Lord Of The Flies Flashcards
(50 cards)
At the beginning, who seems most concerned about the group of boys being stranded on an island with no form of authority present?
Piggy
How is the conch shell first used?
to bring people together
Jack first shows his leadership style by…
Bossing the choir boys around
The reasons Ralph is elected chief are…
He was still, attractive, and had the conch
The way in which they select a leader best demonstrates which type of government?
democracy
Which form of evidence best shows the government style on the island when they are first setting up the rules?
“We can’t have everyone talking at once….l’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it while he’s speaking”
What contradicts Ralph’s insisting that
“this is a good island!”?
reports of a snake-like beastie
Ralph’s main goal is to ensure…
That everyone has a job to do on the island
Both Ralph and Jack are embarrassed because…
they can’t start a fire
This embarrassment is important to the storyline because…
It shows that unlike Ralph once thought, these two leaders need Piggy’s intelligence and logic
Piggy’s leadership traits include:
Being good at thinking things
through
At the end of chapter two “Fire on the Mountain,” you can infer that…
The little un with the birthmark didn’t escape the fire
The author uses the key descriptions in this passage to portray Jack as…
An animal who is on the hunt for prey
What has Ralph been doing while Jack is hunting in the woods?
Building huts with not much help from anyone else
The boys need the shelters because…
They need protection from the torrential rains, high winds, and hurricane like conditions
Which would be the best management skill that Ralph could have employed to get the huts built?
Putting together a plan for each boy and giving detailed instructions on how to build a hut
What makes Ralph doubt his belief that
“this is a good island”?
The little uns are afraid
If you wanted to prove that Jack’s hunters still have remnants of civility left in the early part of the novel, which evidence would be the strongest support for this claim?
“Now, though there was no parent to let fall a heavy hand, Maurice still felt the unease of wrongdoing”
What mean thing does Roger do to a little’un sitting in the sand?
Throws rocks around where he is sitting
The scene with Roger and the little’un on the beach serves as…
Foreshadowing for future events later in the novel
The moment Jack sees the reflection of his painted face he…
Sees an awesome stranger who becomes an uninhibited version of himself
It becomes obvious that Jack and his hunters care more about hunting pigs than getting rescued when…
They go off hunting and let the fire go out while a ship passes by
For Jack’s tribe, the need for meat becomes secondary to the…
Lust to kill
If you wanted to prove that Ralph represents the desire to be pure and civilized, which form of evidence would be the strongest support for this claim?
“He noticed-in this new mood of comprehension-how the folds were stiff like card-board, and unpleasant; noticed too how the frayed edges of his shorts were making an uncomfortable, pink area on the
front of his thighs. With convulsion of the mind, Ralph discovered dirt and decay, understood how much he disliked (it)”
