Chapter Questions Review Flashcards
Analyze what Piggy’s references to his “Auntie” reveal about his character.
It reveals that he respects authority
Analyze why Ralph is elected leader
Attractive appearance
Conch
Analyze in what ways is a division of labor and a power structure are forming among the boys
Split of jobs
Ralph
Jack
Infer why Ralph reveals Piggy’s name to all the boys. What does this say about Ralph’s character
To get everyone’s respect and attention on him. Reveals that Ralph is immature and clueless
Infer why jack does not kill the piglet
Innocence and civilization is holding him back
Analyze the flaws in Ralph’s ability as a leader
He is careless in following directions and he is not putting people in their place
Contrast Ralph and Jack’s personalities
Jack is more confident and reckless, Ralph is more reassuring and calm.
Analyze how must of the boys react when the fire goes out of control. What is Piggy’s response? What does the out of control fire symbolize?
The boys are excited when they started a fire. Piggy was not amused. The out of control fire symbolizes destruction
For what purpose is Ralph trying to build the huts? Analyze why he fails in his construction of the huts.
Ralph is trying to build the huts for shelter and protection. He fails because he is not experienced and didn’t get enough help, also, they were shaky and unstable just like the society.
Analyze why Ralph’s leadership weakens
Because he can’t control the boys
Analyze what the collapsing of the hut symbolizes
The society being unstable
Delineate the changes we see in Jack
His hair is longer and lighter
He became kore savage and animalistic
Analyze how Simon is different from the other boys
Not scared of the unknown
Likes to be alone
Fearless
Intelligent; knows more
What is symbolized by the smashing of sandcastles
Innocence is temporary
Delineate the incidents which provide evidence that the boys are returning to the urges of primitive man
Throwing of rocks
Analyze why Jack was able to act in a wild manner after assuming the mask.
He had a new identity
Analyze why Jack lashes out violently against Piggy
Because Piggy was accusing jack.
Piggy was vulnerable and has no power. Nobody liked piggy so nobody would care
Analyze why Ralph now thinks about his first days on the island as “part of a brighter childhood”
He realizes that he’s stuck in a problem where he needs to mature
Summarize what is discussed at Ralph’s nighttime meeting
The boys discuss how to maintain the fire and how to stay civilized. They discussed their fear
Analyze how the boys seek to forget their fear
By deciding on one major fear. Also that Jack would kill the beast.
Analyze how the boy’s fears become a self-fulfilling prophecy
Their irrational fear becomes a reality when it isolates the boys
Analyze how the balance of power between Ralph and Jack shifts after Sam and Eric spot “the beast.”
Jack is becoming more afraid. Power of whos not afraid shifts
Analyze how Castle Rock, Jack’s camp, contrasts with Ralph’s camp at the platform. Analyze how each camp reflects the character of its leader.
Jack’s camp is a place to be reckless and have fun
Ralph’s camp is a place of rescue and civilization
Infer what the arrival of the dead parachutist suggests about the adult world that the boys left behind
Doing as bad as the boys. War is still going on.
Infer what the author suggests about the real nature of the beast when he has Simon think of it as “the picture of a human at once heroic and sick”
The beats is in our minds
Analyze how the events on the island echo the events in the world at large, at the times the story takes place
Showing how everything is chaotic and dangerous
What are Ralph’s feelings toward the island in the very beginning of the book
Reckless and excited with no authority and an island for themselves
Why is Ralph elected leader of the boys?
Stillness, make people feel safe, attractive, size, appearance, conch
What do the sand castles represent?
Boys childhood+ innocence
What results from Jack taking so many of the boys hunting for the pig?
Everyone’s ID shows- become obsessed with the hint and they can’t be civilized and they can’t focus on rescue
Hat happens on the expedition to castle rock?
They were searching for the beast. Ralph wanted to go back and prepare for rescue while Jack wanted to play and have fun
Name five significant objects or places on the island and what each of them represents
Conch- authority/ power
Signal fire- hope/connection to the outside world
Huts- civilization/structure
Beast- island inclination of evil/fear
Sand castles- innocence
Clothes- old life
How did the boys reach the island? Where were they going, and why?
The boys reached the island by a plane crash. They were going away from the war to stay in a safe place
Describe piggy in the very beginning of the nov
Piggy was authorized (depender on authority), worried, and intelligent
What qualifies Jack for the role of leader?
Intimidating, confident, knows what he’s doing
What are the effects of Jack’s “mask”?
Jack’s mask compels the kids to follow him. He is able to kill a pig and everyone now respects and follows him as the hunter. The mask makes him more violent and brutal
Discuss the examples of id, ego, superego from the book. Which character best represents each.
