Characterization
This boy is first described as the "fair boy" and is the main protagonist of the story.
Who is Ralph?
This event leads to the boys being stranded on the island.
What is the plane crashes on the island in the middle of a rescue?
What is the ongoing war that leads to the children being evacuated and crashing on the island?
This theme is one of the main themes of Lord of the Flies, and it has to do with our view of society.
What is the conflict between civilization and savagery?
Ralph's inability to keep order on the island becomes clear when the boys stop paying attention to him at these important group events.
What are the assemblies?
"We've got to have a meeting." This quote represents this character trait of Ralph.
What is it shows Ralph's desire for leadership?
What is it shows Ralph's desire for communication?
What is it shows Ralph's desire for democratic ideals?
This character represents intellect and reason, but he's picked on by the other boys.
Who is Piggy?
Ralph and Piggy use this item to establish Ralph's order and authority early on in the novel.
What is the conch shell?
The theme of loss of innocence shows up through the novel in this main way.
What is through the boys' descent into brutality and violence by following Jack's view of "fun"?
Jack believes he makes a better leader than Ralph for this main reason.
What is he can provide meat for the boys?
What is he lets them "have fun"?
"If I blow the conch and they don't come back then we've all had it." This moment symbolizes a major turn among the boys in the novel.
What is the breakdown of civilization and order?
What is the breaking up of the group as Jack takes over?
Jack starts to symbolize this main character trait as the story progresses.
What is savagery and/or the desire for power?
The fire on the mountain is significant throughout the novel for this reason.
What is it serves as a signal for rescue?
This "thing", "concept", or elusive "being" represents the boys' fear and themes related to fear throughout the novel.
What is the beast or beastie?
The boys fight over and show conflict over this object of Piggy's that is also used to light fires.
What is Piggy's glasses?
"Maybe there is a beast ... maybe it's only us." This is said by what character, and explain what this character means.
Who is Simon, and what is that the beast is the evil within all of them?
Describe a character trait of Simon that contrasts with Jack.
What is Simon represents innate goodness and morality, while Jack embodies chaos and brutality?
Simon dies because of this mistaken identity.
What is he is mistaken for the beast and killed by the boys while they are in a frenzy?
What is evil?
Or, What is the theme of all people can become evil if not kept in order?
Name a role that the fear of the beast plays in the conflicts among the boys.
What is the beast creates paranoia?
What is the beast leads to frenzied panic among the boys?
What is fear of the beast leads to uncontrolled violence?
Jack says, "I'm not going to play any longer" when he's confronted about his position in the group. This quote signals what big shift in Jack's point of view in the story.
What is Jack's rejection of civilization and his embrace of savagery and power?
William Golding portrays the transformation of the boys throughout the novel in this main way.
What is moving from civilized children to primitive savages?
Name the incident in chapter 9 that signals the complete breakdown of order among the boys.
What is the murder of Simon and Jack's crew going of on their own, leaving behind Ralph, Piggy and Samneric?
The island's weather events in chapters 8 and 9 reflect and parallel on this theme in the novel.
What is that lack of order leads to violence?
What is the theme of evil and violence when things break down?
Simon realizes this major internal conflict about all the boys after being scolded by the Lord of the Flies
What is that the beast is within all of them?
What is that the beast is actually the evil lurking among them, not a real being?
"What's grownups going to think?" Piggy says this to reflect what aspect of society and authority.
What is Piggy's hope for connection to the adult world and his reliance on the structure and rules provided by grownups?