Chapters 7-8 Study Questions: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (If you like the essay, please rate it good, and I will e-mail you the original [free of errors caused by the wesite] copy).

21.How does Ralph react when a boar comes charging down the path? Ralph reacts with an unexpected level-headedness when a boar comes charging down the path: ?Ralph found he was able to measure the distance coldly and take aim. With the boar only five yards away, he flung the foolish wooden stick that he carried, saw it hit the great snout and hang there for a moment? (123). This event suggests that Ralph may possess hunting …

…the Lord of the Flies? The Lord of the Flies was a pig?s head on a stake: ?Jack help up the head and jammed the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through into the mouth...?This head is for the beast. It?s a gift?? (151). The gift for the beast was a gift of for Simon, who came to know the object as the ?Lord of the Flies.?