Lord of the Flies

WHat is the name of chapter one and what does it mean?

"the sound of a shell"- the sound of gathering. The authorits of the shell and the power and leadship it brings

"The Fall"

(from innocence, clivilzation)= Piggy's death,

How does jack rationalize the murder of Simon?

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In the beginning three possible leaders emerge. who are they and waht is their leadership characteristics?

1. Jack- harsh, strong, disoplined, commanding, expirenced as a leader of the choir, intimidation, wants perfection, militaristic, very agressive 2. Ralph- good looking, couragous, confident, popular, athletic, called the meeting, good at taking charge, not unusual in any way, holder of the conch. 3. Piggy- smart, sensable, reasonable, not agressive, thinking of others first, compassionate, careful, strategic, organized

What are the SIX main topics of the meeting?

1. keep the fire going 2. food 3. shelter 4. water 5. using the rocks to go to the bathroom 6. Nightmares/ beastie

This first killing was a what for jack?

A baptism into savagery

What really happened?

All the boys beat Siomn to death, they knew they were killing him. Ralph and Piggy were really on the inside. Even the best of people can sucum to evil

What is the title of chapter 6 and what does it mean?

Beast from air- sam and eric saw the paraschuttest and thought it was beast. Now the beast can come from the land, the water, and the air; there is no escape

What is chapter 5 title and what does it mean?

Beast from the water- it shows they are all scared and being on this island is making them all crazy in a sense. Water is all around them so now there is no escaping the beast.

Why was Piggy's real name never told?

Becuase all the boys dehumanized him

What is still Ralphs main concern?

Being rescued. have a fire with smoke

What are the symbols in simons death?

Broken body= christ like. Light hiar= halo

What are the hunters doing at this point?

Cheering/ dancing around. They are all dancing like a black mass

Devil

Embodiment of evil and temptation, personification of evil

How do Piggy and Ralph rationalized going to Jack's "pary"

Everyone is there and it is just to get food. They are scared of being alone. They want to make sure nothing happens

What is the title of chapter two and what is the deeper meaning?

Fire on the mountain- the meaning is how they have the pwer to kill life, to be distructive

Beelzebub

Greek Satan. Translates to Lord of the FLies. it means decay, destruction, demoralization, hysteria, and panic

The birthmark boy bring sup what fearful question?

He asks what Ralph is going to do about the snake- thing. The snake- thing is a beastie. (really just the kids nightmare)

What happens to the birthmark boy?

He dies in the first fire

Find as many connecions as you can between Simon and Jesus

He doesnt ifnore the littleuns he is willing to help them. Doesnt like fight or conflict. he feeds the kids the choicest fruit. He is a carpenter he is the truth. Not afraid of the dark, leavs footprints in the sand

How does Ralph reassert his chieftanship?

He doesnt move when the boys are rebuiliding the fire. He stands where the old fire was place, this forces the boys to move the fire to a different location

What was the Power Pulse in Rodger?

He has a blood lust. He is ready and willing to kill

How has Rodger changed?

He has become second in command to jack. He does all the dirty work for him. He is the punisher and enforcer?

What gives jack power over the others?

He has the only weapon on the island

Roger

He is ROTTEN. Seem to be the criminal and cruel, even sadistic instincts inherent in people. His conversation to unchecked cruelty seems to be held back by his fear of traditional authority. Despite the author's intentional exclusion of opposing age groups (adults vs youth vs children), Roger seems similar to radical and criminal youth. He enjoys the prospect of wielding power of control. he is not insane.Roger is avoidence, secrecy, he mutters, and is refered to as "darkness" later on in the book Roger plays the role of the hangsman to Jack's control. He is the one that kills Piggy. He is also the one that beats and brutially tourtures Sam and Eric. He is the punisher and enfourcer

Who is Percivil

He is an ugly littlun that cries all the time

How is jack starting to change in chapter three?

He is becoming more agressive, more savage. He is really sunburnt. He is stalking the pig runs and becoming obsessed. he is not civilized anymore. All he cares about is the hunt

What does Jack look like and how does he act?

He is butt nacked with only his knife belt on. His face in painted

How has Piggy changed without Jack there?

He is not scared pr timid anymore. He stands up for himself. He has taken over some jobs and is helping out

Describe Jack's appearence at his camp?

He is sitting on a big painted log. He looks like an idol. He has a painted face and painted garlands. Decorated like a God

Describe Jack Merridew

He is tall, thin, bony boy. He has red hair. His face was crumpled and freckled andugly without silliness. He has pale blue eyes. He is the head of the choir. A complete and total bully. He is very agressive, intimidating, insists fear, demanding, bossy. He prefers to go by his last name and is extremly militaristic. Has the only weapon on the island

How does Ralph try to appease jack?

