“Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!”
Jack
In this chapter, the boys first discover the conch and call a meeting.
What is chapter 1?
The boys keep the signal fire here.
What is the Mountain?
The name for the younger boys on the island
Littluns
This object represents civilization, order, and democracy on the island.
The conch
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! ... I’m part of you? Close, close, close!”
The lord of the flies (pig's head)
This chapter includes the boys’ first successful pig hunt.
What is chapter 4?
Simon goes here alone to think and enjoy nature.
What is Simon's secret hideout/clearing?
Who are the twins in the novel?
Sam and Eric
This object symbolizes hope, rescue, and the boys' connection to civilization.
Signal Fire
“I got the conch! Just you listen!”
Piggy
Simon talks to the Lord of the Flies in this chapter.
What is chapter 8?
The boys use the restroom here
What is by the rocks on the beach?
Who kills Piggy?
Roger
This represent intelligence, knowledge, and the power of science.
Piggy's glasses
“You’ll get back to where you came from.”
Simon
This chapter contains Simon’s death during the storm.
What is chapter 9?
Piggy is killed at this location
What is Castle Rock?
The author of Lord of the Flies
William Golding
This symbol represents the darkness and evil that exists within human beings.
The lord of the flies (pig's head)
“We've seen the beast with our own eyes. No―we weren't asleep―”
Samneric
Piggy dies and the conch is destroyed in this chapter.
What is chapter 11?
The boys hold meetings here using the conch.
What is the platform?
The year Lord of the Flies was published
1954
symbol of the boys' fears and the evil that comes from within.
The beast