Characters
Plot
The Island
Symbolism
Misc.
100

"He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat. He came forward, searching out safe lodgments for his feet, and then looked up through thick spectacles."

Who is Piggy?

100

These three characters explored the island in chapter 1.

Who are Ralph, Jack, and Simon?

100

Golding uses this to refer to the spot where the plane crashed into the island.

What is the scar?

100

The Conch

Leadership, authority, order

100

Where Ralph's dad works.

What is the Navy?

200

"You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil."

Who is Ralph?

200

Ralph wants to focus on this.

What is getting rescued?
200

"Creepers" is another word for this.

What are vines?

200

The Beastie

Fear of the unknown

200

Piggy has this medical condition.

What is asthma?

300

"The boy who controlled them was dressed in the same way though his cap badge was golden...His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness."

Who is Jack?

300

Jack's group of hunters is trying to catch this.

What is a pig?

300

The boys decide to put the fire here.

What is the mountain?

300

Fire

Lack of self control, impulsivity, carelessness turning something positive into something dangerous

300

They start the fire with this.

What is Piggy's glasses?

400

"Then he bent down and wormed his way into the center of the mat. The creepers and the bushes were so close that he left his sweat on them and they pulled together behind him."

Who is Simon?

400

They were most likely killed in the fire.

Who is the boy with the birthmark?

400

The island is shaped like this.

What is a boat?

400

The Scar

Humans destroying nature, can never escape the past

400

Jack tells Piggy that this object doesn't work on the mountain.

What is the conch?

500

"'I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them.'"

Who is Jack?

500

Simon disappeared into these.

What are the creepers?

500

At the end of the island is this.

What is...another island with a rock that stands like a fort?

500

Jack's Knife

Danger, ruthlessness, anger

500

They describe the Beastie as this.

What is snake-like?