Jack - ID
Piggy- superego
Ralph - EGO
Simon- EGO
Describe the platform and Castle Rock. How do they contrast?
The platform is civilized and all about rescue. Castle rock is carefree and a place to be reckless and have fun
Discuss fear on the island. What is the boy’s responsibility for its creation?
The boys are afraid of the beast. They created the beast from their imagination. They are the beast but it lives in their mind. However, they make it seem like it’s reality
Discuss how Ralph loses leadership over the boys.
He gives his power away to jack and struggles to reastablish the rules he creates
Analyze what the boy’s chant, “kill the pig! Cut his throat!” Reveals about their changing goals and character
They have a new goal to be violent rather than being focused on rescue. The are becoming less civilized and more savage
Infer why Simon is willing to go through the firsts alone
Simon is not afraid of the beast/ the unknown
Analyze what the mock human sacrifice foreshadows
Foreshadows death.
Identify who replaces Simon on the journey up the mountain. Infer what might have happened if her were present on the journey.
Roger replaces Simon. If Simon was there he would calm everyone down and comfort them. He would have been able to mentally control the group.
Analyze why jack leaves the assembly and runs away into the forest alone
Embarrassed that nobody supports him
Summarize the reasons why piggy decides that a fire should be build near the bathing pool rather than the mountain
Because of the dangers on the mountain (beast).
Analyze why jack and his followers save the sow’s head
Gift it to the beast as a peace offering
Identify what is the LOTF, and analyze why it is given this title
LOTF Is the beast (sow’s head). It was a pig and flies were eating it
Infer why Jack and his followers do not care about the fire
They are only focused on hunting and having fun
Analyze the advantage Jack gains over Ralph because of the paint on his face.
Now he is more intimidating. Makes him careless and savage
Analyze the significance of Piggy and Ralph eating at Jack’s encampment. What does Simon’s brutal death signify?
Sign that Ralph and piggy are giving in to Jack’s leadership
Simon’s death symbolizes that all hope of rescue is lost and all goodness is lost and that savagery have overruled
Summarize how Jack and his followers respond in the rain. What is Ralph’s concern? What more does this reveal about the difference between Jack and Ralph.
Chant and dance
Used to forget their fears
Ralph is concerned that everyone is listening to jack and not him
Jack is more savage and chaotic while Ralph is concerned about shelters and wants to maintain civilization
Analyze why Ralph is particularly frightened by Simon’s death. Analyze why all of the boys, expect Ralph, push the knowledge of Simon’s death out of their conscious memory.
Ralph knows that he was supposed to be a good leader but he was a savage.
Ralph is shocked that he was capable of such murder
They know the truth is too much for them, they don’t want to feel the guilt and they don’t want to be seen as savages that kill
Cute the event that causes Roger to contemplate “the possibilities of irresponsible authority.”
Torturing Wilfred
Analyze why Jack is still defending his stronghold against the beast.
That’s the way he can get people to obey him.
Uses the beast to control the boys
For what purpose does Jack and two of his tribe members attack Ralph’s encampment? Analyze why they are successful.
To get piggy’s glasses to start a fire.
Have strength and played with boy’s fears.
Compare and contrast this time when Ralph blows the conch to call an assembly with the first time he called an assembly.
First time-
Establish rules
More people
Now-
No people
Decide about Jack
Both-
Conch showed authority
Analyze why piggy wants to take the conch with him when he visits Jack’s encampment. What comment is being made when the conch is described as being “fragile and white?”
Piggy still had belief of authority.
The conch is fragile and white saying that it has no value anymore and that the power and authority are easily broken
For what purpose does Ralph plan to visit Jack and his boys on their side of the island? Analyze why he becomes sidetracked from his original purpose.
To retrieve piggy’s glasses back and to get the fire back.
When Jack begins to attack Ralph he gets sidetracked and piggy has to remind him
Analyze in what ways does Ralph show HIS lack of understanding
He can’t comprehend that the hunters don’t care about anything anymore
what does the breaking of the conch and piggy’s death symbolize
Loss of authority and civilization
When does Ralph know that it is hopeless to think he could ever win back the boys.
When Piggy and Simon die. When Ralph sees Sam and Eric abandoning him and becoming savages without paint
What do sam and Eric mean when they answer Ralph’s question by saying, “Roger sharpened a stick at both ends”? Analyze why Ralph is unable to understand the meaning of this phrase
They will chop Ralph’s head off and put it on a stick like the LOTF
they will kill Ralph and keep him as a trophy (shame)
Ralph can’t understand because he is not a savage
Analyze why jack needs to exterminate Ralph
He wants the power for himself
Analyze why it is ironic that Jack uses fire to capture Ralph.
Jack never cared about the fire but this fire got them rescued
