PPT-What might this drawing suggest about the Lord of the Flies’ intention when speaking

To examine the religious context of the novel To apply the context to the language used in Chapter 8 Wednesday November0117 The Lord of the Flies Please allow me to introduce myself Im a man of wealth and taste. William Golding . What is the . “Lord of the Flies”?. The Pig’s head is dubbed the Lord of the Flies. It is offered as a sacrifice to the beast. The head speaks to Simon at one point. This is when Simon realizes that the beast isn’t really a creature on the island, but evil that lurks in all of us. The LOTF is kind of like the devil – always there to tempt. He actually taunts Simon and warns him that “they’ll have fun” foreshadowing his death. . While on a field trip with your class, the bus crashes in the wilderness. . All . of the . adults are dead. . You are hundreds of miles from civilization.. No cell phone or GPS reception.. No supplies (other than what you brought to school). . What tricks are played in scene 1 (at the party)?. . By whom? To whom? For what reason? . What mischief is planned at the end of the party? By whom? To whom? For what reason? . What is Benedick looking for in a woman if he was to marry?. Lord of the Flies. Golding’s Use of Symbolism. Symbolism is the “frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level” (Wheeler).. William Golding uses so much symbolism in Lord of the Flies that many critics agree that it is an allegory- a writing that has “a double meaning” (Wheeler).. Chapter 9. Janelyn. S. De Venecia. Summary. Simon gained his consciousness beside the rotting pigs head on the stick, he talked to it but it didn't. ’. t reply.. He walked away from it through the woods and got to the mountain. By Marcus, Vasco, Beatriz, and M.A. . Ralph . (. Glogester. ). . F. air, athletic and agile. Popular and influential thanks to piggy. Has good intentions with a lack of control over the lazy habits of children. Chapter 9: A View to a Death. 9. Sequential order of Chapter 9. Last: The Party at Jack’s Tribe/ the death of Simon . Second: Ralph and Piggy bathing. First: Simon discovers the true identity of the beast. Simon. Simon’s humble origins. Originally a member of the choir, Simon was considered weak as he was known for fainting and is seen as being strange by the others.. Main Actions in the novel:. Has a fit as he marches along the beach in the choir. “It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.”. --William Golding. Chapter 9: A View to a Death. 9. Sequential order of Chapter 9. Last: The Party at Jack’s Tribe/ the death of Simon . Second: Ralph and Piggy bathing. First: Simon discovers the true identity of the beast. The Hero. The one who saves the day; runs the show. The Hero Ralph. Ralph is the athletic, charismatic. Pg. 10-11. Elected the leader of the boys. . “But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart” Pg. 24. Golding’s Use of Symbolism. Symbolism is the “frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level” (Wheeler).. William Golding uses so much symbolism in Lord of the Flies that many critics agree that it is an allegory- a writing that has “a double meaning” (Wheeler).. Pre-AP 9. th. grade Lit./Comp.. Lord of the Flies. William Golding wrote . Lord of the Flies . at the end of WWII. It was published in 1954 at the beginning of the Cold War. . Genre - The novel is an . 1911- 1993. About William Golding. British novelist. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in literature. Fought in Royal Navy during WWII. Participated in invasion of Normandy on D-Day. At war’s end, returned to teaching and writing.