Predictions: The boys are going to figure out that there is no real beast. Soon, someone will come to the rescue of the boys. The boys are going to catch another pig. Simon is going to get hurt alone in the forest. Piggy and the littluns will be very scared at night because of the dark.
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After many months of being stranded on the island, the boys looked very dirty and scruffy.
While on the mountain, Ralph catches himself looking out to sea searching for a boat. He was always hoping and wishing that one would be there to come and rescue them.
As Ralph and the other boys are walking up the mountain, Ralph starts to daydream and it brings up memories he had when he was younger about both books and snow.
Clarify: Ralph thinks that the way the boys look and the way he feels dirty and unsanitary is normal. Ralph thinks that this is normal because he has been on the island for months and has had no other option, other than to be okay with it. Sadly, being away from society for only a few months can change the way you act or think immensely.
Try: Why does Ralph think that these conditions are normal now? How long does it take to change a completely civilized person to a dirty salvage? What does it mean to be "batty"? What is "Berengaria"? Why did the boys want to kill Robert? Were the boys going crazy?
Use: Just like Ralph, I also often find myself daydreaming when I get distracted or bored. Ralph was thinking about the old memories he had of his dad and mom and about the good times the all had together. Ralph, for only a moment, had a happy place to escape to. I do the same thing when I am bored or sad. Thinking of old memories always makes me happy and puts me in a better mood.
Review: In Chapter 7, the boys go on a mission up the mountain in order to find the monster that Samneric saw. All the choirboys and older boys go up the mountain besides Piggy and the littluns. On their journey up the mountain, Ralph gets to thinking about how he thinks salvagery is normal now and it upsets him that there is nothing he can do about it. While the boys walk, Ralph starts daydreaming and starts missing home even more. Also on their walk up the mountain, the boys come across a pig but are only able to injure it instead of kill it. When they get up to the mountain, the boys see the monster and 3 of the boys go up the mountain to check out the monster.