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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Lord of the Flies: Chapter 7 and 8

My Journal Entry for Chapter 7:
Three details of the story


  • Ralph is bothered by the lack of personal hygiene around him. His hair is too long and needs to be cut . His shirt is stiff and needs to be washed. He and the other boys need a bath. His teeth are filthy and need to be brushed and everyone has dirty hair.
  • You can tell that Ralph misses his home. He keeps remembering how things used to be and he wants it that way. He found a friend in Simon, because Simon gave him hope. Simon said that Ralph would go home eventually.
  • Ralph stuck a spear in the pig's snout. He felt like he accomplished something, but the hunter treated it as nothing, which discouraged Ralph.

Two events that I found interesting

  • In this whole chapter, they are still searching for the beast from the air. In the end, they think that they have found it. They see a shadow where there should be no trees. They think it is the beast. This is the first time that I see Ralph and Jack kind of work together.
  • The boys are turning savage. One of the hunters games almost killed Robert. They treated him like a pig and that is scary.
One question that I would ask one of the characters

  • I would ask Ralph if he is concerned about the future. Things are getting wild. Are the boys turning into animals?
My Journal Entry for Chapter 8:
Three details of the story


  • Jack and his hunters start their own tribe. Jack is now Chief like he wanted to be (but only of his hunters). He is separated from Ralph, but the problem is that they need fire and to have fire they need Piggy's glasses. Ralph also wants meat, but to get meat he needs Jack and his hunters.
  • Jack and his hunters kill a mommy pig and take out the guts. They then take all of the meat, and leave the pig's head o a stick for the beast. We discover that the dead pig's head is the Lord of the Flies.
  • Jack is trying to get more people to join him. They are tempted to go because of the meat.


Two events that I found interesting


  • Jack is trying to present Ralph as a coward. He really wants to be chief of everyone, and he is starting to play dirty.
  • The boys are using their old way of life. They are no longer prim and proper. They forgot their manners and they swear. They are wild and they run around naked.
One question that I would ask one of the characters

  • I really want to ask Simon what is going on, but I do not think that he even knows. What are the voices, beasts, and all of these mysterious things? What is really going on?

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