About Lord Of The Flies Flashcards
1
Q
Who made lord of the flies
A
William Golding
2
Q
When was it published and what did it fight in
A
1954 and fought in WWII
3
Q
When did France “fall to Germany and fear of an invasion
A
1940
4
Q
In 1940 what was carried on a U-Boat
A
Children
5
Q
What is the theme
A
An attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature
6
Q
What does lord of the flies mean
A
It’s Hebrew for beelzebub which refers to Satan or lucifer
7
Q
What is an allegory
A
An allegory is a form of extended metaphor in which objects persons and actions in a narrative are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself
8
Q
The novel is considered as a
A
Microcosm and Edenic