Lord of the Flies Characters
What two characters do we see first?
Ralph and Piggy
What do the boys go looking for at the start of chapter 7?
The Beast
Order
Leadership
Power
The Conch
The contrast between Jack and Piggy best represent which theme topic
Civilization vs. Savagery
What do the boys use the conch for?
2 part answer
They use the conch to call meetings and to decide who is talking. It is a way to maintain order.
How are the boys rescued and why is it ironic?
1. Jack lights a fire to get Ralph to kill him which causes the entire island to catch fire, getting the attention of naval ship.
2. The naval officer is at first in disgust by the boys having their own war, yet the naval officer is in the middle of a war.
Logic
Reason
Intellect
Piggy
Golding showing the drastic differences between Ralph and Jack as chief represents which theme topic
Power and Leadership
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.
What does Jack do with the pig's head?
He leaves it on a stick for the beast.
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
Who represented a Christlike figure?
Simon
Roger throws stones at a little boy on the beach, but what prevents him from directly injuring this boy?
He is still holding onto civilization and rules.
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 theme topic?
Fear
Who killed Piggy?
Roger
What does Simon mean when he says "what I mean is...maybe it's only us." when they are discussing the beastie?
He is suggesting that the beast is themselves - he realizes that everybody has fear and evil inside them.
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.
The fear and evil that lives in all people
The beast or the Pig's head
THe boys all crying at the end of the story represent which theme topic.
Loss of innocence