LOTF Ch 3-4

Chapters 3 and 4


oppressive, inscrutable, preposterous, irrelevance, shrill

1. In what country are women still faced with an oppressive political environment? What should they do about it?
2. What subject in school do you find most inscrutable? What can you do to make the study of it more coherent?
3. What do you consider a preposterous allowance for a 10 year old girl? What would you consider appropriate?
4. Unscramble the word that is a good antonym for “shrill.”

L U D L

5. Unscramble the word that completes the sentence.
That which is irrelevant is _________.

T E D N E R A U L

MORE LIFE AND WORK OF WILLIAM GOLDING:



1. What are some of the historical influences on this novel—cite your resources?







2. What are some of the author’s philosophical attitudes?