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How, What, Why
100

Where the boys land

An uninhabited island
100

Ralph

Law and order

100

A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph

Samneric

100

Historical context of Lord of the Flies

Written post-WWII, but takes place before the start of WWII

100

How did the boys finally light the fire in Ch.1?

Piggy's glasses

200

Where the boys are from

Britain

200

Jack

Recklessness/wild behavior

200

Name given to the sow’s head that Jack impales on a stake in the forest as an offering to the “beast.”

Lord of the Flies

200

The result of the boys' dance on the beach

Simon gets murdered

200

Why does Ralph dream of a place where wildness can't exist?

Because wildness has lost its luster/it no longer appeals to him after experiencing it
300

Where Simon goes for respite

A little spot in the forest, hidden away

300

 Sow's head

Inner moral depravity

300

The younger boys marooned on the island

Littluns

300

What distinguishes Jack's tribe from Ralph's

Black choir caps and face-paint

300

Why couldn't the boys signal the ship in the distance?

Jack went hunting and let the fire go out
400

Where Jack's tribe resides

Castle Rock

400

Piggy

Innovation, new ideas

400

The boy who's seen as an outsider and weirdo

Simon

400

Where the story starts and ends

The beach

400

How does the figure of "the beast" come to be on the island? 

*bonus* - what ends up happening to this beast?

He was ejected, dead, from a fighter jet


*bonus* A storm occurs and the winds take him and his parachute into the sky

500

Where Ralph's assemblies are held

The raised platform on the beach

500

Glasses

Civilization
500

A littlun who has nervous breakdowns and is often picked on by the other littluns

Percival

500

Where Simon and Piggy's bodies end up

In the sea

500

What is the message of the book?

When faced with an opportunity, human beings will turn into the worst version of themselves