Why is Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies called A View to a Death?
Chapter Nine: A view to a death It shows the contrast between both Jack’s camp and the earlier assemblies, and Jack and Ralph’s leadership styles. Simon discovers the truth concerning the beast but is unable to bring the truth to the others. Simon’s death marks a change in the hunters’ attitude towards death .
What type of leader is Jack as seen in the events of Chapter 9?
What type of leader is Jack, as seen in the events of chapter 9? He is an idol to the boys, they made him a throne and he is very powerful. He holds much power and respect over the boys. Why do Ralph and Piggy join the dance?
What is Chapter 9 about in Lord of the Flies?
Analysis: Chapter 9 Even Ralph and Piggy themselves get swept up in the ritual dance around Jack’s banquet fire. The storm that batters the island after Simon’s death pounds home the catastrophe of the murder and physically embodies the chaos and anarchy that have overtaken the island.
How do the boys reactions to Simon’s death differ?
Ralph is badly shaken by Simon’s death but Piggy is in denial. Piggy plays down Simon’s death and insist that they had done nothing wrong. You just studied 6 terms!
Who realizes the beast was harmless and horrible?
Simon
Simon discovers that what they thought was the beast is only a dead paratrooper. This beast is both “harmless and horrible,” which points to the fact that, while it is no fanged monster like the boys thought, it’s still a threat as a reminder of the instability and violence that exists in the world beyond the island.
Why is Simon’s death important?
Simon’s death is important because he intended to bring the true identity of the beast to the boys. Had he been allowed to be heard, Jack’s rule may have ended. The savage beast lives in Jack and his followers, not in the figure in the mountaintop.