- Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”
- 1. What change has come over Ralph as a result of the signal fire incident? How have his values changed?
- 2. What points does Ralph make at the meeting? What general point does he make that he wants people to discuss? Why are these points so significant?
- 3. What does Jack say in response to Ralph‟s comments? Why do you think Ralph is shocked?
- 4. What does Piggy mean by his claim that “life is scientific”? What does he mean when he suggests
- that “there isn‟t no fear, either[...]unless we get frightened of people”?
- 5. What does Percival say when Jack asks him where the beast lives? Why do you think he says this?
- 6. What does Simon say about the beast, and what do you think he means? How does everyone else react to what he says?
- 7. Why are the rules so important to Ralph? What are the consequences of breaking them?
- 8. Why does Piggy say that Ralph should blow the conch to call everyone back, and why does Ralph decide not to?
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- Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”
- 1. What is the “beast from air”? How is it appropriate that the boys mistake it for a beast—what connection does it have with the novel‟s themes, and what does it symbolize?
- 2. What does Sam and Eric‟s description of the beast tell us about human psychology?
- 3. How does Ralph overcome Jack‟s challenge during the discussion about what to do about the beast?
- 4. What significant thoughts does Simon have about the beast while the boys are walking to the “castle”?
- 5. Why do you think Ralph doesn‟t really expect to encounter the beast?
- 6. How do most of the boys react to their discovery of the “castle”? What foreshadowing takes place
- at the end of the chapter?