Please answer 5 f the 10 following questions about the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Please hurry! Discussion Questions: 1. In Chapter One, what is the boys’ overall attitude in relation to being stranded on a deserted island without adult supervision? What would your attitude be if you were in the same situation? Explain. 2. Describe the effect the face paint has on Jack. Write down a quote which shows this effect. What is the overall significance of the change in Jack’s character that is seen here? 3. On page 71, Golding writes, “Jack stood up as he said this, bloodied knife in his hand. The two boys faced each other. There was a brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was a world of longing and baffled common sense.” What is the importance of this quote? (Some versions of the book will have this quote take place on top of the mountain when the boys realize that a ship has passed the island). 4. In Chapter Six, what are Jack’s and Ralph’s priorities in relation to what the boys should do about the beast? What is Jack’s main goal? What is Ralph’s main goal? 5. As Simon falls into the hunter’s circle in Chapter Nine, Golding doesn’t refer to him by name. What does he refer to him as? Why would he do that? What is the final image the reader is left with of Simon? Why would Golding bring forth an image like this? 6. Discuss the deterioration of the “society” on the island. What circumstances, events, and psychological forces cause this deterioration? 7. What is your opinion of the novel – was the story convincing? Does it present a realistic vision of human nature? Have you experienced things that would either support or contradict Golding’s ideas? 8. After reading the book, think about this: Are people innately savage, civil, both, or neither? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer. 9. Consider this quote: “Fear is the enemy for civilization; fear prevents construction and progress.” Discuss the fragility of civilization against the destructive powers of fear. 10. What role do the littluns play in the novel? In one respect, they serve as gauges of the old boys’ moral positions – the reader can see whether an older boy is kind or cruel based on how they treat the littluns. But are the littluns important themselves? What might they represent?