Chapter 1-3
Who is elected leader of the boys?
Ralph
What important signal do the boys let go out?
The fire
What animal do the boys kill in these chapters?
A pig
Who is the only boy left loyal to Ralph at the end?
Piggy (until his death)
Why does Golding choose British schoolboys as his characters instead of adults?
To show that even “civilized” and well-raised children can become savage without rules.
What object is used to call meetings?
The conch shell
Why does Ralph get angry at Jack and the hunters?
They let the fire go out while hunting.
What is the “Lord of the Flies”?
A pig’s head on a stick.
What happens to Piggy and the conch?
Both are destroyed when Roger drops a boulder on them.
What does Piggy’s death symbolize in terms of society?
The complete destruction of logic, reason, and intellectual order on the island.
Which character is described as intelligent but physically weak?
Piggy
What do the boys begin to fear in these chapters?
The beast
Who talks to the “Lord of the Flies” in a hallucination?
Simon
What do Jack’s tribe steal from Ralph’s group?
Piggy’s glasses (to make fire)
How does Simon represent a Christ-like figure?
He understands the truth about the beast, tries to share it, and is killed by the others, symbolizing the death of goodness and truth.
What does Jack fail to do that first frustrates him?
Kill the pig
What actually lands on the island and is mistaken for the beast?
A dead parachutist
What truth does Simon realize about the “beast”?
The beast is the evil within the boys themselves.
How does the boys’ time on the island end?
A naval officer arrives and rescues them.
What is the irony in the naval officer’s rescue at the end of the book?
The officer saves the boys from their war, but he’s part of an adult world at war, showing that savagery exists everywhere.
What causes tension between Ralph and Jack in the early chapters?
Ralph focuses on rescue and building shelters, while Jack only wants to hunt.
What does the growing conflict between Ralph and Jack represent?
The struggle between civilization and savagery
What tragic event happens during the boys’ dance?
Simon is killed by the group in a frenzy.
What does Ralph weep for at the end of the novel?
The loss of innocence and the darkness of man’s heart.
What does the novel suggest about human nature through the boys’ transformation?
That evil and violence are innate parts of humanity, not caused by society but revealed when structure collapses.