Chaps. 1
The Sound of the Shell
The Sound of the Shell
Piggy gets upset with Ralph because of this.
What is Ralph betrays his secret--his nickname.
The distinctive physical feature that the little boy who speaks about the "beastie" has.
What is a mulberry-colored birthmark on his face?
Jack uses this to hunt.
What is a sharpened stick (spear)?
The littluns were doing this on the beach when Maurice and Roger appeared.
What is building sand castles?
This represents authority, power, and order.
What is the conch shell?
The twins.
Who are Sam and Eric?
Ralph's plan for rescue.
What is create a signal fire?
While Jack is hunting, Ralph is doing this.
What is building shelters?
According to the novel, the the defects of society can be traced back to defects in this.
What is human nature?
This represents hope and salvation, but also destruction.
What is fire?
Ralph calls together the boys using this method.
What is blowing the conch?
These boys are allowed to speak at the meetings.
Who is the person holding the conch?
He helps Ralph build the shelters.
Who is Simon?
The "littleun" who goes "batty."
Who is Percival?
This represents fear and evil.
What is the beast/Lord of the Flies?
The illness that Piggy suffers from.
What is asthma?
They start the signal fire using this.
What are Piggy's glasses?
Jack's priority is hunting, while Ralph's priority is this.
What is keeping the fire going and/or building shelters?
The boys use this to paint their faces.
What is clay and charcoal?
These represent reason and science.
What are Piggy's glasses?
The role given to the choirboys.
What are the hunters?
He first notices the runaway fire.
Who is Piggy?
What are a pair of tattered and ratty shorts?
Golding constantly compares the boys to these.
What are animals (to illustrate the boys savage/animalistic nature)?
Ralph doesn't blow the conch to bring the boys back when Jack leads them off the platform because of this.
What is fear that they won't come back?