"Lord of the flies " Chapter 5

Questions

• What did piggy do in the beginning of the assembly?
• What is the setup of the spot they had the assembly?
• What are things Ralph says never got finished?
• Who is Phil?
• What did he(Phil) have a dream about / what did he see?
• What are the reasons that Piggy says that Jack does not like Ralph on pg 93?
• What does Simon say about the Beastie?
• What kind of meeting did Ralph want/Why do you think Ralph called a meeting? Explain!
• What do you see is different about the boys now at the end of Chapter 5?

"Lord of the flies " Chapter 5

The End

Summary of Chapter 5

symbols

Symbols

• Beastie/Snake
• Sun
• Conch
• The Path
• What do you think each of these symbols represent?

Beastie/Snake-this symbolizes the fear and something that the little kids and some of the little boys were scared of

Conch- represented something the boys used so that they could talk without getting interrupted and it was also used to call meetings

Vocabulary

Vocab

SUN - symbolizes the time passing and its the boy's way of knowing how many days has passed

find each of the words in the book and read the sentence with the word in it

The path that Ralph is walking on the firm beach strip near the water- shows Ralph thinking over the choices that one makes that you are kind of improvising as you go on

• Scowling(pg81)
• Flourished(pg78)
• Convulsion(pg76)

Main Events /Summary

• Ralph believes that things are getting worse than it was in the beginning
• Ralph holds a meeting where he tells all the boys that the fire has to be on at all times and the fire can only be on the mountain no where else
• During this Chapter Ralph reveals that he thinks Piggy is not a person who can be a leader but he thinks that Piggy is brainy and can think really fast which he himself can not do.
• Ralph also reveals that three shelters have been built but they are not strong enough to with stand rain
• The boys were interrupting each other especially Piggy and Jack
• At the end of the chapter when Ralph put the conch down to show that the meeting ended Jack took the conch and called the little boys crybabies because they believe in the Monster which is not even real and called them out that they don't work and just play all day
• Phil, a littlun had a dream that things from trees were attacking him and when he woke up he saw the beast in the tree. The boys decided that they think the beastie might be a ghost so they all took a vote on whether they think ghosts are on the island or real at all. During the assembly Jack wasn't following the rules he interrupted Piggy while he was talking and when Ralph told him to be quiet Jack said he can't boss him around because even though he is chief he doesn't know how to sing or hunt which shows his jealousy towards Ralph.
• The chapter ends with Simon, Ralph, and Piggy discussing the differences between being at home with adults and being here with just young boys

• Convulsion(76)- a violent upheaval, disturbance or agitation
• Flourished(78)- to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth
• Scowling(81)- to frown, lower, gloomy or threatened expression

Vocab

find each of the words in the book and read the sentence with the word in it

Vocabulary

• Jeeringly(pg76)
• Perilous(pg88)
• Apex(pg77)
• Mucking(pg85)
• Wearisomeness(pg76)

Journal Entry

Jeeringly(76)- to laugh, mock, gibe

Perilous(88)- dangerous

Apex(77)- tip, point, summit

Wearisomeness(76)- tiring , boring, dull

MUCKING(85) - TO MAKE DIRTY

How do you feel about Ralph's behavior during the assembly/meeting with the other boys on the mountain?Do you feel he was being harsh or doing what's best for everyone's chance of survival?

Put yourself in one of the boy's positions whether it is Ralph, Piggy, Jack, or any of the others and say how you would you have reacted or felt.

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