Characters
The Lord of the Flies
What is the pig's head on a stick?
Jack thinks this is more important than maintaining the signal fire.
What is hunting?
The one(s) responsible for letting the signal fire go out.
Who are Jack and his hunters? (Or just Jack).
The reason Jack failed to kill the piglet.
What is "he wasn't ready to kill a living thing"?
The thing the Mulberry birthmarked boy represents?
What is "foreshadowing the boys' downfall"?
The kid the boys jab with spears when reenacting the hunt.
Who is Robert?
The person who finds the boys and the island.
The first kids to join Jack's new tribe.
Who are the older boys OR the choir boys?
The reason William Golding decided to write Lord of the Flies.
What is "he saw what mankind was capable of and was disgusted"?
The thing Piggy and his glasses represent.
What is "scientific achievement/logical reasoning/voice of reason"?
The person responsible for Piggy's death.
Who is Roger?
The place Jack settles his new group on.
What is Castle Rock?
What is "He was the Beastie in disguise"?
The significance of the mask.
What is "to become someone new/hide insecurities/settle into savagery, etc."?
The aspect of society Ralph represents.
What is "democracy and justice"?
The person who discovers the Beastie's true nature.
Who is Simon?
This was washed ashore, almost unrecognizable after the feast.
What is Simon's body?
According to Ralph v. Piggy, this is the reason Simon was killed (2 parts).
What is murder, what is an accident?
The reason Simon was killed.
What is "They mistook him for the Beast"?
The aspect of society Ralph represents.
What is "Dictatorship/Totalitarianism/Authoritarianism"?
Jack's personality after he makes the mask.
What is "brave, confident, meaner", etc.?
The reason Jack starts calling Ralph names like "Coward".
What is "undermining authority"?
Jack does this to try and kill Ralph once and for all.
What is "sets the jungle on fire"?
The Lord of the Flies reveals this to Simon in Chapter 8.
What is "They are all the beast"?
The way Jack presents himself at the feast AND why.
What is "to make himself out to be a god with unquestionable power to his tribe"?