Today we began reading chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies and working on the following handout which we will finish in class on Monday:
Lord of the Flies
Chapter 4
20pts
1. (58-59) Who are the littluns? What did they do with their time?
2. (60-63) Why do the boys paint their faces with dazzle-paint? Does this give them a new attitude?
3. (64-67) Why doesn’t the passing ship spot the boys?
4. (68) Why is the fire allowed to go out?
5. (69-71) What are the hunters preoccupied with? Why do they repeat the chant “Kill the pig, cut her throat.”
6. (72-73) How does Ralph reclaim his position as chief?
7. (73) What other crisis develops regarding the fire?