Ch 1
The first character we meet; tall and fair.
Who is Ralph?
The distinctive facial feature of one of the littluns.
What is the mulberry colored birthmark?
Jack hides from himself and the pigs by doing this.
What is painting his face?
The only person to help Ralph build the shelters.
Who is Simon?
The beast that lands on the island is really...
What is a dead pilot?
Immediately a target for others since he is overweight and asthmatic.
Who is Piggy?
How the beastie is first described.
What is a "snake-thing?"
This activity represents instant gratification.
What is hunting?
The purpose of the meeting in Ch. 5, according to Ralph.
What is business?
The first place the boys go to look for the beast.
What is Castle Rock?
Insists he should be leader since he is head boy and can sing C sharp.
Who is Jack?
The tool the boys use to start their first fire.
What are Piggy's glasses?
The physical altercation between these two characters foreshadows potential conflict to come.
Who are Jack and Piggy?
Ralph reasserts that above all, this is the most important.
What is the signal fire?
Samneric's reaction to the beast demonstrates the boys' growing...
What is irrational fear?
Used to gather the boys together by representing power.
What is the conch?
The result of the boy's first attempt at building a fire.
What is a forest fire?
Roger throws rock around Henry because he fears...
What are adult consequences?
Simon sometimes does this, demonstrating his uniqueness compared to the other boys.
What is going off alone?
While searching for the beast, the boys get distracted by...
What is playing and rolling rocks?
There will be no mercy the next time Jack gets the opportunity to do this.
What is kill a pig?
The boys' attempt at building a fire represents their struggle for this.
What is civilization and order?
Because the boys overlook delayed gratification, they miss...
What is a passing ship?
Jack ends the meeting by claiming he will do this, demonstrating his preferred trauma response.
What is kill the beast?
The decision to hunt for the beast is emblematic of this growing shift in the tribe.
What is a change of leadership (Ralph to Jack)?