Periods 1,2,3 and 4

Chapter 5 - “Beast From Water”

 Vocabulary

Ludicrous (p.78)                                  lavatory (p.80)                                     apex (p.77)                           reverence (p.78)

Ineffectual (p.79)                                                inarticulate (p.89)                                                solemn (p.78)                       assent (p.79)

Questions

1.     What is the significance of the title of the chapter?

2.     Compare Ralph’s mood at the beginning of the novel to his mood right before the nighttime assembly.  What has caused the change?  What is happening to him?

3.     Why has the island turned out to be very different from what Ralph expected it to be at the beginning?

4.     Describe the place where the assemblies take place.

5.     What is Ralph thinking about before the assembly begins?

6.     What does Ralph want back?  What does he constantly do in this chapter which symbolizes this desire?

7.     At the beginning of the nighttime assembly in Chapter Five, what problems with the island society does Ralph point out?  What changes does he tell the boys they must make and why?

8.     The fire seems to need constant attention.  What could this symbolically represent?

9.     What discussion disrupts the meeting?

10. What different views of the beast do Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Percival offer at the meeting?

11. What is the symbolic meaning of Percival’s failure to remember his phone number?