Questions to Consider:

1. Describe Ralph and Piggy. What physical traits does the author, William Golding, use to introduce them?

2. Ralph and Piggy are the first characters that we meet. Why do you think we are not given their names at the beginning of the chapter? What was the author's intention?

3. What is the "scar" that is often mentioned at the beginning of this chapter? How does the language in the first few paragraphs hint at the strangeness and terror of the island?

4. Why wasn’t the pig killed? What is the effect of ending the first chapter like this? What was the author's intention?

5. How do Jack and his choir boys first look when they enter the story? Why do you think Piggy is not considered to be chief? What reasons are given for why Ralph is voted chief? Do you think that this is a good choice?

Quick Write: How does the author unfold the events after the crash? Throughout Chapter 1, what statement(s) or action(s) lead to a shift in advancement in the events of the story? Cite examples from the text to back up your claim. Include a citation for the textual evidence.