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'.
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.
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.
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
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
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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begins to grow
flare into violence
attacks causing injury
stopped