Chapter+4+-+Painted+Faces+and+Long+Hair


 * Chapter 4 Tribe Discussion Questions **
 * Discuss and Post The Questions and Your Tribe's Responses **

1. Explain the significance of this chapter's title. In what ways do the events in the chapter connect with the boys losing their connection to civilization and society while moving more towards a primitive savagery?

2. In this chapter, we are introduced to some of the other older boys: Roger and Maurice. As they hurry to go swimming, they kick over some of the littluns' sandcastles and then Maurice hurries away. Compare that to Roger later throwing stones around one of the littluns, Henry, but never actually hitting him. Why does Maurice hurry away? And why does Roger aim for Henry but does not actually hit him?

3. Jack is slipping into native hunter mode more and more deeply. As a result he camouflages his face with "paint". What effect did the "mask" have on the wearer?

4. What evidence in the text shows you that Piggy is being seen as an outcast more?

5. Do you think that Jack is being sincere with his apology or do you believe that it is a "verbal trick" as Ralph thinks. Why?

__** Wiki Page Additions **__ 1. Post a question or comment for the class to discuss on our class wiki **open discussion questions** Open Discussion Questions page. It can be on any chapter we have read thus far.
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2. Post an intriguing or interesting quote for any point in the story thus far on our **quotables** Quotables page.

1. Add the following items to your **symbolism** page: a ship and a mask. Add notes as to what these items might represent. Continue to add notes to the other items. Now that Piggy's glasses have a broken lens, what might that represent? You should have images and captions for: Piggy's Glasses, Fire, Beast, Conch.
 * In your tribes... **

2. Continue to add notes, details, examples to the **characters.**

3. Continue to add notes,details, examples that support any of **themes**.