Lord of the Flies Characters
Who killed Piggy?
Roger
Roger throws stones at a little boy on the beach, but what prevents him from directly injuring this boy?
He is still holding on to civilization and rules
In the dark, Ralph, Jack, and Roger think the
beast is _____.
an ape
Order
Leadership
Power
The Conch
The contrast between Jack and Piggy best represent which topic covered by Golding?
Civilization vs. Savagery
“We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.”
Jack
"To keep a clean flag of flame flying on the mountain was the immediate end and no one looked further"
Alliteration
Early in the novel, Ralph betrays Piggy by...
Telling the other boys his nickname (Piggy)
When Simon is murdered, the boys think that he is the beast, and enable each other to believe this fantasy. What Psychological Concept is this?
Think: Notes we took during the Bellringer
Mob Mentality
What three complaints does Ralph bring up at the assembly in Chapter 5?
1. No water in the coconut shells
2. They did not all help with the shelters, except Simon
3. They were not using the toilet in the correct spot.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who gives Piggy meat and what does this show you about who he is?
Simon, it shows he is caring and wants to do what is right despite how others feel about him.
How are the boys rescued and why is it ironic?
Jack lights a fire to get Ralph to kill him in his hiding spot, which causes the entire island to catch fire, getting the attention of naval ship.
Logic
Reason
Intellect
Piggy
Golding reveals through dialogue that Ralph, Piggy, SamnEric will all present during Simon's Death. What topic is BEST represented in this event?
Civilization vs savagery
The Nature of Man
Fear
Loss of Innocence
The Nature of Man
“Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Bash him in!”
The Hunters
Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake
metaphor
The hunters attack Ralph and Piggy’s shelter to
Steal Piggy's glasses
The fact that the choir boys move as one is an example of what psychological concept?
Think: Notes we took during our Bellringers
Conformity
What characters did not make it off the island?
Simon, Piggy, and the Mulberry Boy
What happens when the boys first build a fire?
They get carried away and it gets out of control. It burns up loads of firewood and kills a littlun.
Why does Golding name Chapter 8, "A Gift for the Darkness"?
Jack and his Tribe become evil when they brutally kill a sow and leave its head on a stick for the beast. The darkness represents the evil and fear that the boys are now succumbing to.
What does it represent when Piggy is killed and the conch is broken?
The end of civilization, leadership, and reasoning.
True or false: Golding believes that it is human nature to be evil.
True
"What have I done? I liked him-and I wanted us to be rescued-"
Ralph
His face puckered, the tears lept from his eyes
personification
Whose Bodies go out to sea?
Piggy, Simon, and the Parachute Man
Immediately after their first successful hunt, Jack’s hunters chant as a group, showing that they prefer to enact violence as a mob, rather than as individuals. Their chanting shows what psychological concept?
Hint: Think of the Notes we took during the Beliiringers
Mob Mentality
Which character(s) represent the tug-of-war within us to remain good.
SamnEric
What are two reasons Jack wears face paint?
It liberates him from civilization and rules.
He thinks it will make them better hunters, catch pigs, through camouflage
What is the LITERAL Lord of the Flies & What does it symbolize
The pig's head on a stick. The evil in people that is always there tempting them.
Hope
Rescue
Death
Fire
The way the beast is seen by the littluns, Jack, and Simon represents which topic?
Fear
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
The Lord of the Flies
We've got to make smoke up there-or die
Hyperbole
“Lord of the Flies” is an English translation of this word.
Beelzebub
When Jack punches Piggy in the stomach. No one stands up for Piggy when he is punched. They simply watch Piggy get humiliated. One reason they do not help Piggy is because multiple people are around.
This is called what phsycological concept?
Hint: Think: the Notes we took during the bellringers
Bystander effect - Double Jeopardy!!!!
Who do the littuns represent in society? Be specific
Represents the common folk, who easily follow the lead of others into savagery when there is no enforced structure in society.
Why does Ralph think Castle Rock is a bad place to settle their camp? Let at least two reasons
1. Lack of water
2. The fire is not there
*3. Their original shelter's are not there
How does Jack get Ralph to get out of his hiding spot in the thicket?
He sets a fire which soon spreads to the whole island.
An extended metaphor in which almost everything in a work has symbolic meaning is called
Allegory
The boys all crying at the end of the story represent which theme topic.
Loss of innocence
“The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.”
Ralph
"Fat lot of good we are. Three blind mice."
What figurative language is being used here and who is Ralph referring to? (Who are the three blind mice in the story?
Allusion
He was referring to himself, Piggy, and Simon
What happens to Piggy's glasses once they are stolen?
Jack wears it like a trophy
When the kids all first get to the island and vote Ralph as chief, not all of them agreed, but they were silent, and voted for him anyway. This is an example of what psychological concept?
A. Conformity
B. Bystandered Effect
c. Mob Mentality
D. Group Think
D. Group Think