Characters
The leader of the boys at the start of the novel.
Who is Ralph?
An event that leads to Ralph becoming chief of the island.
What is the election?
The item that represents order, civilization, and authority on the island.
What is the conch?
"Kill the pig. Cut his throat. Spill his blood."
Who is Jack?
This author wrote Lord of the Flies.
Who is William Golding?
Ralph's rival and someone who represents savagery and chaos.
Who is Jack?
The location/terrain that the boys crash onto and live on.
What is a deserted island?
The symbol of rescue and hope.
What is the signal fire?
“If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire.”
Who is Ralph?
Lord of the Flies was written after this war.
What is WWII?
The character that represents order, intellect and loyalty.
Who is Piggy?
The character that pushes a rock down a hill and kills Piggy.
Who is Roger?
The symbol of the power of knowledge (and is crucial for starting the fire)
What are Piggy's glasses?
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”
Who is Piggy?
The title Lord of the Flies is a translation of this biblical name for the devil.
What is Beelzebub?
Two characters who exist as a pair and are often grouped together.
Who are Samneric?
The character who dies during a hunt, symbolizing the group's descent into savagery.
Who is Simon?
The symbol of the loss of innocence and the corruption of the boys.
What is the death of Simon?
"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us."
Who is Simon?
Before becoming an author, Golding worked this job. It influenced his understanding of human behavior.
What is a teacher?
The name of the "beast" that the boys fear.
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
The thing that attracts the attention of a naval officer who rescues the boys
What is fire?
Represents the evil and savagery that exists within all the boys
What is the severed pig's head?
"We've seen the beast with our own eyes. No—we weren't asleep—"
Who are Samneric?
The island in Lord of the Flies symbolically represents this biblical paradise.
What is the Garden of Eden?