Lord Of The Flies- themes and symbols

Question 1

The island: “dazzling beach” “incredible pool”

Answer 1

Adjectives at beginning make its sound lovely and like paradise or edenic

Question 2

“Here was a coral island”

Answer 2

Links to books the boys would’ve read, making it seem adventurous and fun

Question 3

“The conch doesn’t count at this end of the island”

Answer 3

Represents the destruction of mankind and civilisation as we get into the book and how priorities have changed to hunting, links to being tempted by evil which is also edenic

Question 4

The fire: “flames crept as a jaguar”

Answer 4

Personification, sly, quiet into furious and aggressive predator

Question 5

The fire: what could it represent

Answer 5

Smoke was a signal, also kept the boys warm, they could cook, comforting (“who let the fire go out?” Was important to Ralph) represents civilisation and then gets out of hand when the society falls apart and spreads across the island

Question 6

The fire: at the start it killed a boy, what could this mean?

Answer 6

Foreshadows how when things get out of hand more boys will die

Question 7

The fire: “racing forward like a tide”

Answer 7

Simile, shows it’s power and strength

Question 8

The fire: what’s it a metaphor for?

Answer 8

Human nature as the destructive element needs to be controlled, it seems easy to start and control but easily gets out of hand