Symbolism
Symbolizes democracy and rules.
What is the conch?
The nationality of the boys.
What is British?
The protagonist of "Lord of the Flies".
Who is Ralph?
He is described in the following passage:
"It was an accident... that's what is was. An accident... coming in the dark--he hadn't no business crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He asked for it."
Who is Simon?
Name an example of savagery shown in the book.
An example is when the boys killed the Mama sow. Other examples include Simon and Piggy's deaths.
Symbolizes intelligence.
What are Piggy's glasses?
Who becomes the first leader on the island and why?
Ralph was the first leader on the island because he blew the conch and gathered everyone. The children respected him because of this event.
This is when we learn about the character directly from the narrator. For example, if the narrator says that the boy was fat and short.
What is direct characterization?
He says the following:
"I'm going to go to him with this conch in my hands. I'm going to hold it out. Look, I'm goin' to say, you're stronger than I am and you haven't got asthma. You can see, I'm goin' to say, and with boy eyes. But I don't ask you to be a sport, I'll say, not because you're strong, but because what's right's right. Give me my glasses, I'm going to say--you got to!"
Who is Piggy?
What was considered unimportant that actually saved the boys at the end?
What is the fire?
Symbolizes hope and rescue.
What is the fire?
The first "littlun" to express concern about the "beasie".
Who is the boy with the mulberry birthmark?
The outcome is different from what we expected. Instead of destroying themselves with the fire they created, they inadvertently saved themselves.
What is (situational) irony?
He says,
"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?"
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
What theme is revealed through Simon's character, especially in that he seeks to confront the Beast?
What is the theme of spiritual truth-seeking, in which men look into their own hearts, accept that there is a beast within, and face it squarely?
Symbolizes man's inherent savagery.
What is the Lord of the Flies?
Why does Roger throw stones near Henry and not directly at him?
The old laws of school, church, and family still hold him back.
Which TWO literary devices are demonstrated in the following passage:
"One patch [of fire] touched a tree trunk and scrambled up like a bright squirrel."
What are personification and simile?
He says,
"We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?"
Who is the Naval Officer?
What theme is characterized by the war paint and the thirst for blood?
What is savagery?
Symbolizes man's destructiveness.
What is "the scar"?
The item desired by the savages when they raid Ralph's hut.
What are Piggy's glasses?
The boys set the mountain on fire, and Piggy says, "You got your small fire all right." What literary device is being used?
What is verbal irony?
Says,
"Honest, Ralph, you'd better go... You got to go because it's not safe... You got to go for your own good. They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you."
Who is Samneric?
What theme is represented when Ralph and Jack argue and fight?
What is the thirst for power, which can turn allies into enemies?