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Simon was the boy's last chance of staying civilized. He wanted everyone to get along and stop the violence. Everyone else on the island is turning into savages and no one is kept sane. Simon was trying to help the group, but due to the fact that the boys have changed so much, they killed the boy that was trying to help them.

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The boys are so involved and obsessed with catching the "beast" that they even killed one of their people. They are too busy worrying about the beast, rather than doing other things necessary for their survival. The boys have changed so much overall that they have turned into savages and are very violent now resulting in detrimental outcomes.

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Jack is acting like he has power over the other boys. He commands the others to do tasks and expects them to listen to him constantly. The boys are treated and act like his servants.

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I think that the boys need to realize that if they do not all work together, they will be stranded on the island forever. If there are different groups that disagree with each other constantly and do not work together, they may die on the island. If they could collaborate and split up jobs and constantly work hard to survive and try to signal others, they may be saved.

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I think that the scene where Simon has an encounter with the pig head is an important part of the novel. He was alone and had not know that Jack and his fellow hunters had done this to the pig. Visioning this, while stranded on an island would be very frightening to a child. In Simon's mind, the flies swarm around the head and speak to him. These flies must be important to the novel, hence the title.

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100% if that naval ship didnt come ralph would have been dead. jack really had it out for him

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i think the end of the book is so good, because of the fact they got rescued. kind of ironic though how it was jacks fire that saved them when this whole time he has thought of the fire close to useless

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question-- do you think it is possible Sam and eric can take down Jacks castle rock tribe?

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Right now Sam and Eric are tied up on castle rock (jacks tribe). this means thatRalph is going to be alone, pretty much because he only has a few of the little boys. Ralph has to try to find how he can survive, knowing their is many rival enemies that could hurt him. I predit that Ralph somehow will be saved, but jacks tribe will have to suffer forever due to their awful actions. At this point jackc mianly, but I dont think any of them deserve to be rescued

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I am honestly very upset that Piggy died. I feel like he was the only one throughout this story that was a good person. He always had good ideas and wanted to help. This kind of just makes me hate jack even more. He is a big jerk and very heartless. I want someone to put Jack out

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I think that Simon is very different from the others. He is kindhearted, and tries to maintain civilization. But, on the island, Jack and Ralph act very differently. They connect with nature and each other, but use a great amount of violence. Simon acts in a calmer way than the others.

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Ralph and Jack continue to bicker throughout the book. They always have different viewpoints and opinions on things. They are also always trying to compete against one another, and show that they are better. For example, Ralph accomplished climbing the hill alone, next Jack climbs the mountain by himself.

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Previously in the novel, Ralph was angry and confused why the other boys were so absorbed with hunting instead of trying to be rescued and maintaining the signal fire. Once Ralph goes hunting with the others, he becomes very excited as well, understanding the thrill of catching a pig.

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I am blown away by the fact that Simone got killed.

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Just a thought of mine, I love how close ralph and piggy are know. They were very good with eachotehr and keep eachother in a good spot in life

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Jack is assulting everyone in his tribe. He is so mean to them and hurts everyone for no reason. Jack is an absolute leader and people are obviosuly living on egg shells. My predcition is that people are just gonna leave his tribe and join ralphs.

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if jack is taking the fire wood from ralphs camp why would he also need piggys glasses? I just feel like he is being selfish

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At first, the boys were having a good time being on their own without guardians. But as they continue to be stuck on the island, they truly wish that they had grownups to help them. The boys mention that adults have more knowledge, and are not as scared, so they would be a large help. They also start to miss there family members along with having supervision and guidance.

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I really dislike Jack after Chapter 8 when he thinks it is okay to come onto the tribe he left and steal their fire sticks. That was just very rude of him

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im confused about these flies that pop up in chapter 8. So i understand that Simon goes alone to the jungle spot of his and their he finds the pig head on a stake. From their he sees the many flies swarming around the pigs head. Simon starts to think the flies are talking to him. Mainly the one, "Lord Fly" he claims to be in all humans and that he is gonna torture him. Is this fly supposed to be the beast, or what is he

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When Simon is talking to ralph and he says that ralph will for sure make it home safley, what does that mean for the other guys. Why are they not mentioned

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Did Jack, Ralph and Roger actually see an ape like animal on top of the mountain or was it imaginary. I really just want to know if this beast is real or not.

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the boys were joking around when playing with Robert as the pig, but they seemed to take it to far. Do you think they will take Jacks suggestion and enxt time use a little kid. They seem to like playing this game as they truly ddi almost kill robert. i kind of just found this crazy of how torturing they are to the friends they have

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I think that Jack is too obsessed with catching and killing a pig, that he blocks out everything else that is important. His mission was to kill the pig so that the boys and himself could eat it. But, while he was hunting, he allowed the flame from the signal fire to go out. That fire was their only chance of getting saved, and due to the fact that Jack was so obsessed with killing the pig, he ruined their chances.

