Supplementary Task 7

Does chanting and dancing really fulfill a social function? I think so. There are many dances and rituals that one can take place in. Dances can vary from simple high school dances, to religious or marital dances. Many people dance and chant because they find it a confidence booster but for others it is a way of life. For example, Sufi dance rituals are very popular in Turkey and it is used as a way for Muslims to connect with God. Although on the island, the boys dance for a much different reason it does end up getting out of control because they seem to get too much caught up in the heat of the moment. I believe that at the time they might not have been thinking about just exactly what it was they were doing. Therefore they could not have stopped themselves.

Ritual activities I take part in:

Take a shower when I wake up
Get dressed
Eat a snack when I get home on weekdays
Set table before dinner
Grace (before eating dinner)

I believe that the most important ritual activity that I take part in on a daily basis would be saying grace before eating my dinner. I find this very important because it gives me the opportunity to slow down and just be thankful for everything that I have in my life. Also at the same time it allows me to spend time with my family and share food. This is very important to me.

Supplementary Task IX

The 60's version of the movie was ineffective to the average moviegoer. The taste of the direction and style the movie was lain out seems so dim. The major difference between the novel and the movie is that in the novel is was well played out and the author thought well enough to let the reader's mind create an amazing picture of the characters while the movie is based on the screenwriter. This is also affected by what technology is available since most of the special effects - as special as they might be - aren't alluring. When Simon and Piggy die in the story you imagine all the gray matter being exposed but in the movie it leaves you hanging for more but it doesn't deliver. In the novel, Piggy dies from a boulder being rolled down and basically crushing is midsection and creating pressure to build up cracking his head with everyone seeing how exactly his mind is made up of. In the movie all you see is the face of the child actor who plays Piggy and his hands raised up the boom he is gone well you just assume he is gone. There isn't any more video made to show the viewers who paid the see the movie. Simon's death was pretty much a blur and the age of the movie played a roll since the video cameras couldn't handle well the light and darkness. In the movie, Simon's death was fast, painless, and generic.
His hands and face were the main event where you couldn't see his assailants actually hurt him in anyway other than their sticks moving up and down. The sound of a pointy stick puncturing Simon's flesh also sounds like someone just move some leaves and crushing them. In the book, Simon attempts to warn the other kids about some old man then dies when the hunters thought he was the beast.
The lord of the flies is also not represented in the movie at all with its somewhat psychotic episodes erupting near Simon and creating the suspense in the book allowing fear and explanation to seep through and clue in to many ideas to come forth.
Overall the movie doesn't bode well with the book since the movie is very much just like any other movie on book. Lines just read off and no real acting in it. It sounds as if the crew who made the movie just wanted a quick buck and do not wish to be remembered for their talents. This movie was a waste of time.

Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses

At the beginning of this chapter, it starts off with Samneric off collecting wood while Piggy tries to reassure Ralph that what happened with Simon was an accident. In the mean time, Jack has held a boy at Castle Rock tied up and beaten, while roger stays on guard ready to hurl a boulder on any incoming intruders. Jack has kept this boy tied up and beaten just to remind anyone of will happens if they try to interfere or go against Jack and his plans. Ralph starts to ponder over watching the fire but luckily for him, Piggy is always there to remind him that it is the most important thing that the have. They decide to go to their shelters to get some rest but are awoken by some awkward sounds. In fear that it is the "Beast" coming after them they all flea but in reality it is only Jack and his tribe looking for fire. They end up breaking into the shelter and start fighting Piggy for his glasses.

SUPPLEMENTARY TASK 3: Simon

In chapter one we aren't told very much about simon other then his name and that he is in Jack's "choir". Also that he goes off with the choir to help hunt for food. "the choir boy who had fainted sat up against a palm trunk, smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon" page 18. Chapter Two: at this point in the book we still do not learn much more about Simon but we do get the feeling that others may feel he is rather awkward due to his fainting all the time. " 'He's always throwing a faint,' said merridew. 'He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor.' " page 16. In chapter 3 we start to see that Simon seems to be a very handy and helpful person because he and Ralph work together to try and build shelter and he also goes off to pick fruit for the littl'uns. In chapter four we get the impression that Simon might have a short working span for during chapter 3 he seems to be very helpful but then in chapter four he is swimming with Jack and the choir in the bathing pool instead of keeping a watch on the fire. In chapter five we experience a newer side to Simon for when the idea of there being a "beast" on the island, he claims that there is one but that it is "only us" page 96. In chapter six not much is mentioned about Simon but he goes back to helping out Ralph with things. "Ralph and Simon picked him up unhandily and carried him to a shelter." page 103.

