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The year Lord of the Flies was published
1954
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The novel’s protagonist, the twelve-year-old English boy who is elected leader of the group of boys marooned on the island. _______ attempts to coordinate the boys’ efforts to build a miniature civilization on the island until they can be rescued. ______ represents human beings’ civilizing instinct, as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack embodies.
Ralph
100

"There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast...Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill" 

Lord of the Flies/Sows Head

100
What makes the boys revert to an inferior state of life?
Savagery and fear
100
Represents authority, power, and order
Conch shell
200
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
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The novel’s antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the island. _____ becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses. ____, adept at manipulating the other boys, represents the instinct of savagery within human beings, as opposed to the civilizing instinct Ralph represents.
Jack
200

"Life...is scientific...I know there isn't no beast...but I know there isn't no fear, either...unless we get frightened by people."

Piggy

200
The novel suggests the the defects of society can be traced back to the defects of what?
Human nature
200
Represents hope and salvation, but also destruction
fire
300

William Golding was a member of the ___________ 

Royal Navy

300
A shy, sensitive boy in the group. ________, in some ways the only naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community. Moreover, because his motivation is rooted in his deep feeling of connectedness to nature, _______ is the only character whose sense of morality does not seem to have been imposed by society. ______ represents a kind of natural goodness
Simon
300

"There's another thing. We can help to find us. 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."

Ralph

300
How does Jack control the other boys?
through fear and manipulation
300
Represent fear and evil
the beast/Lord of the Flies
400
Golding won a _____________ Prize in literature
Nobel Prize
400
Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, ______’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift sundial that the boys use to tell time. _________ represents the scientific, rational side of civilization
Piggy
400

"Two? Killed?"

Naval officer

400
According to the novel, what is man's natural state?
Cruel and savage-- animalistic
400
Represent reason and science
Glasses
500

What type of literature is The Lord of the Flies?

Classical Literature

500
Jack’s “lieutenant.” A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him.
Roger
500

"Maybe there is a beast...maybe it's only us."

Simon

500
What does Golding constantly compare the boys to and why?
animals--to illustrate their savage/animalistic nature
500
Represents the garden of Eden
the island