TSL 1034LORD OF THE FLIES

CHAP 7: SHADOWS AND TALL TREES

MEMBERS: AMY LING, JAMES NGU, TION SIEW, JIAN LI

SUMMARY•RALPH WISHES TO CUT HAIR, CLIP NAILS, GET CLEANED UP•THROWBACK-IN ENGLAND-STARES AT OCEAN-THINK HOW

BIG IT IS-HOW IT SEPARATES THE BOYS FROM CIVILISATION•SIMON-READ RALPH’S MIND-REASSURES RALPH•BOYS-FIND SIGNS OF PIG•RALPH-AGREES-AS LONG AS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION-CAN

HUNT•COME UPON-WILD BOAR-GETS AWAY-NOT BEFORE RALPH

HITS IT WITH A SPEAR

SUMMARY•RALPH-THE HUNT-WITH A BIGUN NAMED ROBERT•ALL THE BOYS ARE INVOLVED-CHANTING-SEEMS LIKE THEY MIGHT

ACTUALLY KILL ROBERT•BOYS STOP-DISCUSS-DANCE PROPERLY•MAURICE SUGGESTS-DRUM AND FIRE•ROBERT-USE REAL PIG NEXT TIME-REALLY KILL IT• JACK-USE LITTLUN-BOYS LAUGH•BECOMES DARK-REACH MOUNTAIN

SUMMARY•RALPH-NEED SOMEONE TO TELL PIGGY-WON’T BE BACK-EVERYONE-

FRIGHTENED-VOLUNTEER-SIMON• JACK MOCKS RALPH’S CONCERN-PIGGY•RALPH ASKS JACK WHY-HATES PIGGY-QUESTION MAKES-BOYS NERVOUS•BASE-MOUNTAIN-BOYS STOP FOR THE NIGHT• JACK QUESTIONS RALPH’S COURAGE•RALPH-IT’S FOOLISH TO GO UP IN THE DARK

SUMMARY•JACK INSISTS-GOING AHEAD-RALPH AND ROGER WAIT BEHIND•JACK-SAW SOMETHING•THREE BOYS-CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN-PEAK•WIND BLOWS-PARACHUTIST SITS UP-BOYS RUN

SIGNIFICANCE

•JACK, RALPH AND ROGER SEE THE PARACHUTIST IN THE DARK. THEY THINK IT IS A BEAST.

CHARACTERSRALPH~EMPHASISE ON CLEANLINESS ~POSITIVE-MINDED ~CARING

JACK~CRUEL ~SELFISH ~LOVES TO CHALLENGE OTHERS

CHARACTERS

SIMON~SENSIBLE ~BRAVE ~AWARE

THEME

•THE CONFLICT BETWEEN SAVAGERY AND CIVILISATION

-HERE JACK AND HIS SAVAGERY PREVAIL

SETTINGS

•MOUNTAIN•JUNGLE

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