Characters
This character is described as "fair." He's also elected as the leader, which represents civilization in the group of boys stranded on the island.
Who is Ralph?
The boys use this item to start the signal fire.
What is Piggy's glasses?
This quote is an example of this literary device: "A great platform of pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high. The top of this was covered with a thin layer of soil and coarse grass and shaded with young palm trees" (12).
What is imagery?
This object, found by Piggy, represents order and authority on the island.
What is the conch shell?
6/6 is the metric equivalent of this fraction for normal vision quality.
What is 20/20?
This character is red-headed, has freckles, and mad, blue eyes. He is initially the leader of the choirboys and represents savagery.
Who is Jack?
In Chapter 2, the boys agree to build shelters, but many of them are more interested in this activity.
What is playing/swimming/eating?
This quote is an example of this literary device: "Inside the floating cloak he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger" (22).
What is characterization?
Initially thought to be a creature on the island, this symbolizes the boys' fear and the darker aspects, like savagery and violence, of human nature.
What is the "beastie"?
Known mainly for spreading a specific type of food, this Massachusetts-born 19th-century man was also fond of spreading religion throughout the country on his journeys.
Who is Johnny-Appleseed?
This character, often ridiculed for his physical appearance and asthma, symbolizes intellect and rationality.
Who is Piggy?
At the end of Chapter 3, this character is missing, creating tension and fear among the group.
Who is the little boy with the mulberry birthmark (later revealed to be missing, presumed dead)?
This quote is an example of this literary device: "They looked at him with eyes that lacked interest in what they saw, and cocked ears at the drum-roll of the fire. Piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch" (54).
What is a metaphor?
This mark left by the plane crash symbolizes the intrusion of the adult world into the boys' paradise and/or a disruption of nature.
What is the "scar" left by the plan crash?
In the Disney film, he’s alphabetically last of Snow White’s seven dwarfs.
Who is Sneezy?
This character has a deep tan and black hair. He is seen as a mystic and visionary, often seeking solitude and understanding of the island's mysteries.
Who is Simon?
This sound is heard when the trees are exploding from the heat of the jungle fire in Chapter 2.
What is a drum-roll?
This quote is an example of this literary device: "Acres of black and yellow smoke rolled steadily toward the sea. At the sight of the flames and the irresistible course of the fire, the boys broke into shrill, excited cheering. The flames, as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly" (53).
What is foreshadowing OR simile?
The boys use this to signal passing ships for rescue, but it also symbolizes their connection to civilization, survival, and knowledge.
What is the rescue/signal fire?
The chemical symbol for Potassium on the periodic table of elements.
What is K?
These twin older boys are often inseparable referred to as one entity.
Who are Sam and Eric?
In Chapter 3, Jack scans the island and discovers this; while, Ralph believes he's spotted a ship.
What is the location the pigs' hide during the day?
The boys hunt for pigs, and call one of their own “Piggy," is an example of this literary device.
What is irony?
This object represents power and aggression, as one boy uses it for hunting and killing for meat.
What is Jack's spear?
Before he was the frontman for Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for this band.
Who is Nirvana?