Yes, the setting is used to create a mood and correlates to the emotions and actions of the characters.
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Name the four main characters.
Ralph
Piggy
Jack
Simon
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Name an example of savagery that we talked about.
An example is when Jack's tribe chanted after killing a pig, or put it's head on a stick.
Another would be when the boys killed Simon and later hunted Ralph.
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What circumstances have brought the kids to the island?
A plane crash
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How did the boys end up on the island?
A plane crash
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When does this book take place?
The book takes place during World War II.
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What boy emerged as a leader at the beginning of the story?
Ralph
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What was considered unimportant that actually saved the boys at the end?
The fire
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Of what use is the conch shell?
The conch shell is used to call and get the attention of all of the boys.
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Who rescued the boys in the end?
Naval Officers
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Where does the book take place?
The book's setting is on an uninhabited island.
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Who is constantly bullied throughout the story?
Piggy
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What is one main theme that is apparent from the novel?
Without structure and authority, society cannot function.
Every human is capable of evil when not directed by norms of a society.
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Who is the author?
William Golding
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What event (s) impacted the kids the most?
The deaths of the boys
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Why is the setting significant?
The setting is significant because it forces the kids to create structure and authority on their own.
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Who was the cruelest boy in the story that brutally murdered Piggy?
Roger
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What theme/ big idea is seen by the boys' want to hunt and kill?
Savagery
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Why are there no adults on the island?
There are no adults on the island because the plane only carried children and the pilot died.
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Whose death caused the man-hunt of Ralph?
Piggy's
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What does life on the island lack that society has, and what does it cause?
The island lacks a society and the societal laws and rules, which allows for the boys to run wild and show their true, ugly, inner selves.
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What theme/"big idea" does Simon's murder fall under?
Savagery
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What theme is represented when the conch is broken?
Explain from the beginning of the story to the end.
The deterioration of the conch symbolizes the destruction of authority on the island.
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Who becomes the first leader on the island? Why?
Ralph was the first leader on the island because he blew the conch and gathered everyone. The children respected him because of this event.