Lord of the Flies Chpt. 3 & 4 DQ's

Chapter 3 Discussion Questions

1. What is Jack doing as the chapter opens (be specific)?

Answer: capturing a pig and trying to kill it, but the pig is getting away.

2. Ralph and Simon are building huts.

3. Why can't Jack get the pig to stay on his spear?

Answer: because the spear wouldn't be sharp enough

4. All the hunters but Jack have gone where?

Answer: swimming

5. Who helps the littluns get fruit?

Answer: Simon

6. At the end of the chapter, where does Simon go?

Answer: To the jungle to enjoy the sweet- scented flowers, butterflies, and the chirping birds at his hideout.

Who said it? (Indicate page number)

7. "We want meat!"

Jack pg. 71

8. "I was talking about smoke! Don't you want to be rescued? All you talk about it pig, pig pig!"

Ralph pg. 78

9. "I thought I might kill"

Jack pg. 65


Chapter 4 Discussion Questions

1. Who "still felt the unease of wrongdoing?"

Maurice

2. Who was affected by the "taboo of the old life?"

Jack

3. How was Jack "liberated from the shame of self-consciousness?"

When he was beating up Piggy in front of Ralph

Why did the "littluns" always obey the summons of the conch?

4. to appear in the meetings
5. they don't want to be bothered the older boys who were bullies

6. Why did Jack want Sam and Eric to get him a coconut?

He needs it to kill a pig to go on hunting again

7. Why weren't the boys rescued?

The fire was let out again like last time

8. Why were the littluns used to "Stomach aches and a sort or chronic diarrhoea?"

No one is supervising them about the stomach aches and the diarrheoa. They would always eat raw meat for their diet.

Who said it?

9. "You don't half look a mess"

Piggy pg. 79

10. "They don't smell me. They see me, I think. Something pink, under the trees."

Jack pg.63