LOTF 8

Students are to finish reading chapter 8 and complete the following assignment for HW: : Chapter 8 Lord of the Flies 1. Who calls the assembly to discuss the beast? 2. What lie does Jack tell the others at the assembly? 3. During the assembly, how many voted that Ralph shouldn't be chief? 4. What does Jack do before he leaves the assembly? 5. What is Piggy’s radical idea concerning the fire? 6. What feast does Piggy supply for Ralph and the fire builders? 7. How does Roger help in killing the sow? 8. What do the boys do with the pig after they kill it? 9. Who converses with the pig’s head about the nature of the beast? 10. What does Jack’s raiding party take from the group left on the beach? 11. Why is it significant that Piggy, for the first time, helps to gather firewood only after Jack has broken from the group? Why does Piggy feel liberated? 12. "I'd like to put on war-paint and be a savage. But we must keep the fire burning." Who said this and why is it an important statement. 13. The hunters get a new name in this chapter. What is it? (Look hard for it) 14. What does Simon mean by, “What else is there to do?” 15. What did Simon discover in the forest? 16. What or who is the Lord of the Flies? Describe him and be clear about where “he” came from and what “he” seems to be doing?