The Lord of the Flies Letter Home Readers

The Lord of the Flies: Letter Home Reader’s Journal: Pretend you are one of the boys on the island. Write a letter home in which you describe the events, conflicts, setting, characters, etc. Include your feelings and point-of-view about the other boys and about what has happened so far. Include specific details from the novel. Be sure to sign your name—Ralph, Jack, Piggy, or Simon—at the end of your letter. Address the letter to someone specific from home.

Civilization �Considering all that has happened in the novel so far, what could be done to save the boys’ civilization, to bring it back together? �Suggest a solution or plan of action. Explain how your plan would work. �Reflect on the plan’s effectiveness. What are its strengths, its drawbacks, its consequences?

Simon’s Death �Pretend you are either Ralph or Piggy. It’s the morning after Simon has been murdered. Write a diary entry explaining how Simon was killed and why you think it happened. Use specific details from the story. Include your feelings about his death and your feelings about your own participation or non-participation in it.

Civilization 2 �What does it mean to be civilized, and what is it that makes us civilized? Justify your answer. �John F. Kennedy said, “The course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy like ours, we must make sure education wins the race. ” What do you think he meant by this statement, and in what way can we apply this idea to The Lord of the Flies?

Hunting �Think of “The Most Dangerous Game, ” “The Interlopers, ” and The Lord of the Flies. �What inferences can we make about the message across these three works? How do they each convey a theme about human nature and/or society? How do they compare (how are they similar and how are they different) in their presentation of theme?

Simon’s Funeral �Discuss the Golding’s use of setting in Chapter Nine when Simon’s body is carried out to sea. Describe how the author uses imagery to create mood and reflect specific aspects of Simon’s character. Finally, discuss the author’s universal ideas about humankind and society as revealed through his use of setting in this section.