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

This is what the boys of the island initially call, "The Beast."

What is a parachutist/skydiver?

100

This character represents Civilization throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies.

Who is Ralph? 

Piggy is also an acceptable answer

100

This word is symbolic in Chapters 1 and 9 and serves to personify the island. (Hint: the plane caused this)

What is the scar?

100

In the opening of of Chapter 7, the boys go looking for this.

What is the beast?

100

Before Golding was an author, his profession was this.

What is a professor/teacher?

200

He is the first character the reader is introduced in Lord of the Flies.

Who is Ralph?

200

The boys cling to the rules and order from this experience.

What is their former life?
200

This treasure is used to call and maintain the order of meetings.

What is the conch?

200

Ralph gets carried away when the boys decide to do this in Chapter 7.

What is the pig hunt?

200

During WWII, Golding enlisted in the Royal Navy.  He always felt there was a fight between good and this... This is what inspired Golding to write Lord of the Flies

What is evil?

300

Gentle, quiet, and murdered by the mob of boys

Who is Simon?

300

This character claims that they are not savages and looks forward to punishing those who break the rules set forth by the boys.

Who is Jack? 

300

During the course of Lord of the Flies, a littlun is killed by this natural force produced by the boys.

What is a fire?

300

Jack does this with the pig's head after the pig hunt.

What is leaves it on a stick for the beast?

300

Piggy says, "We did everything adults would do, why didn't it work?"  This is an example displaying what main theme in the book? The loss of

What is innocence

400

This character is the first to die on the island. 

Who is the little boy with the scar on his face?

400

This characteristic increasingly shows the gradual slip from civilized behavior and civilization into savagery. 

What is violence?

400

This emotion divides the the boys.  This is one of the main themes we discussed and can push the boys to act in ways they might not if they did not feel this.

What is fear?

400

This character's death symbolizes the first sign of loss of innocence

Who is The Boy with the Mulberry Birthmark?

400

This war experience deeply affected and influenced Golding to write about the dark side of human nature.

What is World War II?

500

This character discovers the conch in Chapter 1.

Who is Piggy?

500

Golding represents the descent into savagery with the appearance of the boys' this.

What is cleanliness? Long hair, etc.

500

Simon says, "..what I mean is...maybe [this is] only us."

What is the beast/evil?

500

"Ralph wept for the end of innocence" because of this.

What is the true nature of mankind?

What is the killing of two innocent characters? 

500

Golding showed that without rules and order, natural human behavior will lead to society doing what?

What is breaking down or destructing?