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Dialectical Journal For Lord Of The Flies

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Name: Adrian Galvan___________________________ Text: lord of the flies_____________________________ Chapter(s): 9-12________________________ Pages: _145-208___________________________ Page # Important Ideas and Information in the Text My Thoughts, Feelings, Questions Page 148 Page 149 Page150 Page 152 Page 153 Page156 Page 156 Page 161 Page 175 Page 176 Page 179 Page 184 Page 189 Page 200 “Perhaps we ought to go to….I mean to make sure nothing happens.” “take them some meat” “And the conch doesn’t count at this end of the island.” “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” “Leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit in tore.” “That was murder.” “It was dark, …show more content…

Yet they do it to feel better to feel better about be treating Ralph. The chant shows the devilish behavior that take over them. However by singing the song as a group they encourage each other to harm everything that gets on their mind. The quote express the way Simon was beaten and killed. The murder was motivate more by fear than hate. The quote has a lot of meaning because by saying the quote both Piggy and Ralph realize they had killed had done a horrible thing. They understood the power of the group and the chant. It was upsetting that piggy rationalize the murder by saying that he was scared in order to make each other feel better of their inhuman behavior. It was interesting that Jack called dance and not murder. Maybe by calling it a dance the “chief” Jack makes it more acceptable. The intention of Roger is has in my opinion a deeper meaning. The meaning is that he disliked anyone that disagrees with him and wants to harmed the. The intention of harm the little twins is presented. I believe that jack felt assame and the tried to make himself feel better by telling Ralph to go

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