Literary Elements
What point of view is Lord of the Flies written in?
Third person omniscient
What is the prize for winning in "The Lottery"?
Being stoned to death
What type of character is Guy Montag? What is his career?
Protagonist of Fahrenheit 451
Fireman
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
Who wrote "The Pedestrian"?
Ray Bradbury
The following quote is an example of what literary device (there are two): "There was a good crystal frost in the air;it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside; you could feel the cold light going on and off, all the branches filled with invisible snow."
Imagery
or
Simile
In "The Pedestrian" what is Leonard Mead doing? Where is he sent?
He was walking outside
Psychiatric Center for Regressive Tendencies
Who represents Ego in LOTF? How?
Ralph- functions as the reality on the island- suggesting meetings and the signal fire
In Lord of the Flies, what is the scar?
It is the land that was destroyed when the plane crashed.
Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, ______’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift sundial that the boys use to tell time. _________ represents the scientific, rational side of civilization
Piggy
Identify whether or not this is direct or indirect characterization: "He was a shrimp boy, about six...his face was blotted out by a mulberry-birthmark."
Direct Characterization
What is the significance of "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"?
By having the lottery every year, the community will have good crops.
What is the name of the retired English Professor?
Faber
Which character killed Piggy? How?
Roger
Levered a rock that knocked Piggy 40 ft.
What historical time period influenced William Golding's novel?
World War II
(Also the Cold War)
Name one symbol that is present in the text, and explain what it symbolizes.
Answers will vary
Conch-order and civilization
Beast- savagery of the boys
Scar- destruction of man
Island- Garden of Eden/Paradise
Signal fire- hope/rescue
Etc... please review symbolism guided notes (in OneNote)
Mr. Summers
What is an aspect of Fahrenheit 451 that displays the unhappiness of the characters?
Mildred overdoses; people mindlessly talk to the parlors; lack of intellectual thought; people willing to run over/harm others
This represents hope and salvation, but also destruction.
The fire
Jack’s “lieutenant.” A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy.
Roger
What is an example of allegory in Lord of the Flies?
Allegory- Device that uses characters, events, and elements of a story as symbols to represent something else
Ralph- democratic government
Jack- dictatorship
***Psychological allegory could also be used (id, ego, superego)
"The Pedestrian"
Why is the sidewalk slowly being taken over by grass and cracks? How is that important to the story?
Nobody is walking on them anymore so the grass is covering them. Since nobody is using the sidewalk anymore, they do not repair them. This shows that Mead is a unique character in this society because he does enjoy walking. Other people in the society have become obsessed with staying inside and watching the television.
Who spoke this quotation? "I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always use to be that way? My uncle says no."
Clarisse
A littlun who has a nervous breakdown and is often picked on by the other littluns. He introduces the idea that the beast might arrive from the sea. He also attempts to recite his telephone number.
Percival Wemys Madison
Identify the name of the text and its significance.
To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o’clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalks in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone, and with a final decision made, a path selected, he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar.
"The Pedestrian"- Ray Bradbury- Explains the isolation of Leonard Mead- provides the setting