Characters
Chapter Questions
Who Said That?
Symbols
Theme
100

A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph.  Are always together, and the other boys often treat them as a single person.  At the end of the novel, they fall to Jack’s manipulation.

Samneric

100

Why is Ralph elected chief?



Because of his age, looks, and the conch

100

I got the conch!

Piggy

100

Represents authority, power, and order

Conch

100

What makes the boys go back to an worse state of life?

Savagery and fear

200

The name given to the sow’s head that Jack’s gang impales on a stake in the forest as an offering to the “beast.”

Lord of the flies

200

What question does the littlun with the birthmark raise?



Snakes and beasties 

200

"We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything."

Ralph

200

Represents hope and salvation, but also destruction

The fire

200

This theme explores the tension between civilization and savagery, as the boys struggle to maintain order on the island.

civilization vs barbarism

300

the younger boys who are among those marooned on the island. They are in the younger ages, about 6 to 9 years old. They have not yet transitioned into the older group which has its adventures with the older boys who become more savage as the novel goes on and Jack leads them

Littluns

300

This chapter shows the boys' first true descent into savagery as Jack and his hunters paint their faces, and Ralph struggles to maintain order. This event marks the first time the boys kill this type of animal in their attempt to hunt.

pig

300

"I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you."

Jack

300

Represent fear and evil



The beast/ Lord of the flies

300

This theme shows how the boys fall into chaos by abandoning rules and giving in to their basic instincts.

breakdown of civilization

400

A bigun who becomes one of Jack's key supporters, accompanying him on the raids on Ralph's camp.

Maurice

400

Simon is killed in a frenzy by the boys, who mistake him for the beast. Where is his body found after his death?

The beach

400

"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us."

Simon

400

Represent reason and science

Glasses/Piggy

400

According to the novel, what is man's natural state?

Cruel and savage

500

A littlun who has a nervous breakdown and is often picked on by the other littluns. He introduces the idea that the beast might arrive from the sea

Percival

500

In this chapter, Ralph and Piggy attempt to reason with Jack after the brutal murder of Piggy’s glasses. This item, symbolizing reason and civilization, is destroyed during the confrontation.


The conch

500

"I‒I don't like to go among them,"

Percival

500

Represents Garden of Eden

The Island

500

What does Golding constantly compare the boys to and why?

animals--to illustrate their savage/animalistic nature



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