Symbols
Theme
Piggy & Ralph
Jack and the Hunters
Story Events
100

What does the shell symbolize?

What is civilization and order?

100

The book centers on the inherent _____ within society.

What are evil or savagery?

100

What role does Piggy play in the group?

What is the representation of intellect, reason, or order?

100

This character is the first to be almost sacrificed by the hunters.

Who is Robert?

100
Name five named characters of Lord of the Flies

Who are Piggy, Ralph, Jack, Simon, Samneric, Robert, Rodger, etc.

200

What does the fire represent?

What is hope; it is their only chance of being saved

200

How does the novel explore the theme of civilization vs savagery?

What is showing how quickly civility can collapse?

200

How does Ralph's leadership differ from Jack's?

Ralph prioritizes democracy and order; Jack, power and control.

200
How does Jack change throughout the novel?
What is becoming aggressive and savage?
200

This character was attacked while warning the others that the beast doesn't exist

Who is Simon?

300

What do Piggy's glasses represent?

What is knowledge / the power of science and rationality?

300

The book implies, with Piggy's death, that society prefers _____ over _____

What are brawn and brains, strength and smarts, etc.

300
Ralph prioritized two things over hunting. What were they?

What are shelters and the signal fire?

300

These characters are described as being the same in almost every regard with one another, down to the mannerisms

Who is SamnEric?

300

This uncivilized action actually led to the saving of Ralph from the island

What is Jack setting fire to the forest?

400

What does the beast represent to the boys?

What is their inner fears and the darkness within humanity?

400

How does fear affect the boy's behavior on the island?

What is drive their descent into savagery and cause irrational actions?
400
Piggy believes the beast to be

What is a figment of the boys' imaginations

400

How do the hunters contribute to chaos on the island?

What is abandoning the rules of civilization, becoming violent, attacking Robert
400

How does the setting of the island contribute to the story?

What is isolation causing them to explore primal instincts.
500

What does the Lord of the Flies symbolize?

What is the savagery present in all human beings?
500

Ralph's experience hunting helps display themes of the loss of _________

What is innocence? 
500

Describe Piggy's death.

Answers may vary

500

What does Jack's tribe represent in the larger context of the novel?

What is the darker side of human nature and the allure of savagery.

500

What is the main struggle of the novel besides escaping the island?

What is the struggle between savagery and civilization?