Lord of the Flies test Flashcards
where did William Golding grow up
Marlborough Wiltshire in Cornwall England
When was William golding born
September 19th, 1911
what did William Golding’s parents do for a living
his dad was a science teacher and his mom was a house wife who was in the woman’s suffrage movement
who did William Golding marry
he married Anne Brookfield
what did William Golding do before he was a writer
he was a philosophy teacher, he worked on small play productions, and he was apart of the royal navy
What famous world war II event did Golding have a part in
D-Day in the invasion of normandy
when was lord of the flies published
September of 1954
where did Golding move after he found writing success
he moved to Roanoke, Virginia to continue his writing career.
When did William Golding die
he died on June 19th, 1993 of heart failure at the age of 82
when did Golding win a nobel peace prize for literature
1983
What is the name of the main character
Ralph
Who are the two people that die during the course of the story
Simon and piggy
What does Ralph have that makes him chief
he has the conch shell
What does ralph believe the most important thing on the island is
the smoke that the fire gives off, because that is the only way they will be rescued
what is ironic about the ending of the story
That the fire that sets the whole island on fire that jack started gets them rescued.
what are the names of the two twins
sam and Eric
who is the boy that makes a rival tribe from ralph
jack merridew
how did the kids get stuck on the island
their plane crashes
what does the rival tribe steal from ralph and his clan
they steal piggy’s glasses which they use to make fire
what does jack favor and what does ralph favor
jack favors fun and hunting while ralph favors law and structure
how does the novel end
the rival tribe takes all of the members from Ralph’s clan and they have a hunt for him. During the hunt jack set the jungle on fire to force ralph to come out. This fire got the boys rescued because a nearby naval ship saw the smoke and came to see what it was.
who killed simon
the rival clan because they thought he was the beast
how did piggy die
Rodger rolled a boulder off of castle rock and it crushed piggy and the conch shell
how did the boys get stuck on the island
their plane crashed
what does the conch shell symbolize in the book
it symbolizes civilization and order
what was going on in the world at the time of this story
there was a nuclear war and the boys were being flown out of england to get away from the war and their plane was shot down and crashed
what did the boys think the beast was
a dead parachute solider who abandoned his plane in the air war during the night
who is the lord of the flies
the dead pig head
what does the lord of the flies tell simon
he tells simon that the beast is not a creature, it is inside all of the boys.
what is the place where jacks tribe lives called
castle rock
what are the names of the two twins
Sam and eric
who is the protagonist of the story
Ralph
who is the antagonist of the story
Jack
what point of view is the story told in
3rd person
