Characters
Who are the first two characters we meet in chapter 1?
Ralph and Piggy
Where does the story take place? How did the boys get there?
An uninhabited island ; plane crash
What is Jack's #1 focus? What is Ralph's?
Hunting successfully ; Getting home
Jack, Ralph, and Simon
How many adults are on the island?
0
Who is the leader of the choir (later, leader of the hunters)?
Jack
Where do they find the conch shell?
Ralph and Piggy find it in the lagoon, underwater
How do the boys try to create a civilized society on the island?
Building shelter, building/maintaining fire, rules, chief, hunting, etc
What happens the first time Jack sees a pig?
He hesitates to kill it, and it gets away. He makes an excuse
What do the boys use to start the signal fire?
Piggy's glasses
Which two boys are potential chiefs? Who is elected chief?
Jack and Ralph - Ralph
What do the boys do in the forest?
Jack and his hunters hunt pigs
All boys gather fruit from the trees
What are the littleuns afraid of?
The beastie
Why isn't Ralph worried about being rescued at first?
His dad is in the Navy, so he thinks he'll come find them soon
Why are the boys on a plane in the first place?
Evacuation from war
What is Piggy's real name?
We don't know
Where is the island?
We do not know and neither do they
The main theme of this novel is savagery vs civilization. What do those words mean?
Civilization = organized human society; advanced
Savagery = disorganized, fierce, cruel
How much time passes between chapters 2 and 3? How do we know?
We don't know, but probably a few months. The boys' hair is longer and they act differently
How many boys have died so far? How did they die?
We don't know ; crash, fire
List at least 3 characters we have met, plus two words to describe them.
Jack - violent/aggressive/assertive/strong
Ralph - indifferent/confident/leader/charismatic
Piggy - anxious/bullied/asthmatic/fat/strong leader
Simon - caring/helpful/sensitive/kind
Sam/Eric - helpful/funny/kind
Roger - violent/rude
Where does Simon go after helping Ralph with building the huts for a while? Why?
Simon goes to a little grove in the forest - it is very pretty and hidden.
He wants to be alone/away from the chaos
What does the conch symbolize?
Civilization, communication, order, leadership
What happens when the boys create a signal fire?
The fire burns out of control and burns part of the forest down, killing at least 1 kid
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding