Characters
Describe Ralph
Helpful, caring, mature, a leader
What does the conch symbolize?
leadership, authority, the right to speak
Why do you think Ralph doesn't learn Piggy's name at the beginning?
He is rude, immature, and didn't care.
How does Piggy die?
Roger sends a giant boulder crashing down on top of him and he falls 40 feet.
What does Jack do to Samneric?
He forces them to join his tribe.
Describe Jack
Manipulative, evil, savage, etc
What does the fire symbolize?
How does Ralph and Jack’s tribe deal with their involvement in Simon’s murder?
Ralph’s group pretends they weren’t there. Jack’s group pretends it was the beast.
What do Ralph and Jack think they see when they go searching at the top of the mountain?
The beast
Why does Jack start his own tribe?
Jack always wanted to be the leader. He always challenged Ralph. He felt disrespected with how Ralph treated his hunters. (Answers will vary.)
Describe Simon.
Quite, shy, helpful, cares for the little ones, dead
What does the face paint symbolize?
savagery, forgetting civilization, alter ego
Why do they call their hunting ritual a “dance” instead of “kill”?
“Dance” is a fun word while “kill” make them feel like they’re doing something wrong.
What happens when all the boys dance around the fire?
The boys killed Simon when he came out of the forest.
The conch was shattered when Piggy was killed. Why is this significant/what does this signify?
The end of humanity, reason, civilization, etc.
Describe Piggy
Smart, loyal, doesn't help with manual labor, dead
What does the Lord of the Flies / beast symbolize?
Imagination, fear, innocence, death
What does it mean that Roger sharpened a stick at both ends?
One end will go in the ground and the other end will stick into Ralph’s decapitated head.
What is supportive evidence that the boys knew they were killing Simon?
He was talking, screaming, covering himself with his arms, and Jack's tribe said it was the beast in disguise
What is one example when Ralph lost his humanity and became a savage?
Killing Simon, attacking Roger, (answers will vary)
Describe Roger.
A terror, no mercy or empathy, worse than Jack
What does Piggy's glasses symbolize?
Rescue, survival, intelligence, hope
Explain the deeper significance when Jack stole Piggy’s glasses.
The glasses helped keep Ralph a leader. Without the glasses, Jack became the better chief.
Name two details or events that foreshadows Piggy’s death.
His name is Piggy and Jack hunts pigs, how Jack treated and punched him, he didn’t physically help, etc.