Lord Of Fly Chap 7 Essay, Research Paper

A Lord of the Flies Study Guide

Chap7

Shadows and Tall Trees

1 What does Ralph long for?

He would like a pair of scissors and cut this hair. He would also like to have a bath, a proper wallow with soap and a toothbrush would come in handy too.

2 What distracts the boys from the search for the Beast?

It?s the boar that run around.

3 what does Ralph daydream about?

Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport, they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors. Mummy has still been with them and Daddy had come home everyday. Wild ponies came to the stone wall at the bottom of the garden, and it had snowed. There was a sort of shed and you could lie up there, watching the flaske died.

You could also go indoors when you were cold and look out of the window, past the bright copper kettle and the plate with the little blue men. When you went to bed there was a bowl of cornflakes with sugar and cream, and books to read.

4 When the boar charges, what does Ralph do?

With the boar only five yards away, he flung the foolish wooden stick that he carried, saw it hit the great snout and hang here for a moment.

5 Who volunteers to go alone through the jungle to tell Piggy the boys will return after

dark?

Simon volunteered to go back to tell Piggy.

6 What do Ralph, Jack, Roger find when they get to the top of the mountain?

There was something like a great ape sitting asleep