Seniors
1. review last characters of prologue: Miller, Reeve, Manciple, Summoner, Pardoner
2. listen to Pardoner's Tale
3. complete Pardoner's Tale questions
Sophomores
1. share Golding's view
2. last key passages
3. essay topic
4. complete cause and effect chart
5. HW: write a rough draft of your thesis
3 comments:
I noticed how peer pressure and advertising also play a role in the group's descent into savagery.
For instance, Jack brags to the group how he's doing so well with the hunt, effectively saying to them "Join my group, and things will be better." Therefore, it seems like only Jack and Roger are really savages, and everyone else is joining him to have a "better" life.
Peer pressure is certainly important in the book, and people tend to conform for their own comfort and safety. Do the boys conform to Jack's tribe for the sake of their own safety? To not join his tribe risks being a victim of his tribe, doesn't it?
Now, are Jack and Roger the only savages? Well, we still need to consider a few other facts:
1. Even Ralph enjoys the thrill of the hunt.
2. Jack and Roger are not alone in the "dance" that kills Simon.
3. Jack and Roger haven't always behaved savagely. They never killed any one or threw rocks to hit back in the "old life."
mr wilson i like the way you think my good ol teacher
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