While Raph's dad was in the navy marine but differently from Piggy he doesnt has any leader instinct.

Morice, Bill, Robert, Harold, Roger and Simon. A rivality appears between Jack who wants to become the chief and Ralph who was made chief by the other boys. Jack was made hunter which highlights his violence, his dangeresity and his boldness. Jack, Piggy and Simon went on expedition and discovered trace of animal’s foot.

The two boys then start walking and talking together while searching for other people from the plane crash. After discovering his nickname, Ralph starts teasing piggy for this name.

The first boy has 6 years old, he’s fair and sturdy and also he wears tern clothes.

The golden cap badge distinguishes the leader from the other boy.

The group of boys takes part of a choir and the name of their leader is Merridew, it sounds like a last name. He chooses Merridew over Jack because Jack is a Kids’ name. Jack Merridew call “Piggy” “Fatty” and the group are laughing and Piggy become shy.

The new name is Maurice.

Seeing this, Ralph is almost thrilled by the sight of having the island for them and only them, without any outdoors disturbance.

While enjoying the view, they realize that their hunger. Hopefully they encounter a pig but failed to kill him.

At the end of the chapter, they realize that the idea of cutting through flesh is way too harsh for them for the moment so they decided to look for other for other food on their way to the whole group meeting point.

P.14 : Piggy cannot swim because he has asthma and is physically weak. Piggy is portrayed as someone determined

P.15 : We learn that Piggy lives with his aunt, who takes care of him, which shows that he depends on her.

P.15 : The historical context is shown by the plane crash and the « atom bomb », which suggests World War II.

P.16 : The expression “ill-omened talk” refers to words that suggest danger or bad events in the future.

P.17 : Piggy insists on taking names and organizing the group. This shows that he is serious, intelligent, and values order. The shell Ralph saw is called a conch shell.

P.19 : Piggy realizes that the conch can be used to call the other boys together. This is important because it helps create order and shows Piggy’s intelligence.

In Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies, the story takes place on a deserted tropical island during World War II after a plane crash. Ralph meets Piggy, who is overweight, asthmatic and intelligent. Piggy cannot swim and reveals that he lives with his auntie. Ralph is happy because there are no adults, which gives him a sense of freedom. Piggy talks about the situation in a serious way, sometimes making “ill-omened talk” that suggests danger. They find a conch shell, and Piggy understands that it can be used to call the other boys. Thanks to the conch, the boys gather and begin to organize themselves. This shows the importance of communication and order. Piggy insists on taking names, which proves he values rules and organization.

→ Discuss the following quote from the novel and interpret its meaning: "He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow."

This quote is very symbolic because hair growth represents the boys becoming like savages. Since Piggy's hair doesn't grow, it shows he stays connected to civilization and rules. He is the only one who don't change his mindset, which prove he is the voice of reason on the island.

→ Explain Piggy's idea and comment on how it informs our perception of the character.

Piggy’s ideas are always about logic and rules, like building shelters. This makes us see him as the most intelligent boy on the island. But it also shows he is not fit for a wild life, so we see him as a weak but smart character.

→ Summarise the interaction between Piggy and Ralph in this passage.

The interaction shows that Ralph is the boss, but Piggy is the one who thinks. They are like a team, but Ralph is sometimes ashamed to be seen with Piggy because the others laugh at him. It’s a strange friendship.

→ Find out how Piggy is perceived by the different characters.

The boys perceive Piggy as an outsider and a "loser." They only see his glasses and his weight, not his brain. For them, he is just someone to bully and they doesn't take his opinions seriously.

→ Pick out ONE word which encapsulates how the boys view Piggy and justify your choice.

I pick the word "Annoying" because that’s how the group feels about him. He is always talking about rules and his auntie, and the boys just want to be free and play. They don't want to hear the truth.

In our opinion between the two characters the one who is the upper hand it's Jack because : "Clearly they were of the opinion that Jack had done the right thing,had put himself in the right by this generous apology and Raph, obscurely, in the wrong"(p104)

The metaphor and innuendo of this extract:" They were on different sides of a high barrier" represent the different mentality of Raph and Jack.

On the end of chapter 4 that represents a turning point in the novel because Jack revealed himself by the fact he is rude for others and he says " No hunting no food" so maybe he will give only the food for the hunters.

The littluns are some young kids and the biguns are some kid more mature.The littluns don't work at all on the island while the biguns try to work and put some order.

This contrast is made to show that the littluns are not aware of the situation they're in due to their age.

The biguns are like the dad of the littluns but they also are annoyed because they don't work at all.

During the extract we see the biguns working and the littluns not working and enjoying life on the island, it is important because it shows the contrast between these two groups.

Maurice and Roger are apart of the biguns but they are the only one who bullies the littluns because they do not work.This show that even though beguns take care of littlun they do not really like it. This also shows that even if littluns have the role of the "parents" they still are children

The common thread between “half-concealed”, “like in the war”, “to look like something else” show the idea of hiding or changing appearance to look different.

Lexical field of apparence and disguise : “new face”, “at an awesome stranger”, “his sinewy body held up a mask”. Used to highlight the transformation of the character.

• They are Colleagues but also rivals, they’re often arguing on different topics which makes them rivals but they’re not ennemies.

Who are the characters with the upper hand ;

• Ralph and Jack always have the upper hand during every assembly. In this part of the book there’s an argument because the hunters who were supposed to watch for the fire didn’t do it so the fire went out. Jack apologized but Ralph was still angry, even if everyone is there talking only Jack ans Ralph’s reactions or emotional are highlighted.

Analyse :

• Jack and Ralph represent the two main idea (civilization and wildnesses) so each one of them represents a barrier.

How the ending of chapter 4 is a turning pount ;

• The end is a turning point because we realize that something changed in the boys, they lost the bit of civilization they had left and became real savages hunters.

It’s presenting the littluns, a group composed of the smaller and younger children. These kids are presented as cry babies that often complains. Which creates a contrast with the group of the biguns composed of the older, taller and stronger kids who makes decisions on the island and sometimes bullies the little ones.

In this passage, we see a group of littluns : Percival , Johnny, and Henry the oldest and sort of leader of the littluns playing in the sand. Roger and Maurice of the biguns, bullies some littluns by destroying their sand castles, which shows the dynamic between these groups: the biguns are in charge of important things while the littluns just obey and wander on the island. That is a pattern that can be visible even in the real world, in places like corporations.

Here, the littluns represent innocent beings just obeying the orders while the biguns, like Roger, represent the beings corrupted by their powers.

The choirboys' chant celebrate the pig's death, it creates an unsettling atmosphere which gives cult vibes.

The literary device used is comparison that shows that they are still under the influence of society's code.

Jack becomes impulsive and violent. It could scare the boys.

A parody is a story which is used to make fun of something.