English 10

Lord of the
Flies
Journals and Activities

Journal #1
Assume

that you are stranded on

an island with about 30 other
people in your age group. What
possible conflicts might arise? Why
would each conflict arise?

Journal #2
Considering

the portion of
chapter 1 that you have read
so far, who would make a
better leader; Ralph or Piggy?
Why?

Journal #3
As

Ralph, Jack and Simon begin to explore the

island, Golding states, The tide was low and
there was a strip of weed-strewn beach that
was almost as firm as a road. A kind of
glamour was spread over them and the scene
and they were conscious of the glamour and
made happy by it (25).
How does the island seem at the beginning of
the novel? How does the island begin to
change after the boys arrive? Is the change
positive or negative?

Setting
The

historical moment in time and

geographic location in which a story
takes place, and helps initiate the
main backdrop and mood for a
story.
Writers are intentional when
placing their characters in a specific
setting, and they write what they
know.

Journal #4
Thus

far, Jack is the only character who

has appeared to undergo any type of
significant change. In chapter 4, how
does Jack appear to further transform?
How are many of the other boys
beginning to change as well?

*Cite specific passages from the text as

you form your response.

Journal #5
In

your opinion, what is the

most significant moment in
chapter 5? How does this
moment offer insight on the
current state of mind of the
boys on the island?

Journal #6
After

rereading pages 113-115 of

chapter 7, answer the following
questions:

How is Golding further demonstrating

the gradual transformation of Ralph
throughout these pages? How has
Ralph begun to resemble the other
boys? How is the savage state of Jack
further reinforced?

Journal #7
What

does Simons death demonstrate

about the transformation of the boys
and the civilization that they have
created on the island? What has Simon
realized about the beast? What details
does Golding offer in the first few pages
of chapter 10 that reveal guilt and
shame of the boys who still cling to the
hope of rescue?

Journal #8
Examine

the following quote. What does

it mean? How does it connect to the
novel LOTF? Do you agree with the
statement?

Society knows perfectly well how to

kill a man and has methods more subtle
than death. - Andre Gide

Journal #9
At the end of the novel, Golding writes,
And in the middle of them, with filthy body,
matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept
for the end of innocence, the darkness of
mans heart, and the fall through the air of
the true, wise friend called Piggy.
What is the significance of the way in which
the boys are rescued? Why is the navel
officer surprised to hear of the casualties on
the island? Why does Ralph weep at the end?