Names and Characters
Who are the two leader characters in the book with ongoing tension?
Jack and Ralph
What happens to the boys in the end
The boys are rescued by naval officers onto a ship.
Which of the four following themes are not applicable to Lord of the Flies?
Morality, War/Violence, Innocence/Coming of Age, Colonialism
Colonialism
Which genre best describes Lord of the Flies?
Fantasy, Tragedy, Dystopian, Mystery
Dystopian: the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author's ethos
How Ralph and Piggy use the Conch
Catch the attention of the other marooned boys by blowing the conch, making a great sound.
General name for the younger boys
littluns
Why do the boys build a fire
They believe that it will make smoke, which will alert nearby planes or ships to rescue them from the island.
Which best describes Golding's attitude expressed?
Desire for power is not good
The innocent will always eventually be corrupted
Humans are inherently evil and battle for power
War and violence can have both positive and negative consequences
Humans are inherently evil and battle for power
The book references other books such as Treasure Island, Swallows and Amazons, and The Coral Island. What types of books are these?
Adventure Books/Stories
Where is Jack’s tribe headquarters?
At the Castle Rock
Who are Jack's hunters
Jack recruits his choir members.
What happens to Simon
Simon is killed like a pig.
Match the characters with their "themes"
Simon, Ralph, Jack
Savagery, Order, Human Goodness
Simon - Human Goodness
Ralph - Order
Jack - Savagery
What do you think the imaginary beast symbolises in the book?
The boys' savagery, primitive instincts etc.
Internal beast vs. external "beast"
What surrounds Simon’s body as it floats into the sea?
Glowing Fish
Which three boys are chosen for the first expedition?
Jack, Ralph and Simon.
What is Ralph’s first act upon being elected leader?
Naming Jack the leader of the hunters
What is the setting/background of the novel and why is it significant?
War: civilisation and order seem futile in such devastating circumstances
Identify two literary devices in the quote:
Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath, and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing, ape-like among the tangle of trees.
sound imagery
simile
What other location does Piggy suggest for the fire
What does Jack suggest the boys use as the “pig” in their dance-like reenactment of the hunt?
What makes Piggy different? (3 characteristics)
Piggy wears glasses, is fat and suffers from asthma
What happens that the boys interpret as "“a sign came down from the world of grown-ups"?
dead pilot descends by parachute onto the island
“What I mean is…maybe it’s [the beast] only us.”
Who says this and what theme does this imply?
Simon
That the beast is merely inside them!
Discuss the implications of colour imagery of the boys' hair in the book
Ralph = fair hair = calm
Jack = red hair = fiery
One night, Ralph and Piggy’s camp is attacked – what is stolen?
Piggy's glasses are stolen by Jack's party