We will be reading a selection from Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tomorrow as part of our memoir unit. As the selection is set in the Depression, we looked at the Depression a bit today and began thinking about what to expect from the piece.

Second period began wrapping up the symbolism of Lord of the Flies. We determined a few things:

• The beast represents the evil, selfish urges in all of us.
• The conch symbolizes civil society.
• The fire is a measure of how connected they are to the civilization they left behind.
• Piggy symbolizes the rational drive of humanity.
• Jack represents the selfish, impulsively selfish side of humans.
• Ralph represents the rule of law by common consent.

We will be finishing up the selection this week.

Homework

• First, second, and seventh periods: finish the “Letter to Maya.”
• Fourth period: read chapters nine and ten.