Of Conch and Boys
What is the beast?
"The Chosen" takes place in this city that never sleeps.
What is New York?
This is the name of Huck's best friend. (The one his same age)
The Tempest is probably the last play written by this literary titan.
Who is William Shakespeare?
JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, like the Lord of the Rings seris, take place in this "halfway" realm.
What is Middle Earth?
The boys start their first fire using this character's glasses. He's the portly one.
Who is Piggy?
Much of the book takes place during this large geopolitical conflict between the Axis and Allied powers.
What is World War 2?
Huck has a lot of money which he and Tom discovered in this place.
What is a cave?
The story begins with a tempest. A fancy name for this meteorological phenomena.
What is a storm?
In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag is this, rather ironic, occupation in charge of burning books.
What is a fireman.
This animal is the main source of food that the boys hunt on the island.
What are pigs?
He is the author of "The Chosen"
What is the Mississippi?
The magician in The Tempest is named this. Seems like he is doing well.
Who is Prospero?
In The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis this marsh-wiggle joins Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole.
Who is Puddleglum?
This author of Lord of the Flies was also a schoolteacher. That's a scary thought!
Who is William Golding?
Much of the book focuses on the study of this ancient book of rabbinical teachings and law.
What is the Talmud?
Huck spends most of his journey with this older father figure.
Who is Jim?
Before ending up on the island. Prospero was duke of this Italian city. The capital of the Lombardy region.
What is Milan?
In "The Phantom Tollbooth" Milo is joined by this dog (With a clock on each side).
Who is Tock?
These twins think they see the Best on top of the Mountain. It turns out to be the corpse of a pilot.
Who are Sam and Eric?
What is Columbia?
Huck spends the night with this family and is tangentially involved in their feud with the Shepherdsons.
Who are the Grangerfords?
At the end of the play Prospero directs the audience to "Let your indulgence set me free." Likely a direction for this audience participation in theater.
What is clapping?
According to a Robert burns poem, the best laid plans of these two things, often go awry.
What are mice and men.