lord of the flies

Question 1

context

Answer 1

fought in ww2 in the navy

bombed a german town and then was shocked at what he did when he went onto land afterwards

taught at public school

let the boys have a debate and they turned savage

read coral island as a child but thought it was unrealistic

writen during the cold war

Question 2

key theme - civilization and barbarity

Answer 2

at first the boys cling to rules from normal life they hold “assembelies”

civilization then begins to fade as jacks choir begin to hunt and the littleuns wee everywhere

they begin to become violent and kill simon

they lose their clothes as a sign of the loss of civilization and paint thier faces

they all join the tribe and golding believes it is natural to be savage and that morality is taught

Question 3

not -

Answer 3

not savages

thinks they need rules

jack

ironic because he leads the tribe who hunt and kill later in the book

Question 4

kill the - cut her - spill her -

Answer 4

kill the beast cut her throat spill her blood

hunters chant

they get carried away and kill simon

primitive rituals

Question 5

key theme - fear

Answer 5

the beast represents fear

they gradually start to believe in it

the beast is not rational and its description keeps changing so the reader knows that it is not real

jack uses fear to control others

Question 6

as if - - a good island

Answer 6

as if it wasnt a good island

simon

commenting on the boys screaming in their sleep

foreshadowing of what is so come

Question 7

maybe its - us

Answer 7

maybe its only us

simon

he knows that the beast is in their imagination

the only thing to fear is human nature

Question 8

• and claws

Answer 8

teeth and claws

describing simons death

fear has turned the boys into animals

Question 9

key theme - power and leadership

Answer 9

ralph begins as leader and is voted in

as they become for savage jacks doctorial leadership appeals

ralph - responsible , stands up for and protects others

jack - craves power but doesnt want responsibility , steals jacks power from ralph , dictator ( hitler)

the conch symbolises authority and ralphs democratic rule

stick sharpened at both ends could hurt the hunters as well as prey

Question 10

take -

Answer 10

take it

jack

dictorial leadership

gives orders so people dont have to think for themselves

Question 11

• thing we’ve -

Answer 11

only thing we’ve got

ralph wants to live by rules

they link them back to their old lives

Question 12

key theme - nature

Answer 12

the island is a tropical paradise

island is like the garden of eden where adam and eve learn good and evil

the boys lose their innocence and learn abou the good and evil within

nature hurts the boys and golding shows that not everything is perfect

the boys damage the island when the plane crashes but it repairs itself showing nature indifferent to human actions

Question 13

• diarrhoea

Answer 13

chronic diarrhoea

the boys eat fruit which is not yet ready and it makes them ill

nature isnt always friendly to them

Question 14

long -

Answer 14

long scar

left by the plane crashing in the forest

the island is injured

but the undergrowth begins to repair it

Question 15

burning -

Answer 15

burning wreckage

the boys use fire as a weapon at the end of the novel

symbolizes mans destruction of nature

Question 16

key theme - evil

Answer 16

darkness represents evil

younger boys have nightmares in the dark

simon is murdered in the dark

jack is obsessed with killing and leads most of the violent acts in the book

roger destroys things

pigs head is an offering to the beast

fear causes evil

Question 17

• dark …. - along

Answer 17

something dark fumbeling along

the description of the choir at the begining , they become jacks tribe

Question 18

darkness - mans heart

Answer 18

darkness of mans heart

ralph weeps at the end

the naval officers white suit hides the truth that evil exists inside all of us

Question 19

conditioned by -

Answer 19

conditioned by civilization

roger starts by only destroying sand castles because he is held back

later he kills piggy because the rules of society have left him

Question 20

• • part of you

Answer 20

i am part of you

the lord of the flies tells simon that the beast is in everyone

Question 21

what does the lord of the flies represent

Answer 21

the boys fear

it is an offering to the beast

lords of the flies is the meaning of the demon beelzebub

ralph brakes the stick when he is being hunted destroying the symbol of evil

Question 22

the voice of a -

Answer 22

the voice of a school master

the pigs head speaks to simon in that voice

simon realises the adult world is corrupt to

Question 23

character - ralph

Answer 23

represents civilization

he takes charge of the boys and gives them jobs to do in order to make the island better

he says they will use the conch to take it in turns to speak

he clings to the idea of rescue and returning to civilisation

ralph takes part in Simons murder to show that everyone has the capacity for evil and that even ralph is slipping into savagery

Question 24

the - with fair -

Answer 24

the boy with fair hair

describing Ralph

fair can be a description of his hair but also of his personality

Question 25

the - belongs to you

Answer 25

the choir belongs to you

ralph is fair and makes sure that jack remains in charge of the choir

Question 26

• got to - the fire

Answer 26

we’ve got to relight the fire

ralph

he is obsessed with being rescued

he still has faith in the fact that civilisation and people are good and will resuce them

Question 27

• im frightened who - -

Answer 27

course i’m frightened who wouldnt be

ralph

he is still a young boy and we realise that these are just children playing at being grown up

Question 28

• sense

Answer 28

talk sense

ralph realises whilst he is being hunted that piggy was a good thinker

he relied on his intelligence

Question 29

shy -

Answer 29

shy liking

describes ralph and jacks relationship at the begining of thebook

the ycould be friends but instead they fall out when jack and the hunters focus to much on hunting and not on building shelters

it is the first sign that they cannot resolve conflict

Question 30

things are - -

Answer 30

things are breaking up

ralph

golding is showing that they are decending into savagry

ralph doesnt know how to express himself because he is a child

Question 31

which is better ,to have - and agree or to - and -

Answer 31

which is better to have rules and agree or to hunt and kill

ralph understands that the way jack leads is not good and he is trying to convince everyone else

he believes in civilisation and trys to recreate it on the island

Question 32

wept for the end of -

Answer 32

wept for the end of innocence

ralph

when they are resuced by a naval officer ralph relises what they have done

the naval officer is shocked when he finds out two boys are dead this is golding showing that the world is not an adventure book

but the officer came from a warship showing that the world is in as much danger as the boys on the island

