In the book lord of the flies how are all the boys except ralph, simon and jack behaving

What does sterling brown mean when he mentions the chain gang a.) brown is referring to people in general, who are chained in their minds. b.) brown is referring to slaves in chains c.) brown is referring to gangs in the ghetto chained to their crimes and poverty d.) brown is referring to men perhaps prisoners singing/chanting while working.

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means

What element of medieval literature does the disappearance of the sword into the lake represent?