Nguyen,+Minh+Tam

=**Lord of the Flies**=

Chapter 11: Castle Rock
Piggy steps up, clings to the conch, a sign of democracy "What's right's right" Piggy has faith that Jack, in spite of everything, knows that what he's done (stealing) is wrong --> The idea of what's right isn't the same for everyone, even in the small group of boys on the island --> Even in the real world, there are many examples of this Ralph remembers what Simon said 'dimly' Even Ralph forgets for a moment their need to be rescued (page 191) Golding description of Piggy being helped to eat --> Piggy is completely helpless "The conch exploded into a thousand whtie fragments and ceased to exist" (page 200) --> There's nothing to glue together, all is lost Piggy's death is accidental, but it doesn't make a difference "Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig's after it has been killed" (page 201) --> Much quicker, cleaner than Simon's death, but still dramatic, not a pretty death At first, Jack leave the rest of the boys, now Ralph runs away, entirely alone --> A lot has changed from the opening sequence of confident Ralph, has lost power, which has gone to Jack Without someone telling Jack what to do, he goes and does the worst thing that is possible --> If we didn't know that there would be consequences doing the wrong thing, if there were no rules, we would do it

Plan of Character Essay (Ralph)
How is Ralph affected by his participation in Simon's death and therefore, the eventual realisation that all people have the potential to be evil? Great!!- This will work very well. Good idea Minh Tam
 * Ralph at the start of the novel, when the boys were just getting used to life and the island, and were still carefree and 'innocent', his attitude towards the 'beastie' when Simon suggests that the beasts were inside each and every one of them
 * Ralph's feelings and emotions during the killing of Simon, in the heat of the moment
 * Ralph's change in attitude immediately after the murder, how he feels about his participation in Simon's death and the realisation that all the boys had the potential to perform such horrific acts
 * Ralph's actions at the end of the novel - how they are influenced by the realisation of the boys' evil capabilities