1. Chapter 8 and 9 Allusion and Allegory

2. The Hunt: Allusion Read over the excerpt from The Bacchae. How does a knowledge of this text add to the reader’s experience of the hunt in chapter 9?

3. The Hunts: Authors often build upon a similar scene throughout a novel to convey new meaning and understanding (think about Hawthorne's scaffold scenes or Fitzgerald's parties). These scenes must be similar enough to one another so that the reader recognizes the connection, but different enough so that new understandings emerge. With your learning partner, discuss the similarities and differences between these two passages from William Golding's Lord of the Flies with attention to both content and style.

4. Biblical Allegory (part 1): The Island The island itself, particularly Simon’s glade in the forest, recalls the Garden of Eden in its status as an originally pristine place that is corrupted by the introduction of evil. Garden of Eden= In the Bible’s book of Genesis, this is the perfect garden that Adam and Eve inhabit. snake and fruit could be related symbols. Man’s first encounter with the island begins its destruction (introduction of evil)

5. Biblical Allegory (Part 2): Lord of the Flies We may see Lord of the Flies (Beelzubub) as a representation of the devil, for it works to promote evil among humankind. Beelzubub: in some monotheistic traditions, seen as the prince of devils during the time of Jesus In one religious text, he claims to be a fallen angel Name translates to “lord of the flies”

6. Biblical Allegory (Part 2): Simon Read the article “Simon” by Donald Spangler. BACKGROUND FROM THE BIBLE TO CLARIFY: Gethsemane: a garden in Jerusalem where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before Jesus' crucifixion. Agony in the Garden: The time between The Last Supper and Jesus’ arrest, when he prays in the garden. Golgotha: also known as Calvary. According to the Gospels, this is the site where Jesus was crucified. Soteriology: the study of religious doctrines of salvation.