Background
William Golding was of this nationality.
What is English/British?
This character is described as being "fair-haired" and "built like a boxer."
Who is Ralph?
This is the "reason it's no go." A pig's head on a stick.
What is the Lord of the Flies?
The conch symbolizes this concept.
What is democracy/order?
What is Jack punching Piggy and breaking his 'specs?
Golding wrote this novel after witnessing this major world conflict.
What is World War II?
This is what Piggy calls the boys who run up the mountain to start the first signal fire.
What is "a crowd of kids?"
This is the knowledge that dies with Simon.
What is the fact that the beast is actually a parachutist?
The signal fire symbolizes this concept.
What is hope?
Simon does this for the littleuns and Piggy to convey the theme of kindness and sacrifice.
What is feed them?
This novel is considered this literary genre, where all the characters are symbolic, and it teaches a moral message.
What is an allegory?
This is the first boy to die on the island.
Who is the littleun with the birthmark on his face?
As Roger leans on the lever that causes the boulder to kill Piggy, this item is simultaneously destroyed.
What is the conch?
Simon symbolizes this concept.
What is goodness/morality/Jesus?
Simon's conversation with the Lord of the Flies reveals the theme that people should not give in to this.
What is temptation/sin/selfishness?
Most scholars consider the island to be this, or a small version of the world.
This is the character who throws stones at Henry.
Who is Roger?
What is advice about where to hide?
The beast symbolizes this concept.
What is fear of the unknown?
The killing of the maternal sow, Simon, and Piggy reveals this theme.
That mankind is essentially evil / The loss of innocence.
Due to his religion, Golding believed that this was the source of all of society's problems.
What is evil/sin?
This is the place where Jack foreshadows Piggy's death.
What is castle rock?
This boy starts forward, but then stands still when the officer asks, "Who's boss?"
Who is Jack?
Jack's mask symbolizes this concept.
Inner savagery/loss of innocence.
The disintegration of civilization.