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?
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 school 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.
What does Jack do with the pig's head?
Who is the first to die on the island?
What does the boys' increasing levels of violence show?
Their gradual slip from civilization and into savagery.
What is it that divides the group?
Fear of the beast / 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 symbolize?
He symbolizes the death of logic and reason
Who finds the conch, Piggy or Ralph?
Piggy
What does Golding use to represent the ongoing change of the boys in the novel?
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 when 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"?
What is the true nature of mankind? Ralph witnessed two blameless characters being killed by savage mobs.