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mslerma
mslerma
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High School - 12th Grade

what is the significance of the title "Beast from Water"?

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Posted by mslerma on Friday November 2, 2007 at 11:20 AM and tagged with beast from water, chapter 5, lord of the flies.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    This occurs during a meeting in which Ralph is trying to keep order and control of the boys. Ralph is upset that nothing is getting done, and he wants to impress upon the boys the seriousness of their situation. The littluns are afraid of the beast, and Ralph and Piggy believe if they talk about it, it will show how silly their ideas of the beast are. At this meeting, Percival whispers to Jack that the beast comes from the sea, and this statement makes the beast all too real for the boys again. The boys think of the vastness of the sea and the numerous possibilities of what could exist in the sea, and this scares the boys all over again into believing that the beast exists. 

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    Posted by bmadnick on Saturday November 3, 2007 at 7:46 PM