Chapter 3 1) Inscrutable: not easily understood “Jack lifted his head and stared at the inscrutable masses of creeper that lay across the trail” (49). Vicissitudes: difficulties or hardships “Jack stood there, streaming with sweat, streaked with brown earth, stained by all the vicissitudes of a day’s hunting” (49). Tacit: : it is implied or believed without being spoken aloud. “Jack nodded, as much for the sake of agreeing as anything, and by tacit consent they left the shelter and went toward the bathing pool” (55). 2) Symbol: “Don’t you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!” (55). Ralph symbolizes leadership and dedication. He dedicates his time and energy trying to figure out how to get off this island, and …show more content…
I’ve got to get a bard on this spear! We wounded a pig and the spear fell out. If we could only make barbs-’” (51). Jack symbolizes hostility, jack feels powerful when he hunts, and throughout the chapter he becomes weak from not hunting. Symbol: “‘Simon. He helps’” (54). Ralph realizes and understands the evil and good that every person possesses. He goes on to explain how your view on people can be completely different than reality. 3) Psychological: “‘I was talking about smoke! Don’t you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig,pig,pig!’” (54) Psychological:“‘And I work all day with nothing but Simon and you come back and don’t even notice the hut!’” (54). Psychological:“‘But we want meat!’” (54). Religious: “‘Simon’s always about’” …show more content…
“Their green sepals drew back a little and the white tips of the flowers rose delicately to meet the open air” (57). Color Imagery: Description of the sky. “The trickle of smoke sketched a chalky line up the solid blue of the sky…” (53). Color Imagery: The island and the sun and the warmth are described in debt, and the sun is mentioned several times within the chapter. “The slope of the bars of honey-colored sunlight decreased; they slid up the bushes, passes over the green candle-like buds…” (57). 5) Theme: “Then he raised his spear and sneaked forward” (49). Cruel and fierce action appears in Jack, all he wants to do is hunt. He starts to forget that he is stranded on the island, and needs to get home. Theme: “‘I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running’” (51). Success is revealed when Ralph admits that being selected the leader gave him control and authority of all the boys. Theme: “‘Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you’re not hunting, but- being hunted, as if something’s behind you all the time in the jungle’” (53). Fear is showed as night comes on the island, the boys become more fearful of the darkness and