Ch. Six and Seven Responses (and tips not included in the paper)

Chapter Six and Seven Responses

Directions: Fill in the name of the Dimension you will be using and then answer the questions below in regards to chapters six and seven.  I strongly suggest having the book open and reviewing each bit before thinking about it and writing about it.  Strongly.  As in: I will not give you credit if you fill these pages with mindless babbling.  Not that you would.

We’re kicking it up a notch here, folks!

Dimension #2: __________________________________

What do you think the author wants you to notice about the affect that fear has on democracy and the law in Chapter 6?  Why?  Think about how the conch is used (or not used) at the meeting and what is said about the rules. (Look specifically starting at the bottom of page 99 through 103)












Dimension #3: ___________________________________

What problem is Simon struggling with in chapter six?  How does he feel about the idea of a “beast” and what does he think it really is?  If you found yourself in his place, how would you deal with his problem differently? Why?  Or, if you would deal with it just as he does, why? (Look on page 103 through top of 104)












#4: __________________________________________

Where on the island does Ralph decide he feels that hunting is good after all and what disturbing event does it lead to?  He hasn’t been to this particular part of the island before.  What is it like there?  Could this same thing have happened anywhere else on the island?  Or is this place special somehow? Why or why not? (This is through the first half of chapter seven, pay close attention to p. 113 through the middle of p. 115)


















#5: ____________________________________________

#7: ____________________________________________
What if the boys hadn’t run when they saw “the beast”?  What if they had gone closer and seen what it really was?  Might they changed their view of the beast?  Or just confirmed their fears?  Fit this encounter with the Samneric’s “beast encounter” in chapter six- what is Golding trying to tell us about fear and savagery? (The end of chapter seven, but you must consider the larger book here)