Question 33

character - piggy

Answer 33

piggy is an outsider

his apperance is comical to the other boys

he is the only one with an accent , he is clumsy and has asthma

he is vulnerable to bullying

he represents science and logical thinking

he often acts like an adult

he joins in with simons murder to show that he is giving in to savagery

Question 34

the first thing we - to have - was a -

Answer 34

the first thing we ought to have made was a shelter

piggy

he is a logical thinker

he has the brains to be a leader but he does not have the confidence that is why he works well with ralph

Question 35

the - - - named piggy

Answer 35

the true wise friend named piggy

piggy

loyal

Question 36

i cant hardly - with all these - things

Answer 36

i cant hardly move with all these creeper things

piggy

he does not adapt to the island as well as the other boys do

double negative shows his lower middle class upbringing

Question 37

shut - -

Answer 37

shut up fatty

jack shouts at piggy

piggy is not going to be well respected

Question 38

• like a crowd of -

Answer 38

acting like a crowd of kids

piggy

he sounds like an old wise man

he is the closest thing to an adult on the island

Question 39

i have the -

Answer 39

i have the conch

piggy

he is obsessed with only talking when you have the conch because he always follows rules and obeys the leader

he is trying to impose rules to an island where the boys are turning savage

Question 40

we can use this to - the others . have a -

Answer 40

we can use this to call the others. have a meeting

piggy

he comes up with the idea to use the conch but it is ralph who becomes leader because piggy doesnt have the breath to blow the conch

he has a disadvantage

Question 41

glases

Answer 41

piggys glasses represent intelligence

jack steals them to use to start a fire

he doesnt think much of piggy and isnt nice to him

but piggy still belives in doing the right thing

Question 42

character - jack

Answer 42

he wants to be in control

he represents dictators in europe ( hitler and stalin)

he is entitled and belives he should be leader

he is naturally agressive and becomes obsessed with hunting

Question 43

ugly - silliness

Answer 43

ugly without silliness

decription of jack

it contrasts ralphs and show how golding wants us to perceive him

Question 44

i - to be -

Answer 44

i ought to be chief

jack

he is entitled because of his public school education

he hates Ralph being in charge and tries to challenge him

arrogant

Question 45

my - will - you form the -

Answer 45

my hunters will protect you from the beast

jack

uses fear to controll the boys

similar to what hitler did

golding is trying to show what type of a leader he is

Question 46

• to the rules

Answer 46

bollocks to the rules

jack

he doesnt need rules and he is turning his back on society

Question 47

cry -

Answer 47

crybabies

jack

insults the littleuns

playground language

Question 48

• was bent -

Answer 48

jack was bent double

jack

adapted quickly to his new surroundings and has reverted back to hunter gathering

Question 49

the - has spoken

Answer 49

the chief has spoken

jack

his pride makes his cruel

he gets more evil as the book goes on as golding is showing the evil in all of us slowly comes out

Question 50

im not going to - with you -

Answer 50

im not going to play with you anymore

child like

jack

Question 51

bloodthirsty -

Answer 51

bloodthirsty snarling

jack

golding makes it sound like he is an animal

once he paints his face he is no longer himself

it allows him to feel no reponsibilty for his actions

he is losing touch with civilisation

Question 52

character - simon

Answer 52

represents religion - jesus

is shy and physically weak

he finds it hard to express how he is feeling

he is kind

doesn’t believe in the beast

his conversation with the lord of the flies is all in his head because he knows the boys fear them selves

his murder changes everything because it was savage and barbaric

Question 53

i think we ought to - the -

Answer 53

i think we ought to climb the mountain

simon is smart and knows they should see the beast in daylight

Question 54

• found for them the - they could not reach

Answer 54

simon found for them the fruit they could not reach

looking after small children

links back to jesus when he fed the 5000 with bread and fish

Question 55

the water rose further and - - coarse hair with brighteness

Answer 55

the water rose further and dressed simons coarse hair with brightness

it is a very spirtiual death

the water is calm and nature is welcoming him

Question 56

maybe its only -

Answer 56

maybe its only us

simon thinks the beast is internal

it is growing as the boys turn more savage

Question 57

character - roger

Answer 57

roger is a bully

he is the first boy to call jack chief

key theme - power and leadership

he carrys out jacks violence

he expresses himself through words rather than nature

he gets more vicious as time goes on

in the end he is completely taken over by evil

Question 58

roger - the stick at - ends

Answer 58

roger sharpened the stick at both ends

he is mercilless

it can hurt enemys but also friends

Question 59

• arm was - by civilisation

Answer 59

rogers arm was conditioned by civilisation

he is throwing sticks at the boys but his purposfully missing them because he knows it is wrong

Question 60

glimpsed rogers - face above him

Answer 60

glimpsed rogers dark face above him

roger has overthrown ralph in power

he holds all the power because he is physically above him

Question 61

• with a sense of - abandonment

Answer 61

roger with a sense of delirious abandonment

he finds it easy to be a bad person and let go of morals

supports goldings idea that evryone was evil and that we were only moral because of the rules of society