Symbolism
The symbol first mentioned in the novel.
What are Piggy's glasses?
The only boy to commit murder.
Who is Roger?
A symbol of savagery and dictatorship and a personification of man's inner evil.
Who is Jack?
A violent metaphor describing the negative impact the boys' arrival on the island has had.
What is "the long scar smashed"?
The theme highlighted through the quote "the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy on the outside."
What is isolation?
Two ideas represented by the conch.
What are civilisation and democracy (order)?
The title of the chapter in which Simon dies.
What is "A View to a Death"?
A symbol of goodness and innocence; a christ/Saint like figure.
Who is Simon?
The title of a chapter that refers to the boys' appearance and reflects a turning point in their move deeper into savagery, away from civilisation.
What is "Painted Faces and Long Hair"?
The pessimistic message conveyed through the quote "Ralph wept for the...darkness of man's heart."
What is the idea that all humans have inner evil and violence?
An early description of the beast that links to religious allegory.
What is a "snake-(thing)"?
The title of the chapter in which Piggy dies.
What is "Castle Rock"?
The voice of wisdom, clear thinking and the adult world.
Who is Piggy?
A quote that documents Jack's change from civilised schoolboy to animalistic savage after he first paints his face.
What is "His laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling"?
A quote with an expletive that demonstrates Jack's loss of civilisation and lack of respect for authority.
What is "bollocks to the rules"?
The boy who knocks the Lord of the Flies to the ground.
Who is Ralph?
The two words to end the quote from chapter 12 when Ralph learns they will hunt him - "What have I done? I liked him—and I wanted us to..."
What are "be rescued"?
The victim of Jack's punishment: “He’s going to beat________” “What for?” Robert shook his head doubtfully. “I don’t know. He didn’t say. He got angry and made us tie _________ up. He’s been”—he giggled excitedly—“he’s been tied for hours, waiting—"
Who is Wilfred?
A metaphor that depicts Roger's dehumanising view of Piggy just before he kills him.
What is "a bag of fat"?
Two central concerns emphasised through the quote: "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist".
What are loss of civilisation (savagery) and violence?
The ultimate symbol of the boys' evil and savagery, referenced repeatedly in the final chapter.
What is a "stick sharpened at both ends"?
Two ideas in the description of Simon's body that reinforce his likening to a saint.
What is a halo and a statue?
"The water rose farther and dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness"
"his shoulder became sculptured marble"
The littlun who cannot recall his own name by the end of the novel, such is the impact of the savagery (loss of humanity/identity).
Who is Percival Wemys Madison?
Personification used to describe the side of the island where the dark forest is, rather than the side with the beach where the boys build their shelters. "The_______ side of the mountain".
What is "unfriendly side of the mountain"?
A theme that exists in every story ever written, which results in the boys ending up on the island, permeates their time on the island and will continue to impact their lives after they leave the island.
What is conflict?