Lord of the Flies Chapter 11 - Castle Rock

The Lord of the Flies Chapter 11 - Castle Rock

By: Brooke Dunn & Emily Fox

SYMBOLISM:

Smoke:

Piggy's Death:

Conch Shell:

Painted Faces:

• Represents savagery.
• "They understood only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought" (pg. 172).
• "Well we won't be painted . . . because we aren't savages" (pg. 172).

• The fire going out and the absence of smoke represents the hope of being rescued dying.
• "They've got our fire." (pg. 169) When Jack steals Piggy's glasses it is as if he also stole Ralph's hope and belief in being rescued.

• Piggy's death relates to the death of the pigs that were hunted on the island.
• "Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig's after it has been killed" (pg. 181). Piggy being compared to a pig represents the joy the savages find in killing. He was just another pig being hunted.

• The conch being destroyed in this chapter represents the end of civilization as savagery takes over.
• After Piggy and the conch are gone, Ralph is the only civilized boy left on the island and his life is threatened by the savages.

FORESHADOWING:

• "You let me carry the conch, Ralph. I'll show him the one thing he hasn't got." (pg. 171)

• "You'll get hurt." (pg. 171)

-Piggy says this to Ralph and it foreshadows the conch being destroyed by Jack's tribe.

THEME:

-Ralph says this to stop Piggy from going to confront Jack at Castle Rock. It foreshadows Piggy getting hurt and dying.

Savagery vs. Civilization

CIVILIZATION

SAVAGERY

• Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric.
• Ralph cares about the boys being rescued.
• Piggy tries to get Jack's tribe to reconsider their savage behaviour. (pg. 180)
• "Samneric protested out of the heart of civilization" when they were captured by Jack's tribe. (pg. 178)

• Jack, Roger, and the other choir boys.
• Painted their faces.
• Continued to hunt pigs for fun.
• Forced Samneric to join their tribe.
• Roger kills Piggy with a boulder.
• Jack stabs Ralph with his spear.
• Jack's tribe tries to catch Ralph and kill him.

CHARACTERS:

• Jack
• Roger
• Other Choir Boys

• Ralph
• Piggy
• Samneric

MOOD:

SETTING:

between Ralph's camp and Jack's camp

• Anger

Piggy fears getting hurt at Castle Rock

• Fear

PLOT:

• Castle Rock
• The Forest

CONFLICT:

In chapter 11 Ralph, Piggy and Samneric are left without fire and decide to travel to Castle Rock to retrieve Piggy's glasses. The boys carry spears with them while Piggy brings the conch. When they arrive, Ralph blows into the conch to signal an assembly as Jack makes his way back from hunting. Ralph then accuses Jack of being a thief and the two boys begin to fight, hitting each other with their spears. Piggy speaks up, reminding Ralph of why they are there and he stops fighting to address the tribe. He reminds them of the importance of maintaining a fire so they can be rescued, but the children just laugh at him. Jack then orders his tribe to tie up Sammeric so that they are forced to join his camp. Ralph charges at Jack and the two begin fighting again but are interrupted by Piggy holding up the conch. Piggy asks them to consider the way they're behaving and if it is better to act civilized or as savages. At this point, Roger lets a big boulder fall down and it crush both Piggy and the conch. Then the tribe begins to chase Ralph through the forest, but he manages to get away.

Conflict arises between Ralph and Jack over the stolen glasses and the argument results in the murder of Piggy.