English "Lord of the Flies" Flashcards
What does Jack do to himself
Why
Paints his face
So the pigs won’t see him when he’s hunting them
Who were the “littleuns”
What difficulties do they have
The smaller boys
They suffered in the dark, cried for their mothers, and had constant stomach pain
How do the other boys react to Piggy’s suggestion
They brush him off and mock him
They don’t listen to him
What does Ralph see
Smoke on the horizon
What has happened to the fire
It died
Describe the procession
What are they doing
What do they have
They are marching around the forest
They are chanting “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.”
They have a dead pig
Why is Ralph so upset
They could have gone home
It could have been their only chances to be rescued
Why does Jack attack Piggy
Piggy called him out on letting the fire die
The group agreed with Piggy
Why can’t Ralph apologize after Jack does
Jack may have ruined their only chance at getting home and Ralph doesn’t think he understands that
Why does Ralph call another assembly
To out his foot down and get business done
Where do the boys believe the “beast” comes from
The water
What lands on top of the mountain
A person with a parachute
Who sees it
Eric then Sam
What do Eric and Sam think it is
The beast with wings, teeth, and claws
Who goes in search of the beast
Ralph and the other biguns
What has happened to the boys
Why are they on an island
Their plane has crashed
They plane was shot down and it landed there
What is the time of the book
What do they think has happened in the rest of the world
Post-WWIII
They are at a nuclear war
What do Ralph and piggy find
For what do they use it
Conch shell
To call the other boys
After the others gather, who appears in a group
Who is the leader
A choir
Jack Merridew
Who is chosen chief
Why
Ralph
He has the conch
What job is assigned to the choir
Hunters
How does Ralph treat piggy
Why
Like he’s not important
Ralph thinks Piggy’s annoying and not worth his time
How does Jack treat piggy
Why
Rudely
He doesn’t like piggy and wants to show he has power
Which 3 boys go off to decide what to do
Where do they go
Ralph
Jack
Simon
To climb the mountain to see if they are on an island
Describe the mood of the 3 boys as they explore
What are their feelings and emotions
They are excited to find new things
They are giddy and they feel themselves becoming closer
Describe what they see from the top
On either side rocks, cliffs, treetops, and a steep slope
Forward is a tamer descent, tree-clad
The jungly flat of the island; deep and green
What do they learn about the island
It’s uninhibited
Why can’t Jack kill the pig
The enormity of the knife cutting the flesh and the blood
What are the needs of the boys
Hunters
Rules
Order
What rules do they establish
Look after themselves
Hands up like at school
Need the conch to speak
What are the little boys afraid of
How do they explain it
Snakes; they said its a “Beastie”
What emotions does Ralph begin to feel when challenged
Annoyed
Exasperation
Anger
What is Ralph’s philosophy about being rescued
There is no island undiscovered so a ship has to pull in sooner or later
What do the boys decide to build
How do they start it
A signal fire at the top of the mountain
The get wood from the trees and use Piggy’s glasses
What is the relationship between Jack and Ralph in these chapters
How do they get along
They want the same things
They celebrate their achievements together
What other jobs does the choir take on
Tending the fire
What happens to the fire
Why
It spreads down the mountain side and burns a whole area of trees
It was way too big and wasn’t being watched carefully
Why does piggy get so angry
What is his accusation
No one will let him talk
No one would sit still long enough like little kids
Who is missing at the end of chapter 2
What do they think happened to him
The youngun with the birthmark on his face
He was still in the forest when the fire caught it
What are Jack’s frustrations
What are Ralph’s frustrations
He can’t catch a pig
No one is working
How does the relationship between the two boys begin to change in chapter 3
They get agitated with the other’s priorities
What is Jack’s main goal
Build shelter for everyone
What is Ralph’s main goal
Build a shelter for everyone
What are the concerns of the young boys
Getting fruit and the beastie
Where does Simon go
Why
His hideout - an opening/clearing in the woods
He feels at peace there
At the beginning of chapter 7, what does Ralph wish he could do
Wash his shirt Have a toilet Cut his hair Have a bath Brush his teeth Fix his bitten and broken nails
Who hits the boar with his spear
Ralph
Whose arm is wounded slightly by the boar
Jack
Who gets treated as a pig
Robert
Who volunteers to go through the forest to tell piggy they will be late
Simon
Which 3 boys go up the mountain
Ralph
Jack
Roger
What do Ralph, Jack, and Roger see there
The dead parachuter
Who calls for another vote for chief
Jack
Who leaves the group and becomes leader of his own group
Jack
What do they finally accomplish
Killing a pig
How does Jack’s group get fire
They steal Piggy’s glasses from Ralph’s group
What is the “Lord of the Flies”
The dead pig head on a stick
To whom is the LOTF a gift
The beast
Who imagines the lotf talking to him
Simon
What does Simon do when he encounters the “beast”
Crawls toward it and throws up
What did Simon intend to tell the others
That the “beast” is harmless to them
Why didn’t Simon go to Jack’s “party”
He was on the mountain with the beast
What do the boys get at the party
Meat
What are they acting out in their dance
Hunting and killing the pig
Who became the beast and what happens to him
Simon; he gets killed and washed out into sea
Who wanted to be chief and why
Jack; to get meat and to hunt
Who is left in Ralph’s group
Ralph
Piggy
Samneric
Some littluns
What did the hunters steal from them
Piggy’s glasses
Who was the chief in the cave, and what did the symbols on his face represent
Jack
Authority and the fact that he is chief
Who attacked Ralph and his friends
What did Ralph think they came for
Jack, Maurice, and Roger
The conch and Piggy
What would have happened if they could not have started a fire
They wouldn’t have warmth, comfort, or light
Why do they assemble in chapter 11
They blow the conch for an assembly
They need a plan
What does Ralph try to do but cannot succeed
Light a fire; make a smoke signal without the specs
Why did Jack and Ralph fight
Ralph called Jack a thief
What do the boys in Ralph’s group decide to do
Go confront Jack and the tribe
What are their two demands
The fire
Piggy’s specs
What was taken by piggy and by whom and why
Glasses
Jack
They wanted to make their own fire
What happens to the conch
It gets shattered by the rock Roger used to kill piggy
Piggy was holding the conch
Why were the twins giving Ralph Jack’s plans
They want Ralph to be safe
Where does Ralph escape to
Tall grass; a thicket
How do the hunters plan to get Ralph out of hiding
Smoke him out/ light a fire
Whom does Ralph find on the beach
A naval officer
What happens to the boys at the end of the novel
They are found by the naval officer and they are gonna be taken off the island
