Quotes
"Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?"
Who said this ?
Ralph
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses 'like' or 'as', and a metaphor does not.
When is Lord of the Flies meant to take place ?
In the 1950's
What condition does Piggy suffer from?
Assmar
In which POV is Lord of the Flies written in?
3rd person
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us.”
Who said this?
Simon
What is the difference between 'repetition' and 'anaphora'?
ANAPHORA is repetition ONLY at the beginning of a sentence.
Who wrote the Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
William Golding served for which war?
WW2
What is 'Mob Mentality", and where can that be seen in Lord of the Flies. Share 1 specific answer.
When they rally to kill simon
when they hunt for the beast
samneric
“I’m chief. I was chosen.”
Who said this?
Name 5 symbols in Lord of the Flies.
examples; the conch, the scar, the best, the pig head, samneric, Piggy's specks, the dead pilot, etc.
What happened to William Golding (The Author of Lord of the flies) in 1983?
He won a Nobel Peace price for Literature
Give an example of foil characters.
Jack and Ralph
How many people died on the island?
3
“Bollocks to the rules!”
Who said this?
Jack
True or False : Golding is constantly making references and analogies to the Korean war, in Lord of the Flies (1950)
False
How is Lord of the Flies an analogy to the Cold War?
The novel reflects the conflict between liberal democracy and totalitarian communism after World War II.
Name 3 hunters
Jack, Roger, Maurice
Who is the first boy to be killed, and how does it happen?
The first boy to be killed is Simon. He is killed when the boys, caught up in fear and a storm, mistake him for the “beast” and violently attack him during a frenzied dance. They don’t realize who he is until it’s too late.
“Fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.”
Who said this?
Jack
What are ideas that are juxtaposed in Lord of the Flies?
Juxtaposition highlights the conflict between civilization and savagery through contrasting characters (Ralph vs Jack).
Which island was the island from Lord of the Flies inspired by?
The Island of 'Ata', in Tonga
What was the original title of the book, which initially got the book rejected by publishers?
Satan
Who was the real beast? Specific answer
Every single one of the boys minus Ralph, Piggy, and Simon