General Geography
What type of natural land mass did the stranded boys land on?
What is a discrete, circumscribed subaerial lithospheric prominence entirely enveloped by a high-entropy saline fluid matrix within a pelagic or lacustrine context?
What is the risk of reading texts without understanding geography?
What is a misunderstanding of what the texts are all about?
What physical ailments does Piggy have?
What is asthma and nearsightedness?
How did isolation affect the morals of the children?
What is it caused their morals and social norms to slowly degrade?
What specific object created the "scar?"
What is the plane fuselage?
Where was the fire meant to be made at?
What is at the top of the Pink mountain?
Foster mentions how geography can also affect the tone of the story and gives examples from an Edgar Allen Poe story. This includes things like “white trunks of decayed trees,” “the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn,” “bleak walls,” and “vacant eye-like windows.”
What are a couple examples of imagery meant to affect the mood from the lord of the flies?
What is ... ?
*Open-ended answer
Examples: "Bright red and yellow birds," "thick creepers," "coarse grass," etc.
Where do the littluns spend most of their time?
What is at the beach playing in the jungle picking fruits?
What marine landmark creates a false sense of separation from the dangerous open sea?
What is the coral reef?
At what location does Piggy fall and die?
What is Castle Rock?
What material is the pink mountain made of?
What is Pink Granite?
Foster says that the acts characters do are heavily affected by the places around them.
If the island wasn’t a mountain, what is one thing that could have drastically changed?
What is ... ?
*Open-ended question
Example: The fighter pilot wouldn’t have been able to get stuck on the mountain and impersonate the beast.
Simon’s tendency to wander off into the jungle alone leads the other boys to describe him with this five-letter synonym for "crazy."
What is Batty?
Which character isolates himself from the main group and creates a "sanctuary" in the jungle?
What is Simon?
Where is Simon beaten to death?
What is the beach?
What does the "scar" represent?
What is human destruction of the natural environment?
Foster says that geography is more than just physical and can also affect the psychological states of those around it.
What psychological effect did the original climb to the top of the island have between the three climbers?
What is a sense of friendship between the three and revealed how the mountain separated the bad side of the island from the good side?
How does the existence of pigs and meat make Jack behave differently
What is it makes him hyperfocused on getting meat even when there may be larger priorities?
What thin, rocky landmark connects the main, civilized island to the stronghold of Castle Rock?
What is The Causeway?
Where is "The Beast?"
What is the top of Pink Mountain?
What ocean is the island in?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Final Jeopardy!
Foster claims that geography can be symbolic. It can represent themes throughout a story; it can symbolize characters and their transformations. This idea is present in Lord of the Flies.
How does the physical contrast between Castle Rock and Simon's glade represent the shift from internal reflection to external violence?
Simon's glade is located in the heart of the forest. It is enclosed, peaceful, and a "breathing room" in which Simon can deepen his spirituality.
Castle Rock is jagged, rough, and dangerous. It is a fortress filled with violence.
What is at the start of the book, all the characters start on the beach (neutral). Then, as they lose their humanity, Simon relocates to the jungle glade, while the hunters move to Castle Rock. In essence, the harder the rock under their feet, the harder their hearts become?
Which littlun constantly recites his address in order to maintain his innocence and memory of civilization?
What is Percival?
What location is described as having "no shadows" at midday, increasing the boys' feeling of exposure and vulnerability?
What is the beach (or platform)?
What type of conflict is taking place outside of the island?
What is a global nuclear war?