Characters 1
Characters 2
Symbols
Misc.
Plot
100
Fair haired, athletic, his dad is in the navy, leader of the group (conch)
Who is Ralph?
100
Broad, grinning all of the time, one of Jack's key followers
Who is Maurice?
100
the object used to join the group of boys, and also grants power for whoever has it
What is the conch shell?
100
The character representing "super-ego" in the novel
Who is Piggy?
100
They were responsible for watching the fire the night that the parachutist fell to the ground. They were sleeping and missed it.
Who were Sam & Eric?
200
Chubby, awkward, shy, wears glasses, his parents have died so he lives with his auntie, concerned about the welfare of all of the boys, wants to be the leader
Who is Piggy?
200
Very silent, mysterious, dark emotionally, secretive, Jack's right hand man, causes piggy's death
Who is Roger?
200
Represent the power of science and intellectual endeavor in society, and are also used to start the fire
What are Piggy's glasses?
200
The character representing "ego" in the novel
Who is Ralph?
200
Actually a dead body with a parachute that moves in the wind, but the boys don't realize this and are afraid of it
What is the "beast"?
300
Ginger with freckles, leader of the choir boys, wants to take control, rude, hates Piggy, hunting is his main concern
Who is Jack?
300
About 6, afraid of the snake thing and the beastie in the forest, wants to go home, goes missing in the fire
Who is the little boy with the birthmark?
300
The symbol for the boys' closeness to civilization and what they could use to be rescued
What is the signal fire?
300
The character representing "id" in the novel
Who is Jack?
300
The boy on the island who hallucinates at the sight of the sow's head on a stick, creating the "Lord of the Flies"
Who is Simon?
400
Short, scrawny, the one who passes out in the beginning, a choir boy, the boy who is in touch with nature and sees things how they truly are, he is killed in a reenactment of a pig hunt
Who is Simon?
400
All of the younger boys, their nickname as a group
Who are the littluns?
400
The symbol for the evil within everyone, and what Simon fears most on the island
What is the beast?
400
That there is no beast and that the "beast" is themselves. (Who's prophesy?)
What is Simon's prophesy?
400
Presumably having burned to death. The boys pay more attention to playing than to monitoring the fire, and the flames quickly engulf the forest...
How does one of the youngest boys disappear?
500
Identical twins, do everything exactly alike, "chunky and vital", considered one person at times
Who are "Samneric"?
500
All of the older boys, their nickname as a group
Who are the biguns?
500
The most important symbol in the novel, a symbol of the power of evil, and a kind of Satan figure who evokes the beast within each human being
What is the Lord of the Flies?
500
The author of the novel
Who is William Golding?
500
Because the hunters were responsible for tending to the signal fire that day, but were preoccupied with hunting and let it go out.
Why did a ship pass without helping?