Lord Of The Flies 1-3 Flashcards
Theme
Is man good or evil?
If there will be boys and girls on an island
Romance will be expected
If it’s just boys
They will go for it
If it’s just girls
They will try and work things out
If there are adults on the island with kids
They will get in the way and they have their own ways
Setting
1954
WW2 ended
Boy w/ fair hair
Realized ambition
Chill
Calm
Fat boy
“Wait up”
Might be leader but he’s a follower
Ralph
Leader
Chill
Casual
Piggy
Smart
Follower
Jack
Control Giving orders Uniform Marching Darkness = Army Obedient Creatures
1st encounter w/ pig
Theme
Jack raises the knife
Humans can adapt to anything
Rules
Order, strictly
Control, power
Punishment
Ralph says
And this is mentioned
This is a good island- where we’re starting
Twice
Beast:
Little kids imagination (boy w/ birthmark)
What happens to the boy w/ birthmark
He ends up getting burned alive on the first day in the island
Piggy Quotes
Parent quote
Actyng like a crowd of kids = More mature Parent = were not Savages Do whats right (piggy to them)
Conch symbolizes
Unity - used to call everyone together
If you had it you get to speak - beneficial 4 piggy
Piggy’s glasses
1) wears them = intelligence
2) makes fire with them = resource/tool
The next chapter is
4 months ahead
How do we know it’s 4 months later
Skilled hunter
Long hair
Freckles, sunburnt
Conflict
Between who?
Leaders-when they first met
Shelter (rescue) vs hunting (survival)
Ralph and Jack
Jack:
Compulsion- needs to kill a pig
Hunting
Ralph, Simon
Shelter, building, working
Everyone else
Nothing
Jack to think for a moment beefier he could remember what
Rescue was
Simons
Helps Little kids
Goes to a spot to be alone
Why did they choose Ralph?
Because he’s hood looking
First time pig =
Second time =
Human
Animal
Jack meeting pig raises his hands =
Foreshadow
He will end up killing ti next time
Into Jack- choir =
Controlled Obedient Darkness Marching Creatures Uniform = resembling army
Conflicts:
Man vs society:
Them trying to set a democracy
Conflict:
Man v man
Jack a d piggy
Insecure
Conflict
Man vs nature
Hunting
Island
Rain
Significance of war
Theme
Jack
Leading
Obsessed w/ hunting
Ralph
Swimming
Piggy
Shelter
Simon
Building