General Questions
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Jack
How are Sam and Eric (Samneric) related?
They are twins
Which two characters do we meet first in chapter 1?
Ralph and Piggy
What comes down from the sky in chapter 6?
Someone in a parachute (because of an air battle above)
What is the conch a symbol of?
Order, leadership, power, democracy
The jungle leaned over their shelter, listening. By nightfall, it had swallowed the path that would lead them back to the beach.
Personification
Wet sand pressed cold between his toes. The vine rasped across his palm, and salt stung the shallow cuts beneath his fingers.
Imagery- Touch
At the end of Chapter 8, Simon imagines the pig’s head doing this, revealing his disturbed state of mind.
Talking
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Ralph
What does piggy suffer from?
Asthma
What do the boys use the conch for?
They use the conch to call meetings and to decide who is talking.
What happens when Jack calls for a new leadership election in chapter 8?
He loses and leaves in protest
What does Piggy's character represent?
Logic, reason, intelligence, kindness
The boys scattered across the sand like beads slipping from a broken necklace, each rolling farther from the others.
simile
The fruit’s sugary scent mingled with the sour odor of fallen skins and the damp, earthy smell rising from the forest floor.
William Golding’s experience serving in this war helped shape his dark view of human nature in Lord of the Flies.
Word War II
What did the boys use to start the first fire?
Piggy's glasses/specs
Bossy, leads by intimidation
Jack
What happens when the boys first build a fire?
They get carried away and it gets out of control. It burns up loads of firewood and kills a littlun.
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
A pig's head on a stick.
What does the signal fire represent?
Hope, rescue, destruction, savagery
Jack’s smile was a blade concealed beneath silk; Ralph noticed its brightness before he understood its edge.
metaphor
The first bite flooded his mouth with sweetness, but near the rind the fruit turned bitter, leaving a sharp, lingering taste on his tongue.
Imagery- Taste
Unlike Ralph’s conch, SpongeBob’s Magic Conch Shell gives advice—including this response when Squidward asks if he can have something to eat.
"No"
What does Piggy not want to be called?
Piggy
mention at least 3 features of the beast
furry, wings, teeth, big black eyes, claws, leaves no tracks, comes out of the sea
What happens when the fire goes out in chapter 4?
A ship passes by and they miss a chance to be rescued
Who finds the "Lord of the Flies" after Jack and the hunters leave?
Simon
What does the beast represent?
The boys' fear/inner evil
Crack! A branch snapped behind them. Then came the steady drip, drip, drip of water falling from the leaves, each sound impossibly loud in the silence.
Onomatopoeia
The darkness slipped between the boys and quietly erased their faces.
Personification
If Lord of the Flies took place in Bikini Bottom, this grumpy clarinet player would probably complain, ‘I’m surrounded by idiots,’ at every conch meeting
Who is Squidward?
What does Piggy say has happened in the World they used to know before they crashed on the island?
An Atom bomb has been detonated
Name two other hunters from Jack's group
Roger, Robert, Maurice, Bill, Henry
What are we told about either Ralph's parents? (Job or current status)
Ralph's father works in the military as a commander at the Navy.
How does Jack's group start a fire in chapter 8?
They steal burning sticks from Ralph's fire.
Why do the butterflies leave the open space where the hunters had ruthlessly killed a pig in chapter 8?
They represent good vs. evil. They leave because evil has taken over the place.
Beneath the violet clouds, the lagoon shone copper, while the palms stood in jagged black rows against the last strip of crimson sky.
Imagery- Sight
Beneath the painted faces, their old identities were discarded clothes.
Metaphor
Jack hunts pigs for dinner, but if this SpongeBob character were stranded on the island, he’d probably insist on making Krabby Patties.
Who is Spongebob?
In which World Ocean is the island located?
The Pacific
This quiet, compassionate, and insightful boy helps the littluns and suggests that the beast may come from within the boys themselves
Simon
What are we told about Piggy's family?
His mom and dad are dead. He lives with his Auntie.
In Chapter 6, Samneric mistake a dead parachutist for this.
The beast.
Used to start the signal fire, this object symbolizes scientific knowledge and the power of reason.
Piggy's glasses
Somewhere beyond the shelter, wings beat against leaves. A thin whistle rose above the insects’ low drone, then stopped abruptly.
Imagery- Sound
The chant tightened around Ralph like a net, drawing him forward with every repetition.
Simile
Jack wants control of the island; this tiny Bikini Bottom villain would understand—though he’d probably trade the conch for the Krabby Patty secret formula.
Who is Plankton?