Background
The novel’s protagonist, the twelve-year-old English boy who is elected leader of the group of boys marooned on the island.
Ralph
A pair of twins who are always together, and the other boys often treat them as a single entity (being).
Sam and Eric
What gives the littleuns nightmares about the island?
Fear of the Beast
The novel’s antagonist, who becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power.
Jack
Group of boys who arrive on the island wearing head-to-toe black robes and black caps with silver crosses. They are under the leadership of Jack.
The Choir Boys
The novel suggests the the defects of society can be traced back to the defects of what?
Human nature
A text that has a hidden meaning revealed through extended metaphors and symbolism
Allegory
A naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys, appreciates nature, and is willing to work for the good of their community.
Simon
Tthe younger boys who are among those stuck on the island. They are in the younger ages, about 6 and below.
Littluns
How does Jack control the other boys?
Fear and Violence
Represent fear and evil
the beast
The title "Lord of the Flies" translated.
Beezlebub
A concerned, intellectual boy, who frequently comes up with innovation (new ideas) to help the boys survive on the island.
Piggy
A snake-like figure that supposedly lives on the island and kidnaps a littlun with a mulberry-colored birthmark.
The Beast (Beastie)
According to the novel, what is man's natural state?
Cruel and savage-- like animals
William Golding believed that humans are capable of unspeakable _____.
Evil
Jack’s “lieutenant.” A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and throws stones at Henry.
Roger
A littlun who has a nervous breakdown and is often picked on by the other littluns. He introduces the idea that the beast might arrive from the sea.
Percival
The boys using resources without considering the consequences of their actions.
Man vs. Nature
Represents an isolated paradise
the island