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Is there going to be tension with Ralph and Jack throughout the whole novel?

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I do not think that it is fair that only Simon and Ralph have to build the huts while the other children get to play in the lagoon. Simon and Ralph are having a hard time keeping the huts up, but none of the other boys offer to help. Having shelter is very necessary for being stranded on an island, but some of the boys are doing no work at all.

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Piggy is the only one out of the group of boys that wants everyone to act orderly. He knows that they will not be rescued if they just mess around. Piggy seems to be looking at the situation in the long run and realizes that they may be stuck on the island for a while. He tries his best to set everyone straight, but it is difficult when the boys just make fun of him, and no adult is present.

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I think that due to the fact that all of the characters are boys, they will be more chaotic. I think they may be violent at times and make some unwise decisions. But also, with a group of all boys, they may be more brave and fearless in some situations.

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if the beast that Sam and Eric saw in chapter 6 was only a dead parachute man is that Lowry's way of telling us their really is no beast

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something i noticed in chapter 5 is that Ralph now likes pggy more than jack

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at the end of chapter 4, Ralph seems very angry and is calling an assembly and says it may g into dark. I think that at this assembly Ralph is going to depromote Jack. He is going to punish him for the killing and torturing of the pig.

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Is Rodger purposly beign mean to henry??

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Although these boys are very young and do not have much experience, they handle the situation in an acceptable way. Their plane landed on an island with no civilization, and the children were not in great panic. Despite the fact that they had some disagreements and rude comments, they were still able to make quality choices. They elected a leader and some of the boys began to explore. They went out to examine the island to see if they could gain more information about where they are. These decisions were beneficial to the children.

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kinf of a lomersdffdfn

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I think the conch shell is becoming an important symbol within the novel. This shell was the first real object that the boys found. They are now using it to make their group for sufficient and cooperative. Who ever is holding the conch is allowed to speak without getting interrupted. This shell holds a high value throughout the story. --- Lily

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I was very confused, in the begining of chapter 3, what food was jack looking for?

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i think Ralph is overexagerating in his mini fight with jack. He onstantly says how important shelter is, when truly I think that Jack is right. Food should definelty be more of a priotirty because right now everyone is hungry and no one has eaten because their is no food. In the long run food would benefit them so ralph should stop arguing. He needs the food too

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The moster like beast snake things that hte young six year odl boy saw really had me wondeirng. I want to knwo if they were real and what he was seeing. My predicition is that they are real like big creartures and soon everyone will see them. Probably very dangerous

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Throughout chapter 2 and chapter 1 I keep seeing everyone be so mean to piggy? he is really just trying to be nice and help so why is everyone rude to him? He is probably the smarest one their. In my opinion when they took his glasses that was so rude

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I think because Piggy is a little differnt from the other boys they don't listen to him. Even though he seems to be the most intellegent. Also with all the power of being the leader Ralph might get a big ego and make irrational desisons. Also the snake thing they keep talking about is defently going to cause issues later in the book.And I don't understand why no one is pancing that their stuck on an island- liv

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What happened to Piggy's mom? He told Ralph that his dad died, but he did not explain what happened to his mother and why he has to live with his aunt. ---- Lily

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I think it was rude that Ralph made fun of Piggy. He did not like being called that while he was growing up, but Ralph still gave him that name. When the others joined, he told them all that the boys name is Piggy, even though he specifically told him he did not want others knowing or calling him that.

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Ralph doesn't seemed paniced at all that hes stranded alone on an island and is taking on a role of being the leader. Is it because he thinks being on the island is temperary because he thinks his dad is coming to save him? Also, he is really rude to Piggy, it might be a tough love type of situation.- liv

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Is it werid that there weren't any girls on the plane? Also why were a ton of kids on the plane and no aduIts? I don't know if we discussed it during class but I forgot

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I think that in a few chapters their will no longer be one big group. I a starting ot think that some people will follow piggy and others will follow ralph and Jack. There will be two sepetrate groups and much tension will arise

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My opinion on the book-- i kind of found the part of Ralph being elected as the chief strange. I think no one really bonded with him, and he did not show his care for the people.In my opinion Piggy would have been a better chief. He has the brain and he cares about their safety. Piggy desrved it more then ralph and I really wonder how it was him who got chosen

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after the three boys went on the mountain in search of discovering if the "scar" was an island or not. Discovering that it was now they are really stranded wiht limit resources. How do you think they will find food sources. They searched for food in the one bush and realized it was un-eatable. now what if there is no food? I think they will definetly start to struggle

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do you guys also think it was wierd that Ralph did not seem excited to fin someone else from the plane crash? I feel like if it was me I would love to know I wasnt alone? -monica