SUPPLEMENTARY TASK 3: Ralph

In the beginning of the book Ralph is very calm and wants to try to get everybody organized. When the question of who should be “chief” comes up, Jack says, “I ought to be chief” pg 18 but when they have a vote Ralph is more favored and therefore becomes elected to be chief. At this point in the book he wants to get everybody organized and he sets the groups main goal, which is to get off the island safely. In chapter two he starts to take more advantage of his power as chief and sets down some more rules. For example “ We can’t have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have ‘Hands up’ like at school.’ ” pg 31. Another rule that was made was that Ralph was the only one who was aloud to interrupt, “ ‘And he won’t be interrupted. Except by me.’ ”. I believe that Ralph starts to use his authority more in the following chapters because he sees that things may not get done if rules are not set down and if they don’t have someone to lead. In chapter three Simon and Ralph are constructing huts but Ralph complains that none of the other boys are helping them. “All day I have been working with Simon. No one else.” Pg 51. Jack once again argues with Ralph that hunting is much more important than building huts. In the forth chapter Jack and his choir capture and kill the pig but meanwhile Ralph and the others are swimming in the bathing pool and they see smoke coming from a ship off in the distance. At this time Ralph becomes very upset with Jack and the choir because they were told to instead of hunting the pig stay and tend to the fire so they could be seen and rescued. “ ‘There was a ship. Out there. You said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!’ ”. Once again in chapter 5, Ralph calls another meeting and really tries to emphasize that keeping the fire going should be their number one priority. “The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don’t keep a fire going?” And finally in chapter 6, Ralph seems to be eager to press on after finding nothing at Castle Rock.

Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness

Once back at the camp everybody is trying to figure out what to do. Jack calls an assembly and states that the Beast is a threat and should be hunted. Ralph then calls his hunters cowards and infuriates Jack. Jack then asks if anybody things Ralph shouldn't be chief but nobody says anything. He then asks for anyone to go with him and runs off crying. They now think that the Beast is blocking their signal fire so they choose to move the fire down to the beach. Once there they realize everyone left with Jack except for Ralph, Samneric, Piggy and Simon. Jacks tribe then finds a sow and some baby piglets. They kill the sow and place its head on a stick. Jack then realizes that they will need fire to cook the meat, so they go to the beach and steal some of Ralph’s fire. Jack and his tribe then invite them to join. Simon then comes across the pigs head and start to talk to it. For the most part it is all in his mind but flies on top of the pigs head gives it the name “The Lord of the Flies”. Simon talks more with “The Lord of the Flies” and learns that if he tries to talk to anyone about the Beast then he will end up being killed. After learning this he feels very faint and passes out.

Chapter 2: ~Fire On The Mountain~

When the explorers return, Ralph plays the sound of the conch shell, telling the boys to come for another meeting on the beach. He tells the group that there are no adults on the island and that they need to organize a few things to look after themselves. Jack reminds Ralph of the pig they found trapped in in the jungle, and Ralph agrees that they will need hunters to kill animals for meat. Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. Jack agrees with this idea. Piggy yells about the fact that no one knows they have crashed on the island and that they could be stuck there for a long time. The idea of being stranded for a long period is too harsh for the boys, and the entire group becomes silent and scared. Thinking about the possibility of rescue, Ralph proposes that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island’s central mountain, so that any passing ships might see the fire and know that someone is trapped on the island. Excited by the thought, the boys rush off to the mountain, while Ralph and Piggy lag behind. Piggy continues to whine about the childishness and stupidity of the group. The boys collect a bunch of dead wood and use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly goes out. Piggy angrily says that the boys need to act smarter if they want to get off the island, but his words didn't go far. Jack volunteers his group of hunters to be responsible for keeping the signal fire going. In their disorganized efforts to get the fire going, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze. Enraged at the group’s reckless disorganization, Piggy tells that one of the littlest boys the same boy who told them about the snake beast was playing over by the fire and now is missing. The boys were shocked, and Ralph is stuck with shame.

They all pretend that nothing has happened.