Miscellaneous
Characters
Plot Points
Characters as Symbols
Symbols
1

The way the boys voted for chief demonstrates this form of government

democracy

1

This character treats the littluns with the most kindness

Simon

1

When Piggy is killed, this object is also destroyed

the conch shell

1

The character who represents order and leadership

Ralph

1

An inanimate object that represents authority, power, and order

conch shell

2

This man wrote Lord of the Flies

William Golding

2

After a ship is spotted passing by the island while the signal fire is out, Jack hits this character

Piggy

2

The boys were evacuated from their schools and country for this reason

the war front was moving too close/to protect them from the war

2

The character who represents unbridled savagery and the desire for power

Jack

2

This represents hope and salvation, but also destruction

fire

3

The author includes the mock pig hunting scene to accomplish this literary technique

Foreshadowing

3

This character is the only one who kills someone by himself

Roger

3

Jack does this in order to have better luck hunting pigs

paints his face

3

The character who represents the scientific and intellectual aspects of civilization

Piggy

3

This respresents fear and evil

the beast/Lord of the Flies

4

The novel suggests that the defects of society can be traced back to the defects of this

human nature

4

This character sees the dead parachutist first

Samneric or Eric

4

This is Ralph's first act upon being elected leader

naming Jack the leader of the hunters

4

The character who represents natural human goodness

Simon

4

This represents reason and science

Piggy's glasses

5

"lord of the flies" is a Hebrew translation of this name

Ba'alzevuv (Beelzebub in Greek) or the Devil

5

This character recites his entire name and address when asked, "What's your name?"

Percival Wemys Madison

5

Jack alludes to the beast having these two supernatural abilities follow the death of Simon

immortality and shapeshifting

5

The character who represents burtality and bloodlust at their most extreme

Roger

5

This represents the Garden of Eden

the island

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