LOTF Summary
This character kills Piggy
Who is Roger?
This object represents democracy, in all its beauty and fragility
What is the conch?
This character primarily represents the id, driven by primal instincts, power, and desire for control, often disregarding rules and morals
Who is Jack?
This philosopher's idea on the social contract sets the foundation for how modern democracy is defined
Who is Locke?
This person established what we know of as the "seven basic plots"
Who is Christopher Booker?
This character proclaims the importance of having the conch more than any other
Who is Piggy?
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
Who is Simon?
Anonymity, contagion, suggestibility are key components for this type of psychology
What is crowd psychology?
How human beings were before organized societies
What is "state of nature"?
When it comes to all the boys - taken as a whole - this is the MOST major archetypal narrative at play in the story
What is "loss of innocence"?
This crashes/lands down on the island, which the boys mistake for the "beast"
What is the parachutist/pilot?
“You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!”
Who is Ralph?
These two candidates can possibly qualify as Freud's "superego" in the story
Who are Piggy and Simon?
The boys initially agreeing to let the person holding the conch speak uninterrupted is an example of
What is a social contract?
In this archetypal narrative, the main character must reach a certain location, attain a certain object, or fulfill a certain objective while conquering many obstacles along the way
What is "the quest"?
According to this character, the "beast" is not a physical entity but something that exists within each of the boys.
Who is Simon?
Golding's constant callbacks throughout the book of the same symbolic items - like the conch and fire - are prime examples of this literary device
What is motif?
The person behind our understanding of crowd psychology
Who is Gustav Le Bon?
This character is most likely to disagree with Rousseau's idea that people's state of nature are reasonable, sincere, in touch with their emotions, and in kinship with all creation
Who is Jack?
In this archetypal narrative, a hero must conquer some sort of evil force—typically physical but sometimes metaphysical
What is "overcoming the monster"?
Ironically, this symbol of destructive chaos and savagery is what ultimately signals the naval officer to the boys' location
What is Jack's signal fire?
This act, or object, liberates Jack and his group of boys, allowing them to become something "more" than the boys they initially were
This specific act, in which the boys wear painted faces and become unrecognizable, demonstrates which aspect of crowd psychology?
What is anonymity?
Roger's example of steadily acting more and more psychopathic over the course of the text is an example of which philosopher's take on human nature?
Who is Hobbes?
In this archetypal narrative, the story sends a protagonist to a strange land, from which they will return armed with wisdom and life experience
What is "voyage and return"?