Lord of the Flies Jigsaw

• The evil on the island seems to be created by the boys' imagination.
  
• Evil was not inherent to the island at all.
  
• They begin to lose sense between fantasy and reality.
  
• Their structural society begins to fall apart at the seams and madness quickly overcomes them
  
• Out of fear, the boys seem to create the evil themselves
  
• Ex. When Ralph and co. saw the beastie they did not take the time to analyze it and conclude it was a dead body. They became fearful and paranoid of the event.

Essential Question 10

"I resolved in the depth of my heart that I would be most moderate: most correct; and, having reflected a few minutes in order to arrange coherently what I had to say, I told her all the story of my sad childhood. Exhausted by emotion, my language was more subdued than it generally was when it developed that sad theme . . . I felt as I went on that Miss Temple fully believed me" (67-68).

Jane seemed to pause for a moment probably thinking of how to tell her story and her experiences. She told her story in great detail and seemed exhausted afterwards. Through her vivid imagery the story she told seemed sad. It must have taken a lot of courage to retell her story. The story felt to longwinded and detailed for her to have made on the spot. All the events she spoke of seemed to flow and held some basis for the rest of the story. Everything was seemingly believable nothing felt long winded or over exaggerated. There must be some merit to Jane's story.

Through third person we cannot get Jane's thoughts about her story. Only from context clues and our own judgment can we decipher if there really is some truth behind her story.

Essential Question 9

Both Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton had a thirst for knowledge that can be best described as insatiable. They are restless beings because they always want to know more: from philosophy, to the sciences and mathematics. Walton chooses a life on the sea as he plans a “voyage of discovery towards the northern pole"(9), to set foot on new land and experience new things. Walton deeply wanted a friend who would share in his discoveries and challenge him as a fellow scholar. Frankenstein focuses on natural philosophy, which sparked his ambition on the line between life and death. His ambitions lead him to create a monster that can no longer be anything close to human. It utterly dumbfounded him and repulsed him to a point where talking about the subject of science is too painful to bear. Frankenstein has more experience of the two and he tells Walton to heed his advice. Frankenstein sees in Walton’s eyes the same ambition he once had and does not want it become extinguished as his once were.

Essential Question 8

In "The taming of the Shrew" portrays a theme of love; whether or not this love is real is up to interpretation. In the beginning of the play Katherine is shrewd, proud, and vexing. No sane man in their right mind would want to marry her because of her bitterness. She became very jealous and bitter of her beautiful younger sister, Bianca. Katherine is considered a bitter woman past her prime who hates the world seemingly unapproachable until Petruchio comes along. People thought that it was strange for him to court her after all the negative aspects about her, but he did not seem to mind. Petruchio had a plan that could turn her around and make go from a proud woman to a good wife. He had it all planned out he would "fight fire with fire", meaning that if Katherine is going to act bitter Perturchio will act just as bitter towards her. He showed her how it feels when someone constantly reprimands you. He knew that she can change her into a person that everyone will come to understand and adore. He did all this because he loves Katherine and his plan is how he proved his love.

Essemtial Question 7

It is believed that Hamlet has started to lose his sense of reality. In his conversation with Polonius his speech had so much depth and meaning he really did take on the persona of madmen’s rambling. While talking to his friends he says, “I have of late—but wherefore I know not—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises, and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory” (101). Hamlet has even noticed that he has changed and lost a sense of himself. Since the beginning of the story Macbeth has had a pessimistic outlook on life because of his father's death and the quick marriage of his mother. He says, that "Denmark's a prison"(99) and that the world is one as well. He is calling his birth place where laughed and played into a hellish prison: whereas a true prince would never diminish the name of his country. After the talk with his ghostly father he was burdened with an obligation to kill Claudius for the sake of his father's peace. With his own parents questioning his sanity by spying on him and Ophelia ignoring his dire love for her. He is starting to lose in touch with the world around him. With all the events that had unfolded in this young man’s life it is inevitable for him to start acting a bit over the top.