Lord Of The Flies

Question 1

Ralph

Answer 1

Elected leader at the beginning of the book and tries to build order on the island, he represents civilizing instinct

Question 2

Jack

Answer 2

Antagonist, jack becomes leader of the hunters and wants to be in Ralph’s position of leader, jack represents the evil and barbaric in human kind

Question 3

Simon

Answer 3

A shy sensitive guy, in ways he is the only good character in the book and is looked at as the god figure to the readers

Question 4

Piggy

Answer 4

Ralph’s right hand man, piggy represents the scientific and rational side of civilization

Question 5

Roger

Answer 5

Jacks right hand man, a cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and kills piggy with a huge rock

Question 6

Sam and Eric

Answer 6

A pair of twin closely allied with Ralph and Piggy, at the end of the book they fall victim to jacks manipulation and hunt Ralph

Question 7

The lord of the flies

Answer 7

The name given to the dead pigs head as jack hangs it on a stake as an offering to the beast. It symbolizes power and evil and take over jacks tribe

Question 8

Main theme

Answer 8

Civilization vs Savagery

We see this through Ralph’s and jacks tribes

Question 9

The conch shell

Answer 9

This shell was used to call meetings and was passed around so people could have a turn to talk. It symbolizes order

Question 10

Piggy’s glasses

Answer 10

These glasses symbolize the power of science and intellectual endeavour in society

Question 11

The signal fire

Answer 11

It symbolizes the hope the boys have to be rescued and once the fire burns down the boys have turned to savagery

Question 12

The beast

Answer 12

An imaginary monster that all the boys are scared of, only Simon realizes that there is no beast but he dies to jacks tribe before he can tell anyone