Symbols
Beastie
Fear, how fear can be used to manipulate
How many boys are killed in the book? Name them.
3 - Piggy, Simon, Boy w/ Birthmark
What falls from the sky at night and is
later mistaken for the beast?
Dead parachutist
Ralph's father is..?
A naval officer
What is a theme statement for Lord of The Flies relating to good and evil OR power?
Answers will vary.
Example:
Humans are naturally evil. OR People in power can influence people to be bad or good.
Conch
Order, civilization, democracy
Which character has a conversation with "the Lord of the Flies"?
Simon
At the beginning of the book, the island is described as a paradise with fruit and nudity. What is this an allusion to?
Garden of Eden
Whose responsibility is it to maintain the signal fire?
The hunters
Write a theme statement for Lord of The Flies relating to civilization / law.
Answers will vary.
Example: Without civilization and laws, people would behave like animals.
Signal Fire
hope for rescue, civilization
Piggy suffers from what health condition?
asthma
What finally lures the navy ship to the island and gets the boys rescued?
Fire Jack lit to smoke Ralph out
When Piggy is killed, what else is destroyed?
The conch
What is a fable?
Short story, typically with animals, conveys
a moral message
Glasses
rationality, reason
Where is Jack’s hunter headquarters?
Castle Rock
What does Jack suggest the boys use as the “pig” in their dance-like reenactment of the hunt?
A littlun'
Jack and his hunters are initially what type of group?
Choir boys
What is an allegory?
A story with a hidden moral or political meaning
The island
humanity/the earth; microcosm of humanity
What power does Jack ascribe to the
beast after Simon’s death?
The power to change shape / shapeshift
What surrounds Simon’s body as he floats out to sea?
Glowing fish
What might the navy cruiser that rescues the boys represent?
The Navy Cruiser is a symbol of the war beyond the island. Adults are no better than the children they are supposedly saving.
Define the components of Freud's theory of id, ego, and superego. Which characters best represent each?
Id - animal instincts - Jack
Ego - judge / mediator - Ralph
Superego - rationality, morality - Piggy