Lord of the Flies
What comes to the island that everyone thinks is a beast?
A parachutist
What theme does Ralph represent in the novel?
Civilisation
What character do we see first?
Ralph
What do the boys go looking for at the start of chapter 7?
The beast
Who is the main character in the story?
Ralph
What do the boys cling to when they first arrive on the island?
The rules and order from their old life
What do the boys use the conch for?
They use the conch to call meetings and to decide who is talking. It is a way to maintain order.
What does Ralph do when he joins in on the pig hunt?
He feels that he gets carried away.
What is the name of the character who pushes the boulder causing Piggy's death?
Roger
How does Jack first react to rules on the island?
He says they need rules as they're "not savages". He also looks forward to punishing anyone who breaks the rules.
What happens when the boys first build a fire?
They get carried away and it gets out of control. It burns up loads of firewood and kills a littlun.
What does Jack do with the pig's head?
Who is the first to die on the island?
The little boy with the scar on his face
What does the boys' increasing levels of violence show?
What is it that divides the group?
Fear. Fear of the beast. Fear of the unknown. Jack calls the littluns "cry-babies". Ralph sees that fear of the beast is damaging the group and wants them to "decide there's nothing in it"
What does Piggy's death symbolise?
The death of logic and reason
Piggy
How does Golding use the boy's appearance to represent change in the novel?
He uses their appearance to represent their descent into savagery. He uses cleanliness, clothing and hair mainly to show this.
What does Simon mean he says "what I mean is...maybe it's only us."
He is suggesting that the beast is themselves - he realises that everybody has evil inside them.
What does this quote mean at the end of the novel - "Ralph wept for the end of innocence"?
Ralph has seen the true nature of mankind and has witnessed two blameless characters being killed by savage mobs.