At first, the boys believe the beast is this kind of animal.
What is a snake?
100
“They’re hopeless. The older ones aren’t much better. D’you see? All day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else. They’re off bathing, or eating, or playing.”
Who is Ralph?
100
This person originally found the conch.
Who is Piggy?
100
It's ironic that the boys are escaping this when they land on the island.
What is war?
100
A TV show that references Lord of the Flies often.
What is Lost?
200
The hunters do this, which helps distance them from their normal civilized selves, as well as blend into the jungle.
What is paint their faces?
200
“Serve you right if something did get you, you useless
lot of cry-babies!"
Who is Jack?
200
These were the last two people to join Jack's tribe.
Who are Sam and Eric?
200
This symbolic physical mark is left on the island from the plane.
What is the scar?
200
The story that Lord of the Flies was written in response to.
What is The Coral Island?
300
This boy is distraught at the end of the story when he can't remember his name.
Who is Percival?
300
“It was furry. There was something moving behind its head—wings...The beast moved too...It kind of sat up...There were eyes...Teeth—”
Who is Sam'n'Eric?
300
These three boys go up the mountain to investigate the beast.
Who are Ralph, Jack, and Roger?
300
The personification of this object helps show Simon's inner thoughts.
What is the pig's head?
300
She combines traits of both Ralph and Jack as a leader.
Who is Ana Lucia?
400
The breaking of this object represents the complete breakdown of civilization on the island.
What is the conch?
400
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
What is the Lord of the Flies?
400
He was nearly killed during a "pig dance".
Who is Robert?
400
The officer at the end of the story is an example of this, a certain kind of sudden and unexpected rescue.
What is deus ex machina?
400
This famous book (the most widely published book in history) provides much of the symbolism for Lord of the Flies.
What is the Bible?
500
He is the first boy to die on the island.
Who is the boy with the mulberry-coloured birthmark?
500
“Ralph! Don’t leave me!”
Who is Piggy?
500
He first said the beast came from the water.
Who is Percival?
500
The story is a prime example of this, where all elements are symbolic of something in life.
What is an allegory?
500
In this story, only Wilson keeps the main character company on a deserted island.