Chapter 11 Questions

1. What does Ralph's group decide they must do? 

-Ralph's group decides to go to Jack's tribe and get Piggy's specs back.
2. In what ways are the twins "seeing Ralph for the first time" before going to Castle Rock? 

-The twins are seeing Ralph for the first time before going to Castle Rock because he is acting the way he was the very first time he blew the conch shell.
3. Why is the boy's attempt to get back Piggy's specs and get the other boys to maintain a signal fire bound to fail?

-The boy's attempt to get back Piggy's specs is failed because Jack is their chief and he orders them to do wrong things which they still obey.
4. Why do you think Roger pushes the rock off the cliff?

-Roger pushes the rock off the cliff because of the way all the boys are acting up together, he feels he should do more to pick on Piggy, therefore he wants to hurt him so he pushes the rock off the cliff.
5. How is the destruction of the conch symbolically significant?

-Piggy crushes the conch shell, signifying the demise of the civilized instinct among almost all the boys on the island.
6. For most of the boys, what are the reasons they want a chief? What does a chief do for them?

-The boys want a chief because they do not have anyone else to look up to and follow. A chief for them orders what goes on and demands them what to do.
7. Come up with two ORIGINAL questions you would ask Jack if you could.

-Why are you acting the way you are?

-Is there any way to help get the old Jack back and get things to go right?
8. In a minimum of two solid paragraphs, write a diary entry on the state of the island and the boys at this point in the book.

- I used to like this island. It wasn't that bad in the beginning. We had food, water, huts, and we all got along (with the exception of Piggy). For the most part, we were like a little community. We held meetings to discuss issues, assigned jobs to those who could handle them, and hoped for rescue to come. Ralph used to be our chief and he and Jack used to be civil towards each other. Now, we're all messed up. I used to think it was a good thing that there were no adults around, but I'm not so sure anymore. Grown-ups probably would've been able to prevent all the bad stuff that happened here. If there were adults, Simon and Piggy would be alive. Jack wouldn't have his tribe hunting Ralph. We wouldn't have littluns running around with spears pretending to kill each other. The hunters wouldn't hunt pigs and kill for fun. Roger wouldn't be so scary. Well, actually, he probably would be, but that's not the point. With adults, we would still all be together. We would probably have civilization, even without the conch.