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Post by MsElliott on Jan 30, 2015 1:16:13 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built?
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Post by remimckenzie on Feb 1, 2015 13:20:11 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. |
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Post by mackenzieg on Feb 1, 2015 14:47:59 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. i thought it was funny how the boys just glanced and looked at each other expecting one of them to know how to light it when in actual fact none of them had the knowledge and so jack had to ask around for matches. |
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Post by kayleewilliams on Feb 2, 2015 0:27:28 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. Roger appeared to be the only one to know how to start a fire, as he tried giving the other boys instructions. |
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Post by Yor a wizard Harry!! (Ashton) on Feb 2, 2015 7:54:56 GMT
The shameful knowledge is that none of the boys know ho to start a fire. This puts Ralph and Jack under pressure, and seemingly once again piggy has the solution right on top of his nose. This may be very distressing for Jack as he made out to know exactly what they are to do.
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Post by kate Fincham on Feb 2, 2015 12:11:50 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge refered to in the chapter is that after all the excitement of building the fire, they weren't sure how to light it. Ralph foolishly asked if anyone had any matches and jack said the needed to rub an arrow head and a bow together. They would've felt so shameful becasue they put so much work into building the fire, and Rapl would've felt especially bad since all the boys looked to him for an answer and he couldn't provide it. |
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Post by laurah on Feb 3, 2015 8:20:25 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. When it's revealed that none of the children know how to light a fire, we question their ability to survive on this island. It's ironic that Piggy holds the answer to their problems, which reveals that the boys need Piggy more than they think. |
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Post by emah on Feb 3, 2015 9:27:43 GMT
The knowledge of no knowledge about starting a fire is shameful because they all want to face their new island with lots of confidence and no fear. When they can't start a fire, it reflects on how inexperienced the boys are to their new surroundings. It is a guide to how much they will learn to survive on the island. When the fire is finally lit, with Piggy's glasses, the importance of having to cooperate with each other and work as a team in order for survival is shown.
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Post by elisegrant on Feb 3, 2015 9:33:45 GMT
The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. When it's revealed that none of the children know how to light a fire, we question their ability to survive on this island. It's ironic that Piggy holds the answer to their problems, which reveals that the boys need Piggy more than they think. Piggy might hold the answers but none of the boys will let him speak his mind and they aren't letting him be any help because Jack keeps telling him to 'Shut up'. they aren't being inclusive of all the boys. |
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Post by jemimareid on Feb 3, 2015 11:15:52 GMT
The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. i thought it was funny how the boys just glanced and looked at each other expecting one of them to know how to light it when in actual fact none of them had the knowledge and so jack had to ask around for matches. So did I. It made me think though, what if Piggy wasn't there. Like some of them wished he wasn't, like Jack, but without him, a lot of things couldn't happen. |
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Post by emilyhadzalic on Feb 11, 2015 11:59:49 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The boys just spent a lot of their time getting excited and building a huge pile of fire wood but none of them, not even their leaders, can light a fire. This knowledge is shameful because they were so determined to get their signal fire going so that they could get rescued, and they wanted to prove that they could take care themselves and they didn't any adults. The fact that none of them knows how to start a fire might also be representing their innocence and their lack of independence, since they don't quite know how to take care of themselves yet and are still children. |
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Post by lilyklunyk on Feb 18, 2015 5:36:14 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The boys just spent a lot of their time getting excited and building a huge pile of fire wood but none of them, not even their leaders, can light a fire. This knowledge is shameful because they were so determined to get their signal fire going so that they could get rescued, and they wanted to prove that they could take care themselves and they didn't any adults. The fact that none of them knows how to start a fire might also be representing their innocence and their lack of independence, since they don't quite know how to take care of themselves yet and are still children. I also think that not knowing how ton start the fire represents their innocence. It also represents their lack of knowledge. The boys were so caught up in being excited about coming up with a grown up plan, they didn't realise that there would be obstacles in their way. These obstacles make them have to think even harder, which is hard because they are so young and aren't full of knowledge like adults are. |
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Post by lindadate on Feb 18, 2015 6:35:07 GMT
What is the "shameful knowledge" referred to in the boys' exchange of glances after the fire has been built? The shameful knowledge that causes all the boys to glance at each other is that none of the children actually know how to start the fire. Even though they have this huge fire ready to be lit, the fact is they can’t light it yet. Jack goes around yelling for any matches that people could have on them before stumbling upon Piggy’s glasses, which give him the idea to light the fire. Also, it is embarrassing for Ralph and Jack, who have been the leaders but still don't even know to light a fire. They are still just young boys without the experience of adults. |
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