Answer to Question #291994 in English for Kelsey Jand

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Lord of the Flies Study Guide Questions

Direction: Your answers need to be thorough, and where possible, quote the text (with citation).

Chapter 5-6

Motif: A unifying element in a work, especially any recurrent image or subject is a motif. One motif Golding uses throughout the novel is appearance (illusion) versus reality. Give specific examples of this motif. < Give specific examples of this motif in Chapters 5 and 6.

Answer 1

Golding uses illusion as a motif in his work, evidenced in chapter 5 and 6. Illusion is depicted in the various characters. For instance, Simon appears as weak and strange but in reality has the purest moral code. He stands up for Piggy, provides thoughtful and insightful assessment of their predicament and rescues a littlun in chapter 6. Jack appears as keen for rules and civility, but his desire to subjugate and control proves more powerful than his desire for empathy and civilization in chapters 5 and 6. He suddenly proclaims in chapter 5 that, if there is a beast, him and his hunters will hunt it down and kill it. He causes chaos, torments Piggy and runs away. He manipulates Ralph in chapter 6, managing to take over the group's leadership.