lord of the flies

Question 1

who does roger throw rocks at?

Answer 1

henry - doesn’t actually hit him because theres still some society training left in him

Question 2

what does lord of the flies translate into?

Answer 2

beezebub = satan/devil

Question 3

allegory?

Answer 3

an extended metaphor in which person and actions take on meanin beyond themselves

Question 4

what does the conch shell represent?

Answer 4

it’s a mark of authority, gives a voice to people who usually don’t have one(democracy), power

Question 5

how old is ralph?

Answer 5

12

Question 6

ralphs parents? piggys?

Answer 6

ralph: dad is navy commander
piggy: dad died, mom ?, lives with auntie

Question 7

when does l.o.f. take place?

Answer 7

WWII

Question 8

why does ralph want rules?

Answer 8

because he wants to punish people when they break them

Question 9

who was the first to mention a monster?

Answer 9

mullberry birthmark kid - snakething

Question 10

why were shelters built?

Answer 10

protection from weather and littluns are scared

Question 11

what is a microcosm?

Answer 11

small representative group that serves as a model of how the bigger thing works

Question 12

who were the two boys that ran over the littluns sand castles?

Answer 12

roger and maurice - maurice felt a little bad

Question 13

examples of loss of identity?

Answer 13

samneric, the hunters, littluns, savages

Question 14

what does hair represent?

Answer 14

the boys changing - when it grows they change. piggy’s hair doesn’t grow and ralph pushes his hair out of the way when he wants to see clearly

Question 15

what’s the chant that the boys do?

Answer 15

kill the pig. cut her throught. spill her blood

Question 16

what represent rescue?

Answer 16

piggys glasses and the fire: theyre intertwined

Question 17

what is ralph upset about?

Answer 17

shelters, water, bathrooms, fire

Question 18

who saw simon moving around in the dark?

Answer 18

phil

Question 19

where does percival think the beast is hiding?

Answer 19

the ocean

Question 20

who does everyone think is crazy?

Answer 20

simon

Question 21

who figures out what the beast is?

Answer 21

simon - it’s us - we are the most destructive thing on the planet

Question 22

who first sees “the beast”

Answer 22

samneric

Question 23

when does power shift from ralph to jack?

Answer 23

when samneric really say there’s a beast

Question 24

who are the round and flat characters?

Answer 24

ralph is the only round character, all the others are stock chracters

Question 25

who do they use as a mock pig?

Answer 25

robert

Question 26

why does the fire get moved?

Answer 26

because the beast is on the mountain - moved to the beach

Question 27

who came from the savages the first time they invaded ralphs camp?

Answer 27

robert, maurice, jack

Question 28

who was the only boy to see the beast for what it really was

Answer 28

simon - parachutist

Question 29

who does jack beat for no good reason?

Answer 29

wilfred

Question 30

what do jack, ralph and pigy represent?

Answer 30

jack: id - wants to have fun
ralph: ego - balance
pigy: superego - wants to be moral and good

Question 31

what is the theme of l.o.f.?

Answer 31

trace the defects of human society back to the defects of human nature - shape of society depends on the ethical nature of the individual, not a political system/rules

Question 32

how many total hunts were there? how many were significant?

Answer 32

9 total, 6 significant

Question 33

what were the significant hunts?

Answer 33

1- piglet caught in creepers
2- second pig that gets away from jack(was alone)
3-jacks first kill: do the chant
4-2nd kill, smear themselves w/ blood, robert plays the pig
5- simon is killed
6-savages hunting ralph