Lord of the Flies
Themes
Lord of the Flies 1-6
Lord of the Flies 7-12
Symbols
100

He is the MAIN protagonist of the Lord of the Flies.


Ralph

100

Ralph represents this theme in the novel.

Civilization / Order

100

We meet these two characters in the beginning of Lord of the Flies.

Ralph and Piggy

100

The boys go looking for this at the start of chapter 7.

The beast

100

The conch shell represents this in the book.

Order / Leadership / Power

200

This is who comes to the island that everyone thinks is a beast.

Dead parachutist

200

This is what the boys cling to when they first arrive on the island. 

The rules and order from their old life.

200

The conch shell is used for these purposes in the book.

To call meetings and decide who is talking.  It is a way to maintain order. 

200

At the end of Lord of the Flies, the boys are rescued by this person.

Naval officer

200

Piggy's character in the book represents this.

Logic / Reason / Intellect

300

He pushes the boulder causing Piggy's death.

Roger

300

How does Jack reacts to the idea rules on the island, during the first gathering of the boys?

He says they need rules because they are "not savages." He also looks forward to punishing anyone who breaks the rules. 

300

This two things happen when the boys first build a fire on the island.

It burns out of control and kills a littlun.

300

Jack does this with the pig's head.

He leaves it on a stick for the beast

300

When Piggy is killed and the conch is broken, it symbolizes this in the book.

The end of Civilization / Leadership / Reasoning

400

This is the color of the birthmark of the boy who goes missing.

Mulberry (Reddish Purple)

400

The author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding, said he believes this about human nature.

What is all humans are evil without the rules of society

400

Roger throws stones at a little boy on the beach, but this one thing prevents him from directly injuring this boy.

He is still holding onto civilization / rules

400

In the book, this is the Lord of the Flies.

Pig's head on a stick

400

The signal fire in the book represents this.

Hope / Rescue

500

This character does not dance at Jack’s first feast on the mountaintop and is considered an outsider throughout the novel.

Simon

500

Jack and his hunters go through these physical changes which represents their savagery.

Jack and his hunters wear clay face paint, and eventually, Jack does not wear clothes?

500

Simon mean this when he says, "What I mean is...maybe it's only us."

He is suggesting that the beast is themselves.  
(They all have fear and evil inside them.) 

500

Jack does this to get Ralph out of his hiding spot in the thicket.

He sets a fire which soon spreads to the whole island

500

The beast represents this in the book.

The boys' fear and inner evil