Lord of the Flies
Themes
Lord of the Flies 1-6
Symbols
100

He is the protagonist of the Lord of the Flies.


Who is Ralph?

100

Ralph represents this theme in the novel.

What is civilization/order?

100

We meet these two characters in the beginning of Lord of the Flies.

Who are Ralph and Piggy?

100

The conch shell represents this in the book.

What is order/leadership/power?

200

This is who comes to the island that everyone thinks is a beast.

Who is a dead parachutist?

200

This is what the boys cling to when they first arrive on the island.

What are the rules and order from their old life?

200

The conch shell is used for these purposes in the book.

What is to call meetings and decide who is talking? It is a way to maintain order. 

200

Piggy's character in the book represents this.

What is logic/reason/intellect?

300

He pushes the boulder causing Piggy's death.

Who is Roger?

300

This is how Jack reacts to the rules on the island.

What is he says they need rules because they are "not savages." He also looks forward to punishing anyone who breaks the rules. 

300

This two things happen when the boys first build a fire on the island.

What is it burns out of control and kills a littlun?

300

When Piggy is killed and the conch is broken, it symbolizes this in the book.

What is the end of civilization/leadership/reasoning?

400

This is the color of the birthmark of the boy who goes missing.

What is mulberry or reddish purple?

400

The author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding, said he believes this about human nature.

What is all humans are evil without the rules of society?

400

Roger throws stones at a little boy on the beach, but this one thing prevents him from directly injuring this boy.

What is he is still holding onto civilization/rules?

400

The signal fire in the book represents this.

What is hope/rescue?

500

This character does not dance at Jack’s first feast on the mountaintop and is considered an outsider throughout the novel.

Who is Simon? 

500

Jack and his hunters go through these physical changes which represents their savagery.

What is Jack and his hunters wear clay face paint, and eventually, Jack does not wear clothes?

500

Simon mean this when he says, "What I mean is...maybe it's only us."

What is he is suggesting that the beast is themselves?  (They all have fear and evil inside them.) 

500

The beast represents this in the book.

What is the boys' fear and inner evil?