Characters
Elected leader of the boys at the beginning of the book. Representing civilization and focused on getting rescued, _________ leads the initiative of building shelters, creating a fire, and setting up rules.
Ralph
"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us."
Simon
How the boys ended up on the island
Their plane crashed.
to criticize sharply; to scold
Rebuke
The author of the book
William Golding
Serves as Ralph's loyal sidekick. ________ represents logic and reason. He is often teased by the other boys for his weight and intellect.
Piggy
"If I blow the conch and they don't come back; then we've had it. We shan't keep the fire going. We'll be like animals. We'll never be rescued."
Ralph
The first boy to die
The littlun with the mulberry-colored birthmark on his face
secret; stealthy; sneaky
Furtive
The time period the book is set in
World War II
(Late 1930s/early 1940s)
He is the main antagonist. Leader of the hunters, this red-headed boy represents violence and savagery. He later creates his own group whose camp is on Castle Rock.
Jack
"Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong – we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat - !"
When Ralph begins to lose hope
Jack and the hunters let the fire go out, and a ship passes by
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Somber
What the conch symbolizes
Order and civilization
This character represents spiritual goodness and a strong connection to nature. He tries to save the boys but is murdered by them, showing the rareness of good amongst much evil.
Simon
"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?"
The Lord of the Flies
Simon hallucinates speaking to the Lord of the Flies and discovers that _________ is/are the beast(s) the boys have been afraid of the whole time.
The savagery of the boys themselves.
angered at something unjust or wrong
Indignant
Considered unimportant by most of the boys throughout the novel, this actually saved them in the end
The fire
This character is initially described as quiet and intimidating, but by the end of the novel, he is sadistic and brutal. He kills Piggy and tortures Sam and Eric.
Roger
“Life… is scientific, that’s what it is. In a year or two when the war’s over they’ll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn’t no beast – not with claws and all that, I mean – but I know there isn’t no fear either… Unless… Unless we get frightened of people.”
Piggy
What Jack and Roger plan to do to Ralph if they catch him
*Specifically
They will kill him and put his head on a stake like they did with the sow's head.
understood or implied without being stated
Tacit
What the hunters chant
*Must be word-for-word
"Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"