Chapter+11&12


 * 1. How was Piggy's death foreshadowed? Identify at least two ways. **
 * Piggy’s death was foreshadowed because in a previous chapter the author mentioned the boulder rock and how it worked. Also, they killed PIGS the whole time, and his name was PIGgy. At the beginning of the book they were afraid to kill pigs, but at the end they were not. It almost was saying that at the beginning they wanted to kill him but were afraid. Then near the end, they eventually did. **


 * 2. Why do you think the author chose to have Roger kill Piggy and not Jack? **
 * I think he choose Roger to kill Piggy rather than Jack just to show that all of the people have become savages except for Ralph. It was showing that Piggy has been the weakest person with the least power from the very beginning. **


 * 3. When SamnEric are forcefully captured they "protest out of the heart of civilization". Explain what you think that means. We think that to “protest out of the heart of civilization” means to stand up for what you think is right for the whole civilization **
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 * 4. What is symbolic in Ralph blowing the conch one last time in front of Jack and the others. Do you believe that Ralph thought he could get Jack to comply to his wishes for the return of Piggy's specs and enough people to keep the fire going? Why? It was symbolic because he tried to show that the conch could bring them all together like it did at the beginning of the book. It didn’t work, so it shows that it has lost its power. I don’t think he thought he could get Jack to comply to his wished for the return of Piggy’s specs because he already knew the conch had lost its power. **


 * 5. Why do you think Jack decided not to challenge Ralph at the end of the book when the officer asks them who was in charge? He did not challenge Ralph because he did not want to be responsible for all of the deaths that occurred. **


 * 6. What is ironic about how Ralph was saved? Think fire and smoke. **
 * He has been telling everyone from the beginning that the key to getting saved was fire and smoke. **


 * 7. Why do you think the author chose to have the characters be all boys? How might it have been different if the characters had been all girls? There would not have been as much killing if they were all girls. Also, they would not of killed any pigs, so they would not of had any food. They would have fought over really pointless things, and there would of been a lot of drama. **


 * 8. Compare the boys fears from the start of the book to the end? In what ways did they change? What is the author trying to say about fear/terror/horror? **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Their fear at the beginning of the book was the beast. At the end of the book, everyone was scared of Jack and being killed by him. The author is trying to say that the fear of the beast was really themselves the whole time. **