Characters
He insists on rules and order in the meeting.
Who is Ralph?
This object is blown to call everyone together.
What is the conch?
The boys use this to start the fire.
What are Piggy’s glasses?
The littlun describes the beastie as looking like this.
What is a snake / snake-thing?
The conch is a symbol of this.
What is order/civilization?
He suggests they build a fire to signal for rescue.
Who is Ralph?
You can only speak if you are holding this.
What is the conch?
The fire spreads and destroys part of this.
What is the forest?
Ralph says this about the beastie to calm the boys.
What is “There is no beast”?
Piggy’s glasses symbolize this.
What is knowledge/intellect/technology?
He talks about a “snake-thing” in the forest.
Who is the littlun with the birthmark?
Piggy reminds the boys they may never be rescued if they don’t do this.
What is keep the fire going?
Piggy says the boys acted careless and irresponsible when starting the fire.
What are “a crowd of kids” / careless and irresponsible?
The boys’ fear of the beastie foreshadows this theme.
What is fear / the loss of innocence?
Fire is a dual symbol of these two things.
What are rescue and destruction?
His glasses are used to light the fire.
Who is Piggy?
This event officially makes Ralph the leader.
What is the election/vote?
This happens to the littlun with the birthmark.
What is he goes missing (presumed dead)?
Piggy insists fear can’t hurt them — but this can.
What is other people / themselves?
The beastie foreshadows this theme.
What is the darkness within humans / fear?
He is excited by the idea of hunting and the fire.
Who is Jack?
When the littlun talks about the beastie, the boys first do this, then grow uneasy.
What is laugh, then get nervous?
The fire represents both hope and this danger.
What is destruction/chaos?
The beastie symbolizes this deeper concept in the novel.
What is the boys’ inner savagery/evil?
The missing boy symbolizes this danger of the island.
What is the loss of control / consequences of chaos?