lord of the flies

• jacks group is just a bunch of jerks. they didn't have to steal piggies glasses. they need to chill.
• i don't know why all the kids stick around with jack in control. all he does it punish them and make them do things jack doesn't feel like doing himself, like going to steal Piggy's glasses for the fire. they should have respected piggy more because without him making fire would be nearly impossible.
• when the conch breaks it symbolizes the destruction of order and law. there are no rules anymore, its just do anything to survive. after the conch breaks chaos breaks out. piggy falls to his death( wow that was intense) and fights pop up everywhere.
• ralph vs. everyone else and ralph still doesn't die. wow
• only 2 deaths...i was anticipating more, but that's cool.
• why do they say "hullo"?
• its funny how the officer says "fun and games" even though it was far from it.
• i like how even when they are being rescued ralph still considers himself the leader.
• umm is the guy going to do anything about the 2 dead kids
• i like how it ends. he just turns around
• i really want to know piggy's name

8-9

• i think that when jack blew the conch it symbolized that he will emerge as the new leader. when ralph had the conch, he was the only one who could bring all of the people together and that suggested that he was superior to all the others.
• i think that it is very normal that the kids split into two groups. im just surprised it didnt happen sooner. i think that the fighting will stop between people in their own group but i think that it will cause fighting between the two groups and the people that went will jack were probably mostly the hunters, so ralphs group will have trouble getting meat and jacks group will have no shelter.
• the description of the hunters killing the pig on page 135 is really intense. it painted a very vivid(and very bloody) picture.
• why'd they have to spear the pig in the butt. is that really necessary.
• i knew that someone was gana die, but why simon, hes a good kid never bothered anyone and he was just about to tell them that there was no beast. if he had gotten to tell the kids about the "beast" then i think they would have calmed down a little.
• i think that the symbolism of simon being sent out to sea is that the only way to escape the island is to die.

7

• i think that jack has had a master plan all along. when he was not voted to be the leader he just sat back and let Ralph take over. then once he gained the support of many of the smaller children he is now emerging as the new, stronger leader, and is making Ralph look like the un-cool, no fun bad guy.
• Ralph knows that jack is gaining popularity and in an attempt to win back the kids he tries to act like jack be trying to hunt. once he starts he kind of goes crazy over the fact that he hit a pig with a spear, even though it got away.
• "...the darkness and desperate enterprise gave the night a kind of dentist's chair unreality" I'm not sure what it really means but it sounds pretty cool.
• the guys need to focus more on staying alive and getting off the island rather than chasing a "beast" that's probably not even there.

6

• piggy is definitely dead. they left him behind and they shouldn't have. the beast wasn't where they were looking because he went to kill piggy.
• i think that the dialogue is getting a little annoying with everyone blurting out, cutting people off, and telling people to shut up every 5 seconds.
• i didn't understand the beginning of the chapter, was there a man that came to the island by parachute?

3-5

• i like the description of jack on the hunt on the first couple of pages of chapter 3. it gave me a real sense of what its like for them on the island and what it takes for them to survive.
• when jack meets up with ralph they start arguing about what is more important, the food or the huts. i think that both of their arguments are strong and it also shows important leadership skills for both
• i dont understand why no one helps around the island except for a few people, doesnt everyone want to survive?
• i know the ship was supposed to be a surprise and all, and it was supposed to be all suspenseful to see if they would make it in time to light the fire and be saved, but its a little early in the book for them to be rescued, dont ya think.
• jack is annoying me with all that pig crap, he should have kept the fire goin
• i thought jack was gana kill piggy, really
• i think if everyone would listen to piggy once in a while they would get something done

2

• i like how the author on page 34 has the characters talk about how their little adventure on the island was just like a book
• the dialogue is very realistic in the book. when they have their meetings everyone is talking over everyone else fighting for the right to talk, thats why i thought it was a pretty good idea to introduce the conch as a thing to allow people to speak especially with the smaller kids.
• i thought that the fire was made too quick, on man vs. wild it could take him hours. but i understand the author wouldn't describe an hour of the boys trying to make a fire.
• im proud of piggy for standing up for what he believes in. i think that the kids should listen to him because he sounds like he knows what hes doing and what the kids priorities should be. i also think that jack and Ralph are jerks because they said that who ever had the conch could speak then when piggy had the shell he was not allowed hi turn.
• the leaders are twisting and changing the rules around to meet their own benefits

chapter one

• what is the scar?
• i like how the author doesn't give the names away in the beginning, but lets you find out through the convo.
• i feel bad for piggy
• all the kids seem to be very calm for people that are stuck on an island. they seem like there just having a party or something and their just assigning jobs for people just because.
• i found it a little weird that all of the people on the island were boys.
• why was everyone getting naked?
• i think that everyone will be mean to piggy and then later on they'll find out he has some sort of magical power or just a good skill