An exploration of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'
I can explain and explore the key events of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'.
An exploration of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'
I can explain and explore the key events of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Simon wakes up after fainting, sees the parachutist and realises the boys have mistaken the dead body for the beast.
- Simon goes to Jack's feast to tell the boys that the beast is not real.
- Jack's feast becomes a frenzy as the boys perform a hunting dance - even Ralph and Piggy join in.
- The boys mistake Simon for the beast and savagely kill him with their hands and teeth.
- Golding uses pathetic fallacy to describe how the tension builds, explodes and reduces in this chapter.
Keywords
Hallucinatory - relating to experiences in which you see, hear, feel or smell something that does not exist
Collective - shared by every member of a group
Pathetic fallacy - the projection of human emotions onto non-human objects found in nature
Tension - a feeling of anxiety or nervousness before a significant event
Connotations - a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning
Common misconception
Pupils sometimes think that only Jack's hunters are involved in the killing of Simon.
Draw attention to the one sentence where Golding says that Ralph and Piggy want to be part of the group.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why did Jack's hunters put the head of a pig on a stick in 'Lord of the Flies'?
Q2.Which of the following characters in 'Lord of the Flies' hallucinates a conversation with the head of a pig?
Q3.Which of the following is Simon's physical weakness in 'Lord of the Flies'?
Q4.Which of the following boys have not taken part in the hunt by Chapter 8 of 'Lord of the Flies'?
Q5.In 'Lord of the Flies', the reader knows that the beast like figure seen by Sam and Eric is really ....
Q6.What is the literary technique where the reader knowns something that the characters don't?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the correct word for the following sentence about 'Lord of the Flies': When killing Simon, the boys engage in a act of savagery.
Q2.What is the correct term for the literary technique whereby human feelings are projected onto nature?
Q3.In Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies', which of the following best describes the role played by Piggy and Ralph in the killing of Simon?
Q4.What happens to the bodies of Simon and the parachutist at the end of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'?
Q5.Match the quotations from Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies' with the level of the violence?
begins to grow
flare into violence
attacks causing injury
stopped