Characters
This character is elected leader due to his charisma and possession of the conch.
Who is Ralph?
The boys decide they need this in order to be rescued.
What is a signal fire?
What object is discovered by Piggy and Jack and then used to call the boys together?
What is the conch?
The boys' initial excitement represents this theme.
What is the loss of innocence?
This character is initially excited about the freedom from adults but soon longs for structure.
Who is Ralph?
This object becomes a symbol of authority and order.
What is the conch?
This symbolizes intelligence and clear-sightedness.
What are Piggy's glasses?
The need for rules and leadership highlights this theme.
What is civilization vs. savagery
Name the overweight, asthmatic boy who struggles to keep up and whose family connection to authority is mentioned.
Piggy
Jack hesitates to kill a piglet because of this.
What is the enormity of the knife descending and the unbearable blood?
The island itself symbolizes this.
What is a microcosm of the world?
Jacks desire to hunt reflects this theme.
What is primal instinct.
These characters are the choirboys, turned hunters, who follow Jack Merridew.
Who are the hunters?
Ralph's father has this occupation.
What is a commander in the Navy?
The fire symbolizes this.
What is hope?
Piggys' mistreatment foreshadows this theme.
What is bullyin?
This character faints upon arrival and is thought to have asthma.
Who is Simon?
The boys decide to explore the island to determine this.
What is if they are on an inhabited island?
The boys' clothing symbolizes this.
What is their connection to civilization.
The boys' decent into savagery demonstates this theme.
What is the nature of evil?