Lord of the Flies
This is what the boys of the island initially call, "The Beast."
What is a parachutist/skydiver?
This character represents Civilization throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies.
Who is Ralph?
Piggy is also an acceptable answer
This word is symbolic in Chapters 1 and 9 and serves to personify the island. (Hint: the plane caused this)
What is the scar?
In the opening of of Chapter 7, the boys go looking for this.
What is the beast?
Before Golding was an author, his profession was this.
What is a professor/teacher?
He is the first character the reader is introduced in Lord of the Flies.
Who is Ralph?
The boys cling to the rules and order from this experience.
This treasure is used to call and maintain the order of meetings.
What is the conch?
Ralph gets carried away when the boys decide to do this in Chapter 7.
What is the pig hunt?
During WWII, Golding enlisted in the Royal Navy. He always felt there was a fight between good and this... This is what inspired Golding to write Lord of the Flies
What is evil?
Gentle, quiet, and murdered by the mob of boys
Who is Simon?
This character claims that they are not savages and looks forward to punishing those who break the rules set forth by the boys.
Who is Jack?
During the course of Lord of the Flies, a littlun is killed by this natural force produced by the boys.
What is a fire?
Jack does this with the pig's head after the pig hunt.
What is leaves it on a stick for the beast?
Piggy says, "We did everything adults would do, why didn't it work?" This is an example displaying what main theme in the book? The loss of
What is innocence
This character is the first to die on the island.
Who is the little boy with the scar on his face?
This characteristic increasingly shows the gradual slip from civilized behavior and civilization into savagery.
What is violence?
This emotion divides the the boys. This is one of the main themes we discussed and can push the boys to act in ways they might not if they did not feel this.
What is fear?
This character's death symbolizes the first sign of loss of innocence
Who is The Boy with the Mulberry Birthmark?
This war experience deeply affected and influenced Golding to write about the dark side of human nature.
What is World War II?
This character discovers the conch in Chapter 1.
Who is Piggy?
Golding represents the descent into savagery with the appearance of the boys' this.
What is cleanliness? Long hair, etc.
Simon says, "..what I mean is...maybe [this is] only us."
What is the beast/evil?
"Ralph wept for the end of innocence" because of this.
What is the true nature of mankind?
What is the killing of two innocent characters?
Golding showed that without rules and order, natural human behavior will lead to society doing what?
What is breaking down or destructing?