1. Chapter 1 revision
1. How is Ralph described?
2. How is Jack described? Consider how this can be
symbolic.
3. How is Piggy described?
4. How do they contrast?
5. What role does the conch play?
6. How is Simon introduced?
7. Why is Jack reluctant to kill the pig – the
deeper reason?

2. ‘Lord of the Flies’
by William
Golding:
Chapter 2
Lesson Objectives:
•To explore negative
imagery and consider
its effect on the
reader

3. “By the time Ralph finished blowing the
conch the platform was crowded” page
42
 This
is the first sentence of the chapter.
 What does this quote tell us about …
 Ralph?
 The conch?
 How does it make the reader feel?

4. Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
What are
fires
used for? What difficulties
might the boys
face in starting
a fire?
How could
they overcome
them?

5. What are
light
fires
used for?
security
cooking
comfort
warmth

6. Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
 In this chapter …
 Jack calls a meeting and reports what he Ralph and
Simon have discovered about the island
 One of the “littluns” (one with a birthmark) talks about
a ‘beast’ he saw in the night
 They agree to start a fire to attract attention
 The fire starts to burn out of control
 The “llittlun” with the birthmark disappears

7. The “snake-thing”
 Lookat the description Piggy relays to the group
about the “beastie” the Littlun with the birthmark
speaks about (page 32-35 in this edition ).
 What other stories can you
think of that feature a
snake?
 What do snakes symbolise?

8. The descriptions of the fire
 Note down words and phrases which
describe the growing power and
destructiveness of the fire (pages 40-44 in
this edition )

9. Chapter 2: key question
 Isthe island still a utopia?
 What has happened in this chapter to
change your view?

10. Negative imagery
 List all of the words and phrases used in
this chapter to create a negative
impression of the island
 What effect do you think this has on the
reader?