Chapter+9+and+10

1. Many people would argue that we have reached the climax in the story. Between the two chapters, which event, moment and/or scene(s) best signify the high point in the story? Explain what happened in that scene/moment/event and why you believe it best represents the turning point in the plot. In what ways will it now affect the rest of the story?

I think that the high point between the two chapters was when Jack and his hunters killed Simon. I think that because that is murder which means that things have gone too far.

2. In what ways can Simon's death be considered ironic? Think of the method of his death and why he was killed. What might his death symbolize?

Simon's death is ironic because he was killed by the boys the same way that the hunters kill pigs. His death symbolizes how wild and savage like the boys are becoming.

3. Explain the significance of the chapter title "A View to Death". What might it mean?

It means that the boys witness death and experience the effects it has on them.

4. How does Piggy's reaction to the circumstances surrounding Simon's death differ from Ralph's?

Piggy says that his death was his own fault, but Ralph calls it murder.

5. Piggy states that he believes that Simon "asked for it" (meaning that Simon was responsible for his own death). What does Piggy mean? Do you agree with him? Why?

He means that Simon should not have been alone and that he should not have walked in the way that he did. I don't agree with him because Jack and his hunters should have realized that it was Simon that they were killing not the beast.

6. Towards the end of chapter 10, Ralph's tribe is awakened by strange noises outside. Ralph is so terrified that he prays "that the beast prefers littluns." What does this show about Ralph?

This shows that Ralph believes in the beast and is scared of it.

7. How does the theft of Piggy's glasses and the fact that the conch was left behind with Ralph signify a transfer of power from one tribe to the other?

It means that Jack does not care abut the conch and that Ralph's tribe no longer has fire which is power and now Jack's tribe has the fire and more power than Ralph.