He lets the choir become hunters, He also lets Jack go sexploring with him and Simon. Jack becomes head of th Choir

When planning this next meeting whos brain does Ralph need?

He needs the brains of Piggy

How is Ralph just like the others?

He partakes in the mock hunt and the real hunt. Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown and vunerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over mastering. The inner animal was taking over

What happens to Simon at the end of the chapter?

He passes out and becomes unconcious. A blood vessel burst in his nose

When Ralph sees the ship what does he realize?

He realizes that the ship does not see them. That their fire was out and that the smoke was not rising, becuase of theses things the ship has no chance to see them

How does Simon help Piggy?

He runs over and gets piggy his glasses. SImon also give spiggy his mean. Siomin is a christ figure he looks out for the weak and unprotected

What is piggys attachment to civilization

He says "I bet its gone tea-time" he is still weaing his close or uniform and he is still tying his shoes

How does Ralph reinstate orer and what does he emphasize

He says that they want to have fun and want to be rescued. He says they need to build a fire and make sure there is always smoke from it they rescuers can see. People will save them

Why does jack speak without the conch?

He thinks that there is no power in the conch anymore. Who cares about the rules

What are Ralphs thoughts as they go to the other side of the mountain?

He thought about how dirty he was. How he longed to cut his hiar, bath in soap, and brush his teeth. He had also started biting his nails again

Why wont Ralph blow the conch?

He was afraid that no one would come back. That they wont listen to him any more. he is scared that he has losw power and that there is no control any more

What happens to simon?

He was killed by the boys. They thought he was a beast

When they encounter the boar how does Ralph change his view of hunting?

His view changed becuase he got into the thrill of hunting. He had fun while hunting and had a connection with the other guys in the group

What is the Chapter three?

Hut on the beach

Jack

Is a rugged individual. He is intimidating, strong, and he is the oldest of the boys. He uses his powers to hunt or kill. He has a weapon, his knife, that is a formidable symbol of authority an power. Jack is a military leader who depends on his strength to rule. This is similar to any military, but also of a man in general and in the code of survival of the fittest. Jack is not a savage because he hunts, it is the way he hunts and the way he does things that make him savage.

Simon

Is also an individual but of a more introverted nature. He has insight and a very humane reasoning. His ideas are not mechanical, but understanding. His is a more spiritual civilization. His reasoning is similar to Ralph's but more fragile beacuse he can see himself in the same way that he sees other human situations. When he suggests that the beastie is them he is including himself beacuse fear in a human emotion. Simon is intuitve, mystical, and has Christ like characterisitics. Simon was the first boy that was killed on the island. When all the boys were dancing around doing a mock hunt he stubbled out of the forest on all fours, the boys thought that he was a beast so they brutially killed him. His body was washed out to sea.

As a result what happens to the careful plan of the assembly?

It goes into chaos. Everyone is talking out of turn. Their is yelling and fith and crying. Jack watches Ralph lose control of the group

Why does Rodger throw a stone at Henry "to miss"

It has to do with control. He thinks he will get intoruble if he hits him. He wants to invoke fear in the littluns

What is a Bower?

It is a hiding place

A sign from the real world comes from the sky when the boys are asleep. Samneric see it and call it a beast but what is it really?

It is a praschuttest. His plane was shot down and he was killed and his body landed on the island

describe the conch and tell why it is important?

It is an 18 inch cream colored shell and it is a symbol of civilizatioon, authority, power, and leadership. Sounds like a ships deep sound

Where does Simon go to be alone?

It is beyond the scar. It is a secret bower place in the jungle. There is candle bushes and butterflies. The place is in the wilderness, he stays there at night, and is not afraind of the dark. he comunes with anture. Senses come alice. Opening inner nature

What is the water like on the other side of the isalnd?

It is like a sa monster. It is rough and harsh. There is coral and rough pink rocks

Describe the Island?

It is shaped like a boat. Has pink rocks, moutains. There are fruit trees and pigs to eat. It is mostly flat. Lots of green and pink color and a lot of trees. There is rocks, cliffs, rock fort (castle rock), the scar, a fresh stream, lagoon, mountain

What does the Lord of the Flies tell Simon?

It tells simon to go and the the beastie is the evil that is found in all of the boys. The pig is the "beast"

How do samneric describe this new beast?

It was furry, had wings, claws, big teeth and big eyes

Who gets to see the beast first (the paraschuttest)?

Jack

What leadership problem does Ralph encouter in chaper theree

Jack and Ralph both want power. They are getting nothing done and peaople barley listen

Glasses stolen=

Jack becomes true cheif

What breaks the tension when Puggy and Ralph arrive?

