Simile and personification
Importance of similes and personification in LoF
Gives the island character; brings it to life
Manipulation is used by this character
Jack
A mysterious/unknown island
Where does lord of the flies take place?
Used to provide fire; owned by the sole rational thinker of the group
Piggy's spectacles
This inanimate object "loitered, poised on one toe, decided not to return..."
the rock
Cruel and savage; animalistic and evil
Mans' natural state
the year Lord of the Flies takes place
1950, during WWII
Used to call the boys to meetings; represents civilized practices
the conch
This object was compared to that of which resembles death
coconuts
Who are the boys compared to and why
Animals, to show their savage nature
The main reason the boys are on the island
the war
Represents hope and salvation, but also destruction
the fire
Significance of relating a rock to a motor car
Comparing the unknown to the known in an effort to make sense of things
Something negatively affected by humans
the island and/or its inhabitants
The Garden of Eden represents this
Keeps the littluns up at night; parachute man
the beastie
A bath of heat
the scar
Relation of Jack and Ralph's fight for power to Hobbes
The nature of humanity leads people to seek power
Significance of the setting
Isolation forms a community where someone must be leader (the boys are forced to create this)
Staple of the choir boys' ensemble; overheats them
the black cloaks