English II: Exam 2~ LOTF

Ralph

-12 1/2 year old boy - Known as the "fair boy" -Elected chief on the island -Blonde -He thinks getting rescued is the most important thing - leader with the conch

Simon

-faints a lot -black hair -small -stands up for Piggy -tries to tell the boys that there is no beast -gets killed by a mob at the feast - an outcast - believes that the beast is inside of all the boys - likes to be alone - discoverer of the beast

Piggy

-fat -has asthma -wears glasses -most intelligent -talks a lot -killed by Roger with a big rock

Robert

-gets hurt when the boys torture him -boys think he's a pig

Sam n' Eric

-identical twins -did not watch the fire -forced by Jack to join his tribe -mistakened the beast - was apart of Ralphs tribe - gave Ralph food and told him what Jack was going to do to him

Jack

-leader of the choir and savages -tall, skinny -red haired -He thinks hunting is the most important thing -arrogant, violent -starts his own tribe

Maurice

-one of Jack's hunters and supporters -Jack smears the pig's blood on his face -he pretends to be the pig while the other beat him up

The naval officer

-represents authority and salvation - adult who saves the boys

the beast

-represents evil inside of the boys -increases savagery

Roger

-secretive -kicked over sand castles -aggressive -joins Jack's tribe -kills Piggy with a big boulder -torturer

Littluns

-the smallest boys -around age 6 - helpless - wants to have fun instead of helping build the shelters

The old laws of school, church, and family still hold him back.

After Maurice and Roger destroy the littluns' sand castles, Roger stalks a young boy named Henry. When he begins to throw stones, why does Roger throw near Henry and not at him?

All goodness had been washed from the island

After Simon is killed, his body being washed to sea symbolically means that......

Neither Ralph nor Jack have much experience with the younger kids. They soon tire of the littluns' and ignore them.

Compare Ralph's treatment of the littluns' with Jacks treatment to them.

It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy's glasses as a "burning glass."

How and why do the boys make fire?

Jack announces that he wont play anymore games and does off by himself.

How does Jack overthrow Ralph's authority?

His spear hits, but does not stop, the boar. His excitement at wounding a loving creature shows Ralph his dark side.

How does Ralph react when a boar comes charging down the path?

Ralph becomes distressed with his filthy clothes and dirty long hair.

How does the author show us that Ralph is finally beginning to face the realities of their existence?

jack is degenerating from a civilized boy to a primitive, near animal level

How has Jack's personality developed during his stay on the island?

Simon is a loyal and helpful worker. He likes to be alone to think and feel the beauty of the forest.

Ralph says of Simon, " He's queer. He's funny." What kind of boy is Simon?

rescue and shelter

Ralph's actions in the first few chapters of the book demonstrate he is concerned about what?

fear of the unknown

The "beastie" snake - things mentioned in Chapter 2 mostly symbolizes?

the savagery of the boys, the disguise that shows they have become "someone else" with different values and rules of behavior, and a way hiding from one's conscience

The masks the boys paint on their faces symbolizes what?

Evil can overpower good, the immortal actions of the group can destroy the innocence of the individual, and acts of evil can result from fear of the unknown.

The novel Lord of the Flies illustrates the following.

Kill the pig

What bloodthirsty chant has become part of their hunting ritual?

They are becoming more savage and can only think about hunting.

What causes the hunters, who had promised to keep the fire burning, to neglect it and allow it to go out?

They say they have seen a beast. It is really the corpse of a parachutist.

What do Sam and Eric tell the boys they have seen? What is it actually?

a conch shell

What do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form?

It is a dead pilot. The parachute is tangled and inflates when the wind blows.

What does Simon find when he finally reaches the beast?

a snake - thing, which he calls a beastie

What does the Little'un think he has seen in the forest?

It is all in their imaginations.

What is Simon saying when he thinks the "beast" may be inside the boys themselves?

Evil is a trait inside of man.

What is the meaning of the lord of the flies' message to Simon?

the death of brave parachutist who was from the boys' homeland

When Ralph sobs at the end, he is weeping for all of the following except _____.

ship

When the signal fire goes out, what form of rescye did the boys miss?

the choirboys; getting food

Who are the hunters, and what is their job?

Wilfred

Who is the boy that Jack ties up but no one knows why?

Simon

Who is the only boy who does not participate in carrying out an execution?

It is the sow's head and it represents evil.

Who or what is the Lord of the Flies?

Robert

Who serves as a stand-in for the pig on the occasion where Ralph spears a boar?

Simon

Who shares his meat with Piggy?

Piggy does not do any of the hunting or work.

Why does Jack refuse to give Piggy any meat?

The smoke that Jack's hunters use to flush Ralph out of hiding so they can kill him is seen by the naval cruiser, which rescues Ralph.

____ is an example of situational irony, when what happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.

"He (the beast) came- disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat."

____ shows Jack using fear to control his tribe.

"snake - Like thing"

_____ is used by Golding to describe the "beast" the young children see.

authority, order, rules

conch

hope for rescue but also destruction

fire

ability to see/ understand clearly; use of technology to improve life

glasses

at first reminiscent of paradise; by the end it is more like hell

island

a camouflage, a means of hiding oneself

painted faces