Question

read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding.

the sound of mock hunting, hysterical laughter, and real terror came from the beach.

\blow the conch, ralph.\

piggy was so close that ralph could see the glint of his one glass.

\theres the fire. cant they see?\

\you got to be tough now. make em do what you want.\

ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem.

\if i blow the conch and they dont come back, then weve had it. we shant keep the fire going. well be like animals. well never be rescued.\

how are the universal themes \the importance of hope to human happiness\ and \the conflict between an individual’s desires and the community’s needs\ best developed in this passage?

○ golding uses description to show how fear affects the boys’ actions.

○ golding uses internal conflict to show ralph’s worry about the other boys’ behavior.

○ golding uses dialogue to emphasize the different perspectives of piggy and ralph.

○ golding uses the actions of the boys on the beach to show the danger of abandoning authority.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage's focus isn't on fear affecting actions generally, but on authority and community needs. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The passage uses dialogue and action, not internal conflict (Ralph's worry is shown through dialogue, not internal thoughts). Eliminate.
• Option 3: The dialogue here is about authority and rescue (hope), not emphasizing different perspectives of Piggy and Ralph. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The boys' actions (mock hunting, chaos) and Ralph's concern about the fire (hope for rescue) and authority (conch) show that abandoning authority (boys not following conch) leads to danger (losing hope, becoming like animals). This matches the themes.

Answer:

D. Golding uses the actions of the boys on the beach to show the danger of abandoning authority.