Lord of the Flies chapter 3 and Forrest Gump

Today Elsa will lead us in the seminar

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

Key Quote

“If you’re hunting sometimes you catch yourself feeling as if--…There’s nothing in it of course. Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you’re not hunting, but—being hunted, as if something’s behind you all the time in the jungle.”

Questions

1. As this chapter opens, what is Jack doing? How has his appearance changed since the last chapter?

2. What is Ralph doing down by the shore? Why is he frustrated?

3. Why is there tension between Ralph and Jack? What are Ralph’s objectives or goals? Jack’s?

4. What reasons does Ralph give for needing the shelters?

5. Who first suggests they might not be on a “good” island? What has become unmentionable amongst the boys?

6. Where does Simon go when he leaves the boys?

Quotes

 Why are these quotes important to the story?

• “I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running. Then we’d be, you know, very solemn…when the meeting was over they’d work for five minutes, then wander off or go hunting.”  
• “Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was.” 
• “They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate.”

25 words from the chapter

Then we will continue to watch "Forrest Gump"