S6 Higher: Lord of the Flies (Chapter 5)

Here's the summary and quotations from today's lesson :

Chapter Five: Beast from Water

• Ralph considers the importance of the meeting he proposes
• Ralph addresses the boys and articulates his desire to “put things right”
• Ralph lists the problems : coco-nut water run, toilets, huts
• Ralph identifies the fire as a priority
• The boys protest: “too many things”
• Jack berates the boys for their lack of effort and their fear of the beast
• Phil and Percival (littluns) speak of their fear of the beast
• The boys become hysterical
• Simon suggests the beast may be the boys themselves
• The boys fight over the conch
• The assembly evaporates
• Ralph, Simon and Piggy discuss their situation
• Percival has a nightmare

“If I blow the conch and they don’t come back; then we’ve had it. We shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued.” (page 99)

“What I mean is… maybe its only us.” (page 96 – Simon re. the beast)

 “Jack was the first to make himself heard. He had not got the conch and thus spoke against the rules; but nobody minded.” (page 94)