Lord of the Flies Test Flashcards
ralph resists savagery through
civilization
piggy resists savagery through
rationality
simon resists savagery through
spirituality
are there any solutions to evil
no all the ‘solutions failed’
does anyone escape evil
no they are all effected by it
even ralph gave in by killing simon
what does the ending signify
they are still at war and everyone is savage. they will be brought back to savagery so there is no escape.
can you hold onto innocence
no either we give in or it destroys us
give evidence that ralph relies on piggy
at the end when he is running, he wishes that piggy was there
what foreshadows piggys death
jack talking about rolling stones onto the enemy. roger throwing rocks at the kids
who rolled the rock onto piggy
roger
what foreshadows simons death
all the times they do the pig dance
name ironic things (5)
the fire will get them rescued
simon goes to warn the beast but gets killed ‘as the beast’
the setting is supposed to be ‘paradise’
jack wanted rules but is the first to break them
simon is the only one who knows the beast
what is the climax
piggy dies and the conch shatters
how does roger respond to evil
lets enjoy it
how do sam and eric respond to evil
they just try to survive
what does ralph put his faith in
people/humanity
democratic government
what does piggy put his faith in
science and technology
what does simon put his faith in
spirituality
what does jack put his faith in
force/power
what way of living does jack use
hedonistic
what happens to the idea of fun in the novel
fun can become too much when you get carried away and pleasure can lead to evil. the boys dont do what they are supposed to and they take the game too far
when is the loss of innocence seen through piggy and ralph
when they kill simon
did simon lose his innocence
no
hen does simon realize there is evilness
when he talks to the pigs head
SYMBOLS: fire
savagery/evil/destruction
SYMBOLS: beast
fear
SYMBOLS: conch
order/the rules
SYMBOLS: piggys glasses
technology, vision
SYMBOLS: the pigs head
savagery/ evil
SYMBOLS: body paint
transforming into something new
SYMBOLS: jungle
the unknown
SYMBOLS: the naval officer
civilization
SYMBOLS: Sam&Eric
crowd mentality/a mob
go with the flow
what symbol goes with Jack
the body paint
what symbol goes with ralph
the conch
what symbol goes with piggy
piggys glasses
what symbol goes with simon
the pigs head
what does it mean when sam and eric told ralph that jack sharpened both ends of the spear
he was going to cut ralphs head off
CHARACTERISTIC OF: simon
spiritual, intuition, wisdom
CHARACTERISTIC OF: jack
savagery, rule by power, instinct
CHARACTERISTIC OF: roger
sadist
CHARACTERISTIC OF: piggy
rationality, technology/science, intellect
CHARACTERISTIC OF: ralph
democratic, belief in humanity, civilization/order
example of simon being caring
he gives kids fruit
who is destroying the kids sand castles
Maurice and roger
whos eyes does maurice and roger kick sand into
percival
example of piggys smarts
sundial
example that the boys are forgetting where they came from
percival forgets his phone number
what POV i the novel
third person omniscient
