Lord Of The Flies Flashcards
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)”
Once Ralph begins to reflect on how chaotic the island is getting, what realization makes him readjust his values?
That maybe he isn’t as qualified to be chief as he once thought because he can’t think like Piggy can.
Cause and effect: The effect is the coconut shells of water are empty. What is the cause?
The boys quit following the procedure and just drink straight from the river
Piggy uses_____to explain why there
isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Logic: “It’s scientific, that’s what it is. I know there isn’t no beast-not with claws and all that…”
Jack uses________to explain why there
isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”
Simon uses_____to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”
Because of the time period, we can infer that the “beast from the air” is…
A soldier who was shot down during WWII
Dramatic irony occurs when…
The audience knows what the beastie really is, but the characters do not
The author most likely puts in the mock pig hunting scene to….
Foreshadow how they will eventually hunt a human like they hunt pigs
Reread the following quote:
“The darkness seemed to flow round them like a tide.”
Determine the figurative language used in the quote.
Simile
Why does Simon decide to return to the beach?
Simon decides to return to the beach to tell Piggy that the other boys returned because everyone else is afraid.
Which conflict makes Jack try to override
Ralph as chief?
Ralph wants to form a plan for overcoming the beast and is
dismissive about Jack being able to kill it
The most precise way to describe Jack’s character is to say Jack changes from a civilized schoolboy to…
A tyrant obsessed with hunting
Jack impales the sow’s head on a stick…
As a gift for the beast
While staring at the impaled pig’s head on a stick, Simon has a mystical experience that reveals…
The beast is the evil within the human heart and mind
In the light of day, Simon realizes which important alliteration…
“The beast was harmless and horrible”
If you wanted to show that Jack’s form of ruling is a monarchy or a dictatorship, which evidence would provide the strongest support?
“Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the grass”
Simon’s death represents the death of…
Purity and peace
Who is the only person willing to admit that Simon’s death was murder?
Ralph
The one person willing to admit that Simon’s death was murder wants to go home because he is afraid of…
“Us” meaning himself and the others
Because Jack and his hunters came after Piggy’s glasses instead of the conch, this shows…
They valued being able to build a fire for savagery over order and democracy
Before going to confront Jack’s group,
Ralph’s group…
Wishes that they could clean up and look like they did when they arrived on the island
The desires of Ralph’s group before confronting Jack’s group symbolizes
That Ralph’s group is trying to hold on to civility in contrast to Jack’s group
The murder of Piggy and the destruction of conch best represents…
The destruction of logic and order
The fire in the final chapter is best interpreted as….
Ironic because it brought rescue when it was actually being used for doom
The ending of the book is… SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Metaphorical because the Naval Officer is being compared to a savior who will rescue the boys from their sins and their inner darkness
Ironic because the Naval Officer is rescuing them from one war zone and taking the back home to another war
zone
A microcosm is a smaller version of society or a community. What is Lord of the Flies a microcosm of in society?
Lord of the Flies is a microcosm of the cruelty of society.
