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Golding's The Lord of the Flies

  • W h e r e  d o e s   v i o l e n c e   c o m e   f r o m ?
  • A r e   a l l   h u m a n s   f l a w e d ?
  • U p o n   w h a t   d o e s   o u r   s u r v i v a l   d e p e n d ?

 Reading Schedule
 
Chapter
 

Approx. 

Pages
 
Due Date
 
1. The Sound of the Shell

37
Friday, Feb. 12
2. Fire  on the Mountain

23
Monday, Feb. 15
3. Huts on the Beach

15
Wed., Feb 17
4. Painted Figures and Long Hair

26
Mon., Feb. 22
5. Beast from Water

28
Mon., Feb. 22
6. Beast from Air

21
Wed., Feb. 24
7. Shadows and Tall Trees

22
Friday, Feb. 26
8. Gift for the Darkness

30
Monday. Mar. 1
9. A View to a Death

20
Wed., Mar. 3
10. The Shell and the Glasses

15

 Fri., Mar. 5
11. Castle Rock

14

 Mon., Mar. 8
12. Cry of the Hunters

20

 Mon., Mar. 8

SYMBOLISM

 

·         The Conch Shell

 

·         The Glasses

 

·         The Pig’s Head

 

·         The Fire

·         The Map

 

·         The Parachute

 

 

SYMBOLISM?

 

·         Ralph

(Angl-Sax.) “Counsel”

·         Jack

(Hebr.) “One who supplants”

·         Roger

(Ger.)  “Spear”

·         Piggy

(English) “Pig”  (duh)

·         Simon

(Hebr.)  “Listener”

 

MOTIFS

Messages/Themes

·         Law & Order

 

·         Reason & Logic

 

·         Chaos & Evil/Violence

 

·         Hope & Rescue

 

·         Isolation

 

·         Adulthood

 

·         Civilization

 

The name "Lord of the Flies" is the English translation

of the Biblical name Beelzebub, the Prince of Devils.