Lord of the Flies Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/flies/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Lord of the Flies Group at eNotes. Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:31:33 en-us <![CDATA[why do you think the narrator mentions "impaired sight" and "befoules...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-do-you-think-narrator-mentions-impaired-sight-57067 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-do-you-think-narrator-mentions-impaired-sight-57067 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:31:33 PST <![CDATA[When the boys first land on the island the boys, and especially the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/what-ailments-palgued-younger-boys-56707 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/what-ailments-palgued-younger-boys-56707 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:12:35 PST <![CDATA[Well, let me make the caveat first that there's no absolute right...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/which-sets-values-does-jack-ralph-piggy-simon-56727 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/which-sets-values-does-jack-ralph-piggy-simon-56727 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 05:03:48 PST <![CDATA[Which values do Jack, Ralph, Piggy and Simon represent?]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/which-sets-values-does-jack-ralph-piggy-simon-56727 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/which-sets-values-does-jack-ralph-piggy-simon-56727 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:10:02 PST <![CDATA[What ailments plagued the younger boys in "Lord of the Flies"? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/what-ailments-palgued-younger-boys-56707 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/what-ailments-palgued-younger-boys-56707 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:31:44 PST <![CDATA[The Beast, is, as Golding's final page has it, "the darkness of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-8-pigs-head-stick-spoke-with-simon-pig-56593 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-8-pigs-head-stick-spoke-with-simon-pig-56593 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:19:26 PST <![CDATA[What does it mean in Chapter 8 when the pig's head talks to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-8-pigs-head-stick-spoke-with-simon-pig-56593 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-8-pigs-head-stick-spoke-with-simon-pig-56593 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:00:31 PST <![CDATA[Personification occurs when authors give inanimate things human...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-6-how-rock-an-example-personification-55193 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/chapter-6-how-rock-an-example-personification-55193 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:24:12 PST <![CDATA[Well, it seems to me that the below quote from Ralph inspires the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-person-that-reader-can-assume-dead-from-56319 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-person-that-reader-can-assume-dead-from-56319 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:13:50 PST <![CDATA[Who is the first person that the reader can assume is dead in Chapter 2...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-person-that-reader-can-assume-dead-from-56319 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-person-that-reader-can-assume-dead-from-56319 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:04:49 PST <![CDATA[Symbolically, this could be interpreted quite significantly.  Piggy's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:55:59 PST <![CDATA[Here's the opening of the book: The boy with fair hair lowered himself...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-two-characters-appear-story-56317 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-two-characters-appear-story-56317 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:50:31 PST <![CDATA[Who are the first two characters to appear in "Lord of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-two-characters-appear-story-56317 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-first-two-characters-appear-story-56317 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:24:13 PST <![CDATA[After Simon's death, the group of boys is clearly divided. Ralph, Piggy,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:03:12 PST <![CDATA[In "Lord of the Flies", why does Piggy ask Sam to let him hold...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/why-does-piggy-ask-sam-let-him-hold-him-character-56273 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:38:43 PST <![CDATA[I agree with this last post.  Once Jack establishes his own tribe on...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#4 http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#4 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 04:17:34 PST <![CDATA[This feels like a trick question! The boys make up a rule that no one...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-only-person-that-allowed-interrupt-speaker-55947 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-only-person-that-allowed-interrupt-speaker-55947 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 04:14:58 PST <![CDATA[Who is the only person that is allowed to interrupt the speaker holding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-only-person-that-allowed-interrupt-speaker-55947 http://www.enotes.com/flies/q-and-a/who-only-person-that-allowed-interrupt-speaker-55947 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:01:43 PST <![CDATA[I think Jack wants to be rescued but he is the kind of person who...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#2 http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#2 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:57:17 PST <![CDATA[In Chapter 4 the division between Ralph and Jack is already noted: By...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#3 http://www.enotes.com/flies/group/discuss/does-jack-really-want-rescued-why-why-not-13107#3 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:57:17 PST