Author
Characters
Who Said It?
Theme
Symbols
100
The year Lord of the Flies was published
1954
100

This character represents civilization and order. Elected leader of the boys, he tries to organize the group and maintain structure until they can be rescued

Ralph

100

"Maybe there is a beast… Maybe it’s only us."

Simon

100
What makes the boys revert to an inferior state of life?
Savagery and fear
100
Represents authority, power, and order
Conch shell
200
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
200

This character is the leader of the hunters. Power-hungry and increasingly cruel, he manipulates the other boys and represents humanity's savage instincts.

Jack

200

"We’re strong – we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat - !"

Jack

200

The novel suggests the defects of society can be traced back to the defects of what?

Human nature

200
Represents hope and salvation, but also destruction
fire
300
William Golding was a member of the ___________ Navy
Royal Navy
300

This character is kind, selfless, and deeply connected to nature. Unlike the other boys, his goodness comes from within rather than from social rules

Simon

300

"The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued."

Ralph

300
How does Jack control the other boys?
through fear and manipulation
300

Represent fear and evil

the beast/Lord of the Flies

400
Golding won a _____________ Prize in literature
Nobel Prize
400

This character is smart and inventive. He represents reason and rational thinking within the group's crumbling civilization.

Piggy

400

"Which is better — to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill? Which is better — to have law and rescue, or to hunt and kill?"

Piggy

400
According to the novel, what is man's natural state?
Cruel and savage-- animalistic
400
Represent reason and science
Glasses
500
William Golding taught _________ at a school for boys.
Classical Literature
500

This character is a cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him.

Roger

500

"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!"

Lord of the Flies

500
What does Golding constantly compare the boys to and why?
animals--to illustrate their savage/animalistic nature
500
Represents the garden of Eden
the island
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