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adavis-88
adavis-88
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High School - 12th Grade

In Chapter 3, what is the significance of the title, "Huts on the Beach"?

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Posted by adavis-88 on Thursday November 1, 2007 at 8:57 AM and tagged with chapter 3, lord of the flies, title.

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  1. renelane Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    The struggle between civilization and savagery is apparent in this chapter.

    Ralph feels the priority should be shelter, building huts on the beach.

    Jack does not care about that, he wants to hunt. His descent into savagery is apparent. The struggle between the two powers and priorities is obvious in this chapter.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-3-summary-analysis

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    Posted by renelane on Thursday November 1, 2007 at 9:11 AM


  2. clane Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    The significance of the Chapter title is quite literal. The chapter is literally about the huts built on the beach. The chapter addresses the problem that the boys are faced with. They need food and want meat, but they also need shelter. Ralph and Simon argue with Jack because Ralph and Simon and a few others have worked very hard to build two "shaky" shelters without any help from Jack and his "hunters". Jack argues that the agreement was that he and his hunters were exempt from building shelter because they needed meat to eat. Simon and Ralph want help because they feel the boys need shelter more than meat especially for the "lilttleuns" because they are frightened. This is where we start to see the lines truly divide between the boys- they begin to be two separate entities- the hunters and gatherers, rather than one unit working together.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-3-summary-analysis

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    Posted by clane on Thursday November 1, 2007 at 9:17 AM