Lord of the Flies

Question 1

What does ‘allegory’ mean?

Answer 1

A hidden meaning or message

Question 2

What is ‘In media res’?

Answer 2

Starting in the middle of the action

Question 3

What quote describes the choir when the boys first met it?

Answer 3

‘the creature’-implies being animalistic, danger, power

Question 4

What quote describes Jack Merridew leading the choir?

Answer 4

‘the boy who controlled them’ (key word being controlled)

Question 5

What is symbolism?

Answer 5

Symbolism is an object or thing which represents a bigger idea

Question 6

Who wrote ‘Lord of the Flies’?

Answer 6

William Golding

Question 7

What experiences did William Golding have with warfare?

Answer 7

William Golding was a naval officerduring world war 2. His wartime service gave him a darker, more realistic view on life. This contributed to the novels imagery

Question 8

What is significant about ‘Lord of the Flies’ being written in ‘the atomic age?’

Answer 8

The novel was written in the era following WW2, known as the ‘atomic age’. This links to the atom bomb mentioned in the airport in ‘Lord of the Flies.’

Question 9

What do the ‘littleuns’ symbolize?

Answer 9

Common folk

Question 10

What do Ralph and Piggy symbolize?

Answer 10

Law and order

Question 11

What do the ‘biguns’ symbolize?

Answer 11

Ruling classes

Question 12

What does Simon represent?

Answer 12

Goodness

Question 13

What novel is ‘Lord of the Flies’ based on?

Answer 13

Coral Island- Robert Michael Ballantyne. Written in 1858 and about three boys marooned on a South Pacific island. Coral Island is mentioned in ‘Lord of the Flies’.

Question 14

How does the island show mankind’s evil?

Answer 14

The boys make the Island evil.
It could have been like Piggy (innocent) but it was wrongly treated and therefore forced into violent retreat and defence.

Question 15

What three things could the fire represent in ‘Lord of the Flies’?

Answer 15

Any three: Hope, danger, heat, light, out of control, burning, conflict, food, destruction, death, signals, smoke

Question 16

What quotes describe the fire?

Answer 16

'the fire...thrust a savage arm'
'drum roll of the fire'
'the heart of the flame leapt nimbly across the gap...'
'increased, sifted, rolled'
'crept as a jaguar creeps'
'flaring'

Question 17

When a boy is holding the conch, what power do they have?

Answer 17

The power to speak to the other boys uninterrupted.

Question 18

Why do the boys intentionally start the fire?

Answer 18

To make a smoke signal to attract passing boats.

Question 19

Why is Jack so excited about the concept of creating rules?

Answer 19

When Ralph mentions rules, Jack says ‘We’ve got to have rules and obey them, After all we’re not savages, we’re English, and the English are the best at everything so we’ve got to do the right things’. Jack wants to be a ruler, and is excited about rules because of the punishments.

Question 20

Which boy pessimistically introduces the reality that they may never be recued?

Answer 20

Piggy, saying ‘we may stay here until we die’, but then later on Roger says ‘perhaps we’ll never be rescued.’

Question 21

Who defends Piggy from Jack for not helping with the fire?

Answer 21

Simon-saying to Jack ‘we used his specs. He helped that way.

Question 22

Who goes missing after the fire and who notices this?

Answer 22

The boy with the mulberry birthmark goes missing and Piggy notices this.

Question 23

Who is the protagonist in the novel?

Answer 23

Ralph is the protagonist

Question 24

Who is the antagonist in the novel?

Answer 24

Jack is the antagonist.

Question 25

What is ‘the beastie’?

Answer 25

‘The beastie’ is actually a parachutist who gets shot down from the sky in a air battle which happened over the island when the boys were sleeping. The boys fear of the beastie grows, started by the ‘littleuns’ screaming at night.

Question 26

What do the choirboys become on the island?

Answer 26

Hunters

Question 27

Who is voted to be leader on the island

Answer 27

Ralph, however Jack tries to be the leader.

Question 28

Which characters name means ‘one who supplants’

Answer 28

Jack. Supplants means to overthrow or dominate

Question 29

How does Jack’s allegorical name relate to writers intentions?

Answer 29

Shows that Golding wrote Jack deliberately as an antagonistic character and from the start planned to overthrow Ralph, as he does at the end of the novel.

Question 30

What does Ralph’s name mean?

Answer 30

Ralph in Anglo-Saxon means ‘counsel’