Plot
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Characters
Symbolism
100
How did the boys end up on the island?
Their plane crashed
100
Jack and his "hunters" are actually what type of group?
Choir boys
100
Who insists that the other boys call him "chief"?
Jack
100
Has dark hair and fair eyes. Has a secret place he likes to visit.
Simon
100
What does the island represent?
A miniature example of society
200
What does a littleun think he has seen in the forest?
A snake-thing that he calls a beastie
200
Who repeatedly quotes his aunt, thus representing the only female voice on the island
Piggy
200
What happened to the boy with the mulberry birthmark?
He wandered off and was killed by the fire.
200
Right from the start, he is happy that there are no parents.
Ralph
200
What does the scar represent?
The destructive nature of human beings
300
How do the boys make a fire? Why do they do it?
Make it using Piggy's glasses to start the flame. They do it to try and get rescued.
300
Explain why Jack paints his face
He uses it as a mask to blot out his real self and become a savage.
300
What does Ralph crying in the end of the story represent?
The end of innocence
300
Intelligent, but not very physically active
Piggy
300
What does the conch represent?
Order and authority
400
What is the main reason that the fire went out?
The "fire watchers" are becoming more like savages and are concerned about hunting.
400
Why does Piggy want to visit Jack's camp at Castle Rock?
To retrieve his glasses
400
What surrounds Simon's body as it is carried off in the tide?
Inquisitive bright creatures
400
Sharpens a stick at both hunts in preparation for hunting Ralph
Roger
400
What do the littluns represent?
The ignorant masses
500
Why is Ralph elected chief?
He is the most obvious leader of the group
500
What is the mantra that the hunters chant after their first kill?
"Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in."
500
The Lord of the Flies promises to have some "fun" with Simon. This scene foreshadows
Simon's death
500
Fights Ralph during the raid (when Piggy's glasses are taken).
Eric
500
What does the Lord of the Flies represent
The evil in all of us
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