Characters
TWO characters who compete to be leader at the beginning.
Jack and Ralph
Symbolizes order and civilization.
The conch
How the boys got to the island.
Plane crash
What happens to the first fire?
Burns out of control and kills a child.
What is foreshadowing?
Has glasses and asthma.
Piggy
Symbolizes intelligence - once they are broken, they symbolize the decline of the boy's logic and intelligence.
Piggy's glasses
How does Simon die?
He is beaten by the boys
What does Ralph do to the Lord of the Flies?
Breaks skull in half
What does Roger throwing stones at a littleun foreshadow?
...Foreshadows Piggy's death when Roger throws a stone
Finds and speaks to the Lord of the Flies in the woods.
Simon
Symbolizes both destruction and salvation - used for rescue and violence, as well as practical uses.
Fire
What TWO things happen while Jack kills the first pig?
The fire goes out and a ship goes by
Who sees The Lord of the Flies?
Simon AND Ralph
How is Simon's death foreshadowed?
Character who suffers from fainting spells.
Simon
Symbolizes the darkness that is inside of mankind.
Lord of the Flies
What two things do the boys do to get Ralph out of the bush/thicket in the final hunt?
Throw rocks; light it on fire
Who stays with Ralph after the group breaks up?
Sam and Eric, Piggy, and Simon.
Give an example of the theme good v. evil
Jack/Ralph tribes/goals; Simon v the Beastie
The REAL Beastie.
The parachutist
The creepers
Simon in the woods
The boys on the island
Fear; the unknown; danger.
Beastie
How does the captain react to hearing that two boys on the island died? WHY does he react this way?
He is shocked because he thought British boys would be more civilized
What happens to the "beastie" on the mountaintop?
It drifts out to sea in the storm
What word is Latin for Lord of the Flies?
Beezlebub