Who Said It?
"I can't swim. I wasn't allowed. My asthma."
Piggy
Difficulty seeing; nearsightedness
Myopia
On an island.
Who are the hunters and what is their job?
Jack's choir boys. Their job is to hunt and get meat.
When did Ralph finally acknowledge Piggy was his friend in the book?
At the very end when they were rescued by the naval officer.
"The rules are the only thing we got!"
Ralph
Simile
Who discovered the beast was a parachutist?
Simon
Ralph says of Simon, "He's queer. He's funny." What kind of boy is Simon?
He is loyal and helpful.
Why did roger sharpen a stick at both ends?
Because they planned on killing Ralph and then cutting his head off and putting it on the stick as a gift for the beast.
"This head is for the beast. It's a gift."
Excluded or forbidden from use or mention
Taboo
What happened to Simon and Piggy's bodies?
They both washed out to sea.
How has Jack's personality developed during his stay on the island?
Jack is degenerating from a civilized boy to a primitive, near animal level (savage)
What happened to the boy with the mulberry birthmark?
He went missing after the boys accidentally set the island on fire. It's assumed he burned alive in the fire.
"You played a dirty trick--we would have given you fire if you had asked for it!"
Ralph
A loud outcry; great expression of discontent
Clamor
After Maurice and Roger destroy the littluns sandcastles, Roger stalks the young boy named Henry. When he begins to throw stones, why does he throw them near him instead of directly at him?
Societal norms/restraints prevent him from directly hitting Henry
How has Ralph changed from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel?
In the beginning, he looked put together but as time went on his hair grew longer, he looked dirtier, and felt unclean.
His mind began to fail him. He was insistent in the beginning about keeping the fire going, but then as time went on he started to forget what he was trying to do, which was to get rescued.
He was constantly struggling between choosing to stay logical and get rescued versus turning into a savage like Jack.
Who is the only boy on the island to commit premeditated murder?
Roger
"The conch! I got a right to speak!"
Piggy
An object that represents something more; abstract
Symbol/Symbolism
What is the irony about the way the book ended and how Ralph was rescued?
What types of government do Ralph, Piggy, and Jack symbolize?
Ralph= Democracy
Jack= Dictatorship
Piggy= Science
What can Percival (a littlun) not remember at the end of the story?
His address.