Background
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
The novel’s protagonist, the twelve-year-old English boy who is elected leader of the group of boys marooned on the island.
Ralph
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A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph.
Sam and Eric
What do the boys see on the mountain that they think is the beast?
dead parachuter
What country are the boys in the book from?
England
The novel’s antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the island. _____ becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses.
Jack
The name given to the pig’s head that Jack’s gang impales on a stake and stands up in the forest as an offering to the “beast.”
Lord of the Flies
The boys think the beast might be this thing from the sea
a giant squid
What decade was this book written in?
1950s (1954)
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A shy, sensitive boy in the group. ________, in some ways the only naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community.
Simon
the younger boys, about 6 and below.
Littluns
What does Jack say he will do about the beast?
hunt it and kill it OR leave an offering for it
Golding won a _____________ Prize in literature
Nobel Prize
Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, fat, and wears glasses.
Piggy
Little kid who cries all of the time, and repeats his name and address over and over.
Percival
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who is the first kid to talk about the beast?
kid with the birthmark (RIP)
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Represent reason and science
Glasses
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Golding's job before he wrote this book...
teacher at a boys school
Jack’s henchman. A sadistic, cruel older boy.
Roger
Ralph's father's job is...
a commander in the Royal Navy
What does Simon say the beast is...
themselves
Represents the Garden of Eden
the island or Simon's hideout