Quiz Flashcards
How does the mask affect Jack?
It allows and act without thinking rationally about what he’s doing - he’s able to hide his insecurities and is able to kill the pig
“The mask was a thing of its own, behind, which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness”
Why does Golding continue to tell us the condition of the character’s clothes throughout the novel?
It’s a symbol of the boys’ sanity - the less clothes, the more savage they become.
The clothes are a symbol of civilisation
What happens to Robert after the encounter with the boar?
He acts as the boar and the boys pretend to hunt him
What is significant about Simon’s body been carried out to sea by the tide?
It is peaceful and beautiful - completely different Piggy’s.
It symbolises the end of truth.
“Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea”
COMPARED TO PIGGY
“His head open and stuff came out and turned red”
When Ralph was rescued, he begins to cry for “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”
What does this mean?
It means that the boys are no longer innocent as they have seen the darkness and savagery of men
What kind of group were the boys a part of originally?
They were from a boarding school escaping from a war
How’s the boys end up on the island?
They were fleeing from a war and their plane crashed
“All around him, the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat”
What does Ralph and Piggy find on the beach right after they arrive?
A conch.
“Ever so valuable”
“Ever so expensive”
What are the three main policies set forth at the first meeting?”
The fire for rescue
Hunting for the choir boys
Shelter
What medical condition might Simon suffer from?
He might suffer from epilepsy
Or where he faints a lot so lightheadedness
What can be inferred by the line:
“ Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was overmastering.”
Ralph also gets pleasure through killing and savagery - he’s not completely against it and does give into his id
What did the boys do with the sow after they kill and eat it?
They put his head on a stick as an offering to the ‘beast’
What are many of the boys afraid of?
The beast, but in the end, we learn that the beast is just a metaphor and is within them
How does the dead man end up on the island?
He’s a parachutist that must’ve had an accident and fallen on the island
Where do Jack and his tribe go after they split off?
They go to ‘Castle Rock’ and form their own tribe
Who takes Piggy’s glasses and what do they symbolise?
Jack takes Piggy’s glasses, which symbolise intellect and rescue as they create the fire
Who did the boys ‘mistakenly’ beat to death?
Simon
Who kills Piggy? With what?
Roger kills Piggy by accident when he pulls a lever, which releases a large rock and hits Piggy and the conch off the cliff
Who finds the boys?
A British naval officer who saw the fire
What is the “beast”?
The beast is a metaphor for the boys’ darkness and savagery within them and their fear
What is the “Lord of the Flies?”
The “Lord of the Flies” is a pig’s head on a stick that Jack had created as an offering to the beast
It speaks to Simon
Name of the three boys dead at the end of the novel
Simon
Piggy
The littlun with a birthmark on his face
What does the conch symbolise?
It symbolises law and order and the unity of the boys
Why is it important that the conch shatters and Piggy dies at the same time?
It is important as it shows that with Piggy and the conch gone, there is no order, no rules and the boys become totally savage.
It also means that Ralph has no power anymore
Why does Golding use the repeated image of circles to demonstrate?
The circles symbolise unity and trust - within a circle, they are closed off, and no one can hide.
It also shows who is an outsider, for example, Piggy is always on the outside of the circle
How are the two sides of the island different from each other?
On the side with the boys built their huts and have the sea where they bathe, it is civilised and unfeared
However, when they enter the other side in the forest, they start their turning point into savagery, and it is feared by everyone
What is the name of the technique used by Golding on the naval officer arrives miraculously to rescue them all?
Deux-ex-machina
