Background Knowledge
This global conflict heavily influenced William Golding's view of human nature.
What is World War II?
The boys arrival to the island.
What is a plane crash?
Representation of order, rules, and civilization.
Who is Ralph?
Represents law, order, and civilization.
What is the conch shell?
The central conflict between order and chaos in the novel?
What is civilization vs. savagery?
Golding believed this existed naturally within humans, even without society's influence.
What is evil?
This object is used to call meetings at the beginning of the novel.
What is the conch shell?
Representation of logic and intelligence.
Who is Piggy.
What is Piggy's glasses?
This theme shows how the boys change from innocent children to violent hunters.
What is loss of innocence?
This historical period created fear of global destruction and nuclear war.
What is the Cold War?
Which character discovers the truth about the beast?
Who is Simon?
Rules through fear, violence, and hunting.
Who is Jack?
Represents hope and rescue.
What is the fire signal?
This theme explains how fear controls the boys' actions.
What is fear of the unknown?
The boys' fear of the beast reflects this Cold War fear.
What is the fear of the unseen enemy?
These two events mark the complete breakdown of civilization.
What is Piggy's death and the destruction of the conch?
Represents cruelty and enjoys hunting others.
Represents fear and evil within humans.
What is the beast? or What is LOTF?
This idea explains why Jack becomes powerful.
What is power through fear?
Golding wrote Lord of the Flies to challenge this belief about people.
What is the idea that humans are naturally good?
The boys are rescued.
What is the arrival of a naval officer?
Understands the true nature of the beast and represents morality.
Who is Simon?
Allows the boys to lose their identity and act without guilt.
What is face paint?
According to Golding, this is revealed when society's rules disappear.
What is true human nature?