, striking a boar in the snout with his spear. After the boar gets away, the group begins a mock hunt that gets out of control and hurts the boy acting as the pig. Ralph urges the group back on their way, but the difficult path before them impedes their progress. Simon volunteers to cross the island alone to inform Piggy that the others won't be home until after dark.
By the time they reach the base of the mountain, darkness has fallen. Spurred on by Jack's bravado, Ralph, Jack, and Roger volunteer to continue the search for the beast while the other boys return to the platform. Once they reach the burnt patch, Ralph, tired of Jack's continual mocking, challenges Jack to go on by himself; Jack returns from the mountaintop terrified. Roger and Ralph investigate as well and are equally terrified by the image of the beast: the dead paratrooper appears to be a live ape-like creature that seems to look at them when the breeze catches his parachute. All three boys flee to the platform in the dark.

READ this analysis:
As if he is reading Ralph's mind, Simon interrupts Ralph by telling him, "You'll get back to where you came from." Ralph responds with the opinion all the boys hold of Simon: "You're batty." Simon knows he's right, however, and he repeats his prophecy with emphasis. Note that he uses "you" instead of "we," realizing, perhaps, on some level that he, himself, will not make it back

This is an example of the literary element FORESHADOWING.

UNDERLINE, in this chapter, everything Ralph does or says that sounds like something Jack would do or say.

WRITE a summary of the pretend pig hunt (114-115). Did it really seem like a game? Why or why not? Was the boy pretending to be the pig ever in any real danger? How? By whom?

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HOMEWORK #LF9

Finish reading the chapter.

Describe how Ralph, the character who represents society and rescue, slowly moves toward Jack’s side, which is lack of rules, no care of rescue, and savagery. Be specific