Conflict
Which TYPE of conflict is the struggle for power between Jack and Ralph?
Person vs person
What does the conch represent?
Order, democracy, power
Which character MOST represents fair leadership and democracy?
Ralph
What was the weather like during chapter 9?
Stormy
When they stopped caring about having a signal fire, Jack's tribe gave up the hope of what?
Being rescued
Which TYPE of conflict is the signal fire going out of control, burning down much of the island, and killing a littlun?
Person vs nature
What does the hunters' face paint represent?
Embrace of savagery, loss of civilization, violence, loss of shame
Which character MOST represents limitless ambition and thirst for power?
Jack
Why does Simon approach the boys during the "feast"/their war dance?
To tell them the truth about the beast/that the "beast" is actually a dead body
Whose leadership represents chaos and excitement, and whose leadership represents safety and order?
Jack=chaos and excitement
Ralph=safety and order
Which TYPE of conflict is Ralph's struggle against his own hopelessness?
Person vs self
Fear (and the violence fear can lead to), suspicion, the breaking up of society
Which character faces persecution (bullying) for his intelligence and rationality from most of the boys throughout the novel?
Piggy
How do the hunters make themselves feel better about Simon's murder?
They tell themselves that it was actually the beast
Why does Jack paint his face? (2 reasons: surface level AND deeper meaning)
Surface level: for camouflage while hunting
Deeper meaning: to become fully "savage" (or something along those lines)
Which TYPE of conflict is the boys' fear of the beast?
Person vs supernatural
What does the signal fire represent?
Hope (for rescue)
Which character wants to be violent, but is temporarily stopped by social norms/expectations?
Roger
What violent/unfair thing does Jack do in chapter 10, almost as soon as he becomes "chief" of his hunting tribe?
Ties up and beats one of the other boys (Wilfred) for no reason
How did Percival Wemys Madison change from chapter 5 to chapter 12?
In chapter 5 he could remember his name and address, but in chapter 12 he forgot even his name.
Which TYPE of conflict occurs when the most of the boys abandon Ralph's group?
Person vs society
What do the boys' clothes (and how they get dirty/frayed over time) represent?
The slow breakdown of civilization/the loss of "civilized" behavior
Which boy MOST understands the truth of things, and sacrifices himself trying to spread the truth?
Simon
How do the boys get spotted by the naval ship that rescues them?
They start a fire to try to "smoke out" Ralph from his hiding place when they are hunting him
When it talked to Simon, what was the Lord of the Flies' main message about humanity?
That humanity is violent/evil (or teacher discretion)