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melcher
melcher
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High School - 10th Grade

In chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies", what two worlds does the narrator say that Jack and Ralph depict? Give textual evidence.

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Posted by melcher on Monday October 13, 2008 at 2:21 PM and tagged with chapter 4, characters, jack, lord of the flies, ralph, two worlds.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    In chapter 4 page 81 Golding states, "We needed meat!" 

    "Jack stood up as he said this, the bloodied knife in his hand.  The tow boys faced each other.  There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was the world of longing and baffled commonsense."

    Jack is the hunter, exhilarated by his accomplishment in bringing meat to the tribe, but Ralph is baffled because he doesn't understand why the boys can't see that if they had kept the fire going the ship would have seen them and they could be going home.  If the ship had rescued them there would be no need for the hunting.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/character-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/summary-analysis

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 6:48 PM

  2. jacktim
    jacktim Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    I think Lord of the Flies is a piece of story that looks like s*** because the story is the worst I have ever read.  F*** this book, its the most pointless book I have ever read...

    P.S. - for all the readers out there "DO NOT READ THIS BOOK, IT F***ING SUCKS S***" 

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    Posted by jacktim on Monday March 23, 2009 at 9:26 PM