Chapter+2-+Fire+on+the+Mountain

 1. Why do you believe that the boys want, "Rules. Lots of Rules." How does that reflect the world or society from which they came? In their society they had a lot of rules that were strict were they got things done. If they had a lot of rules then it would be more orderly. They would be disciplined and could get things done.

2. Describe the role that Piggy has in Ralph's "government" and in the community. Piggy is the one who brings everyone into focus. He realizes what is going on and helps lead Ralph into his speeches. Even though not very many people like Piggy, he is important in the community due to the insight and ingenuous ideas that he provides. 3. What do you think of the way Ralph handled the boy's concern about the snake/beastie? Do you believe that there is any merit to it? Why? What might the boy be seeing? I think Ralph didn’t handle the situation well. He could have checked the forest just to make sure there was no beast. I do believe the story should be taken seriously. Any story should be taken seriously because if it’s true it could pose as a danger to the boys. The boy could have been dreaming or he could  have really seen a beast. I feel this will be important through out the story.

4. Identify the most important __event(s)__ in the plot and justify why the event(s) is the most important. In what ways does it affect the plot including characters, events, conflict, etc.?

The most important events in the story were in this chapter. One event is that learn that the boys have trouble listening to anyone when they're trying to give any type of direction. We also learned that Jack is an obvious bully. Aside from that, we also learn that Piggy deserves attention but the group doesn’t give him any. If Jack wasn’t like that, Piggy would be different. If the boys listened to Ralph, there wouldn’t be a fire. 5. Define what it means to be a savage. How does that connect to the boys spending more time away from a structured society with adults?  What it means to be savage is to not be civilized, domesticated, or cultivated in any way. It basically means that you’re wild, and somewhat barbaric in a way. The boys are like this because of how there is no real rules and to adult supervision to guide them to do the right things thus leaving them somewhat savage. It also connects to them because of how there is not really any much of a community/civilization and nobody really works together either.