Characters
This boy is elected leader at the beginning of the novel.
Who is Ralph?
This object represents order and the right to speak.
What is the conch shell?
The boys crash on this type of location.
What is a deserted island?
The novel shows this quality of human nature through the boys' behavior.
What is savagery/evil?
These dense, twisting plants create a suffocating atmosphere in the jungle.
What are the creepers?
This character represents logic and intellect but is often ignored.
Who is Piggy?
This item, when stolen, symbolizes the loss of logic and clear sight.
What are Piggy's glasses?
This major object is shattered when Piggy is killed.
What is the conch?
Ralph and Jack represent a conflict between these two ideas.
What are civilization and savagery?
This part of the island becomes Jack's tribe's base and symbolizes violence and power.
What is "Castle Rock"?
He leads the hunters and becomes increasingly savage.
Who is Jack?
This represents hope of rescue and civilization.
What is the signal fire?
This happens to Simon when he tries to tell the truth about the beast.
What is he is killed/shredded to death?
The "beast" represents this concept.
What is the evil within themselves?
This time of day often brings fear and talk of the beast.
What is nighttime?
This boy is kind, spiritual, and understands the true nature of the beast.
Who is Simon?
This object is a symbol of the boys' inner savagery.
What is "The Lord of the Flies" (the pig head on a stick)?
The boys are finally rescued by someone in this profession.
What is a naval officer?
Golding suggests that society's rules reveal this when removed.
What is reveal true human nature?
This natural event intensifies the chaos during Simon's death.
What is a thunderstorm?
These twins often act as one and are forced to join Jack's tribe.
Who are Sam and Eric (Samneric)?
This imaginary creature symbolizes fear and the evil within the boys.
What is "the beast"?
The island is set on fire for this reason.
The conch, Piggy's glasses, and the fire all represent this broad concept.
What is civilization/order?
This island's eventual destruction by the fire represents this idea.
What is the collapse of order/civilization?