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?
Civilization / order
What character do we see first?
Ralph
What do the boys go looking for at the start of chapter 7? (Shadows and Tall Trees)
The beast
What does the beastie represent?
The concept of the "beastie" represents the unknown and the fear that it creates among the boys.
Who is the Lord of the Flies AND why?
The pig's head mounted on a spike is the Lord of the Flies because it's blood attracts black flies that cover the surface.
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.
The conch is symbolic of?
Civilization
Adult Rules
What do the boys eat on the island?
The boys scavenge the jungle for fruit and nuts. The boys get to eat meat when Jack and his hunters kill a pig.
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?
What does the signal fire represent?
Rescue/hope
The Lord of the Flies is an allegory/a metaphor for?
War
Man's inherent savagery
The Evil of Human Nature
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?
Their gradual slip from civilization and into savagery.
Roger throws stones at a little boy on the beach, but what prevents him from directly injuring this boy?
He is still holding onto civilization and rules
What does Piggy's death symbolize?
The death of logic and reason
What do Piggy's glasses represent?
Logic and reason
Who said:
“They’re going to hunt you tomorrow.”?
SamnEric
Which character does not dance at Jack’s first feast on the mountaintop and is considered an outsider throughout the novel?
Simon
What does Golding use to represent the ongoing change of the boys in the novel? (Imagery)
He uses their appearance to represent their descent into savagery. He uses cleanliness, clothing, hair, and the use of paint and masks 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 realizes 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.
What does the scar represent?
The scar left by the plane crash represents the destructive impact of the adult world on the innocence of childhood.
The scar is the destruction left by the plane crash on the island which represents the destructive nature of humanity and how it ruins peace, nature and beauty.
The following are an example of what?
Jack repeating at the beginning of the novel that they are not savages.
The officer telling the children he expected better.
The fire that rescued them was started by Jack.
Pig saying "You've got your small fire alright!" when the signal fire got out of control.
Irony