Symbolism
Symbolizes civilization and rules.
What is the Conch?
He is described in the following passage:
“It was an accident . . . that’s what it was. An Accident. . . . Coming in the dark—he hadn’t no business crawling like that out of the dark. He was batty. He asked for it.”
Who is Simon?
He is the first to blow the conch.
Who is Ralph?
The main diet of the boys when they first land on the island
What is fruit?
The protagonist of Lord of the Flies.
Who is Ralph?
Symbolizes intelligence.
What are Piggy's glasses/specs?
He says the following:
"I’m going to go to him with this conch in my hands. I’m going to hold it out. Look, I’m goin’ to say, you’re stronger than I am and you haven’t got asthma. You can see, I’m goin’ to say, and with both eyes. But I don’t ask you to be a sport, I’ll say, not because you’re strong, but because what’s right’s right. Give me my glasses, I’m going to say—you got to!"
They are twins.
Who are Sam and Eric?
The first “littlun” to tell the boys about the “beastie”
Who is the boy with the mulberry birthmark?
The major antagonist of the Lord of the Flies
Who is Jack?
Symbolizes man's destructiveness.
What is the scar?
He says,
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?”
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
He's ugly, has red hair, and leads the choir/hunters.
Who is Jack?
The nationality of the boys.
What is British?
"All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat."
What is a metaphor?
Symbolizes hope and rescue.
What is the fire?
He says,
“We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?”
Who is the Naval officer?
He knew his name and address at the beginning of the story, but he forgets by the end.
Who is Percival?
The first “littlun” to tell the boys about the “beastie”
Who is the Naval Office?
Simon says to Ralph, "I think you'll get back all right."
What is foreshadowing?
Symbolizes man’s inherent savagery.
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
Says,
“Honest, Ralph, you’d better go. . . You got to go because it’s not safe. . . [Y]ou got to go for your own good. They hate you, Ralph. They’re going to do you.”
Who is Samneric?
Piggy was the first to notice he was missing after the first fire.
Who is the boy with the mulberry birthmark?
The item desired by the savages when they raid Ralph’s hut.
What are Piggy's specs/glasses?
Ralph considered this and understood. He was vexed to find how little he thought like a grownup and sighed again.
What is Internal Conflict?