Chapter 3: Lord of the Flies

Question

How do Jack and his choir contribute to the conflict in Chapter 3? Include two quotes from the chapter in your answer.
What is the author’s purpose for writing the last paragraph of the chapter including “The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers glimmering under the light that pricked down from the first stars. Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island”? Include one quotation from Chapter 3 in your answer.

Answer 1

The author's purpose included emphasizing the contrast between the boys' innocence and how they were eventually becoming savages. Here's a relevant quote, ""Ralph felt a curious mixture of shame and relief. The assembly was over, the decision had been made. They could go back to the lagoon now, back to the reasonable world."

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