Aim: How Does The Reaction Of The Boys To The “Beast In The Water” Mimic The Loss Of Control In Their Society?
Do Now: Dialogue Study. Review the structure of the dialogue through chapter 5. What pattern do you notice about the boys' attempt to speak at the assembly?
The dialogues of Chapter 5 can be described as chaotic; the children are chatting and interrupting each other and don’t let others speak even if they have the conch.
Pair-Share:
What are the rules of every classroom?
Consider the minor details that make each classroom function; the rules that are the same no matter which teacher you have.
Some common rules are: if you want to speak you need to let the teacher know by raising your hand, no type of violence or bullying is accepted etc. Overall, you have to stay disciplined and behave like a civilized person.
What would happen to the classroom structure if one student decided to ignore all of these rules? Would it change if this was a ‘popular’ student? What if the teacher didn’t know how to handle that student?
If one student decided to ignore any rules, then this student would get punished by a call to the parents, a talk with the dean or even expulsion. If the teacher didn’t know how to handle the student, then it would probably affect other students, and they wouldn’t follow any rules knowing that there’s no punishment for acting up.
How could this concept relate to the “Beast in the Water”?
This concept relates to Chapter 5 of “Lord Of The Flies” by remembering what happened to the children during the meeting; they don’t follow the rule of the conch anymore and they give empty promises of building the shelters although they barely helped. They saw how kids like Ralph, Jack and Simon don’t get punished for interrupting the person with the conch, and it destroys their peace and order; they don’t listen to other people speaking anymore.
Let’s talk Piggy
Golding has three strong characters, each with his own personality, ‘lead’ in his own way -- Ralph, Jack, and Piggy.
We could all logically conclude that Piggy is the most rational… but, why would Golding make Piggy the most rational and not the others? What could he be trying to show us?
Piggy is the most rational and the most logical thinker out of them, but he is never the leader because of how other boys treat him. They consider him “fat” and judge Piggy by his appearance; they’re probably thinking “oh what he can know about survival, he’s fat” so they never listen to what he has to say, when in fact he has the most sensible and reasonable ideas. William Golding tries to bring up the theme of “judging the book by its cover” by showing how boys mistreat Piggy, when they should be following him.
Address the aim: How does the reaction of the boys to the “Beast in the Water” mimic the loss of control in their society?
Their reaction to the statement that the beast lives in the water during the day is over reactive as they start running away and screaming. It represents the loss of control because after they ran away Piggy suggests Ralph to blow the conch, so they would come back but he decides not to because if he does and the boys don’t come back then his control as a leader would be completely destroyed. The boys don’t care about the conch anymore because it won’t save them from the beast, and Ralph feels like he shouldn’t be the leader anymore.
Reflection:
Today we analyzed how one person breaking the rules can lead to loss of control of the entire society. We talked about how Ralph loses control over the boys when they realize they aren’t safe around the water and Ralph can do nothing to stop them. Better understanding of discipline and order can help us better understand what is civilization and morality, which are one of the biggest topics of the book.
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