Setting
Plot
Characters
Quotes
Psychology
100

The boys are stranded on a _________ island.

Tropical

100
How do the children first arrive on the island?
In a plane crash!
100
How old is Ralph when they first arrive on the island?
12 years and a few months old
100
"No grown ups!" Which character first speaks these words, early on in Chapter 1?
Ralph
100

Freud theorized these 3 components of the human mind

Id, ego, and superego

200
What is the scar on the island?
It is the site of destruction caused by their plane crash.
200
Which character first has the idea of blowing the conch to draw out the other survivors on the island?
Piggy
200
Name the two physical ailments that Piggy suffers from.
Poor eyesight and asthma
200
"The plane was shot down in flames. Nobody knows where we are. We may be here a long time." Who says this, and when?
Piggy, who says it at their first group meeting.
200

Freud thought the human mind could be organized into which two primary categories

Conscious and Unconscious

300

Name three natural/geographical figures on the island.

The mountain, a beach and a lagoon.

300
What is the result of the first fire that the boys manage to light?
The fire rages out of control, and one of the little uns (the boy with the birthmark on his face) might have been killed in it.
300
What does Jack do to increase his chances of killing a pig?
He paints his face
300
"We want meat." The character who says this has two responsibilities.
Jack - Hunting and keeping the fire going.
300

We've talked about 3 different psychological experiments in relation to LOTF. What are they?

Milgram Experiment, Stanford Prison Experiment, and the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

400
Why do the boys need meat so badly.
They have no protein in their diet and many of them are getting sick and constantly have diarrhea.
400

Identify the major turning point in the plot so far.

When Jack and his hunters let the fire extinguish, so the ship passes them by and they are not rescued.

400
Which character first brings up the "snake-thing" or "beastie" on the island?
The small boy with the birthmark who is never seen again.
400
"Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand, and they saw..." What is the creature described in this quote?
It is Jack Merridew and the choir.
400

In Psychoanalysis, this is also known as the Life Drive

Eros

500

What is one of the book's major themes?

Civilization vs. Savagery

Human Nature

500
Which character is a sociopath. Give an example.
Roger
500
"They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. All the warm salt water of the bathing pool and the shouting and splashing and laughing were only just sufficient to bring them together again." Which characters does this quote refer to, and why are they baffled with each other?
Jack and Ralph. This happens in Chapter 3 when Jack and Ralph's differing priorities are already emerging. Ralph is most concerned with keeping the fire alive in hope of rescue while Jack's foremost concern is the hunt and catching a pig.
500
"Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in." When are these words first spoken?
The hunters chant this as they dance around Maurice (who pretends to me the pig), after they have caught the pig.
500

In Psychoanalysis, this is also known as the Death Drive

Thanatos

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