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Jimena

Hi! someone put my picture in the blog and wrote things about me which aren't true. I want to get an A* in the IGCSE. Literature is one of my favourite subjects and I love reading. I'm and auditive and kinestetic learner, however, I think that watching videos is also enjoyable!

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SECTION 5 - LIGHTNESS AND WEIGHT
1 Explain the story of Sophocles` Oedipus and it`s relevance to the current political the current situation and to the story line of the novel?
Oedipus sleeps with his mother and kills his father without knowing its his mother or father in the end he cant stand the guilt and kills himself . In the book we wonder if people who have donde evil deeds feel the guilt as well

FIND FIVE QUOTES TO BACK UP YOUR IDEAS.

LOTS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED!!

2 Why does Tomas lose his job?
He writes against the communists


3 Why do the police want to humiliate Tomas?

4 Tomas describes surgery as `Ess muss sein` or It must be! What do you think this means? Why does he give this up? How is this reference to Beethoven related to other aspects of the novel?

5 Explain how Tomas rejects heaviness.

6 How many woman has Tomas slept with?

7 How does he view these women? Whay does he compare these women to?

8 Describe some of the woman that he meets. Discuss what he thinks of them.

9 What part of his memory does Tereza ocupy?

10 What two men admire Tomas and why?

11 What events had caused him to become estranged from Tereza?

12 What does Tereza suggests they do?

13 Why does Tomas not want to upset Tereza?

14 Tomas decides to leave any happiness behind for Tereza. Why?

Paul

SECTION 5 - LIGHTNESS AND WEIGHT
1 Explain the story of Sophocles` Oedipus and it`s relevance to the current political the current situation and to the story line of the novel?
Oedipus sleeps with his mother and kills his father without knowing its his mother or father in the end he cant stand the guilt and kills himself . In the book we wonder if people who have donde evil deeds feel the guilt as well

FIND FIVE QUOTES TO BACK UP YOUR IDEAS.

LOTS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED!!

2 Why does Tomas lose his job?
He writes against the communists


3 Why do the police want to humiliate Tomas?

4 Tomas describes surgery as `Ess muss sein` or It must be! What do you think this means? Why does he give this up? How is this reference to Beethoven related to other aspects of the novel?

5 Explain how Tomas rejects heaviness.

6 How many woman has Tomas slept with?

7 How does he view these women? Whay does he compare these women to?

8 Describe some of the woman that he meets. Discuss what he thinks of them.

9 What part of his memory does Tereza ocupy?

10 What two men admire Tomas and why?

11 What events had caused him to become estranged from Tereza?

12 What does Tereza suggests they do?

13 Why does Tomas not want to upset Tereza?

14 Tomas decides to leave any happiness behind for Tereza. Why?

EVOLUTION OF DANCE

Jimena

My name is Jimena Rojas. I am shy but I like to be with my friends. I like parties and clubs and to have a crazy time. I am very fashionable and love to go shopping. I hope to get a good grade in English

THE KILLING OF THE PIG

Is there a beast on the island?

1 Write down the words and phrases that describe the violence and horror of the killing.

Here, struck down by the heat, the pig fell and the hunters hurled themselves at her. This dreadful eruption from an unknown world made her frantic; she sqealed and bucked and the air was full of sweat and noise and blood and terror. Roger ran round the heap, prodding with his spear wjemeber pigflest appeared. Jack was on top of the Pig, stabbing downward with his push till he was learning with his whole weight. The spear moved forward inch by inch and the terrified squealing became a high pitched scream. Then Jack found the throat and the hot blood spouted over his hands. The pig collapsed under them and they were heavy and fulfilled upon her.

2 What emotions do the boys feel as they kill the pig?


3 Why may it have been unwise to kill this particular pig?


4 At what other times do Jack and Roger show their violent sides?


5 Simon is a sensitive and emotional character. Imagine you are Simon, write an account of the killing from his point of view.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Of all the characters, it is Piggy who most often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the boys to organize themselves. Yet the other boys rarely listen to him and frequently abuse him. Why do you think this is the case? In what ways does Golding use Piggy to advance the novel’s themes?

2. What, if anything, might the dead parachutist symbolize? Does he symbolize something other than what the beast and the Lord of the Flies symbolize?

3. The sow’s head and the conch shell each wield a certain kind of power over the boys. In what ways do these objects’ powers differ? In what way is Lord of the Flies a novel about power?
About the power of symbols? About the power of a person to use symbols to control a group?

4. What role do the littluns play in the novel? In one respect, they serve as gauges of the older boys’ moral positions, for we see whether an older boy is kind or cruel based on how he treats the littluns. But are the littluns important in and of themselves? What might they represent?

CHAPTERS 6 AND 7

24 HOURS ON THE ISLAND

CHAPTER 6

1 In the darkness late that night, Ralph and Simon carry a littlun back to the shelter before going to sleep. What happens during the night? Why don`t the boys see what is happening?

2 What falls from the sky during the night?

3 When Sam and Eric wake up, they tend to the fire to make the flames brighter. In the flickering firelight, they see the twisted form of the dead parachutist and mistake the shadowy image for the figure of the dreaded beast. They rush back to the camp, wake Ralph, and tell him what they have seen. Ralph immediately calls for a meeting, at which the twins reiterate their claim that a monster assaulted them. The boys, electrified and horrified by the twins’ claims, organize an expedition to search the island for monsters. They set out, armed with wooden spears, and only Piggy and the littluns remain behind.

Ralph allows Jack to lead the search as the group sets out. The boys soon reach a part of the island that none of them has ever explored before—a thin walkway that leads to a hill dotted with small caves. The boys are afraid to go across the walkway and around the ledge of the hill, so Ralph goes to investigate alone. He finds that, although he was frightened when with the other boys, he quickly regains his confidence when he explores on his own. Soon, Jack joins Ralph in the cave.

The group climbs the hill, and Ralph and Jack feel the old bond between them rekindling. The other boys begin to play games, pushing rocks into the sea, and many of them lose sight of the purpose of their expedition. Ralph angrily reminds them that they are looking for the beast and says that they must return to the other mountain so that they can rebuild the signal fire. The other boys, lost in whimsical plans to build a fort and do other things on the new hill, are displeased by Ralph’s commands but grudgingly obey.

1 DEAD PARACHUTIST ARRIVES


2 SAN AND ERIC WAKE RALPH


3 JOURNEY TO FIND BEAST. CASTLE ROCK FOUND.


The boys stop to eat as they travel toward the mountain. Ralph gazes disconsolately at the choppy ocean and muses on the fact that the boys have become slovenly and undisciplined. As he looks out at the vast expanse of water, he feels that the ocean is like an impenetrable wall blocking any hope the boys have of escaping the island. Simon, however, lifts Ralph’s spirits by reassuring him that he will make it home.

That afternoon, the hunters find pig droppings, and Jack suggests they hunt the pig while they continue to search for the beast. The boys agree and quickly track a large boar, which leads them on a wild chase. Ralph, who has never been on a hunt before, quickly gets caught up in the exhilaration of the chase. He excitedly flings his spear at the boar, and though it glances off the animal’s snout, Ralph is thrilled with his marksmanship nonetheless. Jack holds up his bloodied arm, which he claims the boar grazed with its tusks.

Although the boar escapes, the boys remain in a frenzy in the aftermath of the hunt. Excited, they reenact the chase among themselves with a boy named Robert playing the boar. They dance, chant, and jab Robert with their spears, eventually losing sight of the fact that they are only playing a game. Beaten and in danger, Robert tries to drag himself away. The group nearly kills Robert before they remember themselves. When Robert suggests that they use a real boar in the game next time, Jack replies that they should use a littlun instead. The boys laugh, delighted and stirred up by Jack’s audacity. Ralph tries to remind everyone that they were only playing a game. Simon volunteers to return to the beach to tell Piggy and the littluns that the group will not return until late that night.

Darkness falls, and Ralph proposes that they wait until morning to climb the mountain because it will be difficult to hunt the monster at night. Jack challenges Ralph to join the hunt, and Ralph finally agrees to go simply to regain his position in the eyes of the group. Ralph, Roger, and Jack start to climb the mountain, and then Ralph and Roger wait somewhere near the top while Jack climbs alone to the summit. He returns, breathlessly claiming to have seen the monster. Ralph and Roger climb up to have a look and see a terrifying specter, a large, shadowy form with the shape of a giant ape, making a strange flapping sound in the wind. Horrified, the boys hurry down the mountain to warn the group.

CHAPTER 7


RALPH DREAMING


JOURNEY CONTINUES.


PIG. FOREST.


NIGHT FALLS.


SEE BEAST.

Jack, Piggy and Ralph Quotes

Camila Bolin

I am going tho achive my best in literature! I am more of a visual learner but I also like to listen to music so a little bit of both would be great! Ii want to achive an A* for the IGCSE!!!!!!!! :)

Jack

"Steeper"
"We need meat"
"come on" said jack, "were explorers".
"well get food, hunt"
"They dont smell me, they see me, i think. something pink under the trees."

Ralph's quotes by Bernardo

"We don't make enough smoke"

"Belly flop! Belly flop!"

"Piggy's specs! We need them if the fire's all out, we'll need them"

"Oh God, oh God"

"I'm sick of him, Simon"

Piggy's quotes by Claire

"The conch. I´ve got a right to speak."
"We got to find others. We got to do something"
"They called me piggy."

Our House - Madness