Candidates were expected to discuss the following points.
- Fear dictates the behaviour of the boys as they are seized with various types of fear right from the day they appear on the island.
- The fear of being marooned forever is piggy’s immediate preoccupation.
- The fear leads them to tackle their uneasiness by trial and error –hunting, dancing and fighting in order to cover-up their fear.
- Ralph is afraid that the unity of the group may disintegrate and the group may become debased.
- Despite Jack’s show of toughness and capacity to lead, he struggles to hide his own fear of the beast.
- All the boys except Simon are afraid of the beast.
- Jack’s fear intensifies with the murder of Simon and it grows into a strong desire to eliminate Ralph.
- Simon demystifies the fear in the novel. He insightfully comments that the beast might just be in their minds.
Candidates’ performance was fair.
