Historical/Background Information
The author of Lord of the Flies.
Who is William Golding?
The names of the groups of older and younger boys.
What are Littluns and Bigguns?
How the boys get on the island.
What is a plane crash?
The type of conflict that involves Ralph being hunted by Jack's tribe at the end of the novel. ____ vs. ____
What is man vs. society?
The right or powers to give orders, make decisions, or control people.
What is authority?
The year 1954 holds this significance in the history of the Lord of the Flies.
What is the date Lord of the Flies was written?
This is the first character we meet in the novel. He is known for his intelligence and silly nickname.
Who is Piggy?
The figure that is called the Lord of the Flies. It is created by the boys themselves.
What is the pig head on a stake?
The item that is used by the boys to represent order and gives individuals authority.
What is a conch shell?
A large, complex, and organized human society with order and rules.
What is civilization?
The era/event taking place in which Lord of the Flies was written.
What is World War II?
Jack Merridew is first introduced as one of the choir boys who gives out commands. Later in the story he is given the role of this.
Who is the leader of the hunters?
Ralph and Jack have a clear disagreement over these two priorities.
What are hunting and signal fires/rescue?
A type of literary device used when Roger is throwing rocks at the boys before killing Piggy with a boulder.
What is an example of foreshadowing?
Worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous
What is ludicrous?
The job Golding had while writing Lord of the Flies.
What is a school teacher?
A character that represents peace, innocence, and nature. Acts in a nurturing manner towards the Littluns.
Who is Simon?
Piggy's death marks what plot point in the novel?
What is the climax?
The type of irony in which the readers know that the beast is a parachutist, but the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Hostile, aggressive, and quick to start a fight, argument, or confrontation
What is belligerent?
The name of Golding's experiment in which he started a conflict between students to see how they would act.
What is Golding's "experimental science"?
A character that becomes increasingly violent towards the end of the novel. They are also responsible for the death of Piggy.
Who is Roger?
This is the true beast in Lord of the Flies.
What is the evil inside of the boys?
A theme in Lord of the Flies in which readers see the boys become increasingly violent and are exposed to the harsh reality of the real world.
What is loss of innocence?
Something that society or a group of people consider forbidden, improper, or too uncomfortable to talk about or do.
What is taboo?