Jack burns piggy and everyone was releaved by laughter over this. Jack then gives them meat

At castle rock how is jack authoirty irrespoisble, concerning WIlfred?

Jack has the boys tie wilfred to a chair and he has Rodger beat him up. This happend because jack told him too. Irresponsible in the fac there is no consquences for there actions.

Who is leading back to the mountain?

Jack is leading back, ths shows and shift in power

What happens to leadership here?

Jack is the leader. He is a savage leader. He is a foot hight than anyone and he has seased power

When Ralph reminds the group that the rules are the only thing we've got. how does jack respond?

Jack says who cares about the rules. He says they can hunt and that is all that matters. they are savage now. Jack doesnt want rules he wants chaos and disorder in thing

After the reach the platfrom, accusations abound and they fight over leadership. How does Jack Criticize Ralph?

Jack tells all the other boys lies. That Ralph said they are all cowards. He tells the boys Ralph did not see the beast

What happens when they find the piglet for the first time ?

Jack tries to kill it but it runs away. it is caught in the creepers and vines

Who is watching this scene of Rodger throwing to miss

Jack. Jack has control of Roger and Roger has control over Henry. Henry has control over sea urchants. it is a pecking order. All want power

The most imprtant topic to discuss is the fear or the beastie. What different opinions are stated about the beast?

Jack: there is no beastie but if there was i will kill it Piggy: There is no such thing as a beastie. Ralph: no beast it is all just fear

Who was the first littlun introduced?

Johnny

What is happening to the scar?

Life is starting to grown in there. Plants are growing and the land is starting to become even. There was an undergrowth engulfing the scar running through the scar gave ralph cuts

What does jack want to do with Castle rock?

Make it into a fort

Describe the typical pattern a day and night follows

Morning: Bright sun, the whelming sea and sweet air, as a time when play was good and life was so full of hope. Noon: the floods of light fell more nearly to perpendicular, the shark colors of the morning was smoothed in perl opalsecene. The heat had momentum, kids lyingin the shad possibly sleeping End of afer noon: the mirage subsided/ the herizon became level while the sun declined. Darkness: dropped the isalnd was like an extinguisher and soon the shelters were full of restlessness

Does Simon believe there is a beast?

No he does not. The beast is the inner evil within the boys

Where is the conch?

On the other side of the island. Ralph and Piggy left it there. without it there is a loss of civilization

What is the importantance of a stick sharpened at both ends?

One sharp end to go into the ground the other shrap end to stick the head of the big on

What is the title of chapter 4 and wha tis the significance?

Painted Faces and long hair- meaning they are doing anything for the hunt. their hair has grown out and they are becomeing savage. Long hair shows they are growing out of there old ways and habbits. Time is passing by. Piggys hair doesnt grow like the others and he is still attached to civilization. Painted faces shows the boys in savagery. Masks hid identy and the behaivor on the person

Who is Percival and what does he have tos ay about the beast?

Percival is an ugly littlun. He was ugly even to his own mother. He says that he saw the beast when he work up from a nightmare/ He thought that the beast come out of the water.

What does this quote mean: " he hates you too Ralph. You got him over the fire; an' you're cheif an he isnts... he cant hurt you: byt if you stand out of the way he'd hurt the next thing. And thats me"

Piggy is saying that Jack is jelious and that he cant stand not being in power. that when he gets mad he reverts to violence. Jakc is just afraind enought of Ralph that he wont do anything to him. Jack is able to victimze others so easliy because victimization is east when no one is around to control it. It no one stands up for the weak link or the piggys all of them will die off

When Jack leaves in tears who gains strength?

Piggy! it is him time to share his ideas and to help and do the things he wanted to get done with. Without Jack he is a leader

Who doesnt get to go exploring and why?

Piggy. He is not fit for the job. He is fat and has asthma. Raloh told him to take names. Jack hates piggy and doesnt want him to come

As the conflict escalates between Jack and Raloh, on whom does jack take out his anger and why?

Piggy. Jack hates Piggy and everythign about him. Piggy is the weakest and easiest thing to pick on. Jack knows that piggy wont fight back and that he will always win over piggy

What indecent question does Ralph ask Jack and who has given him this new understanding?

Ralph asks jack why does he hate him? The questiong is indecent beacuse it is a loaded question. It is an intoment question. Piggy was the one that gave Ralph this insight

Who is the chosen leader and why?

Ralph because he holds the conch, called the meeting, and he has nothing unusal about him. he was voted in.

What causes the other bos to gather together?

Ralph blows into an 18in, cream colored, conch shell. There is a deep bellowing noise that soudns like a ship.

How is this mock hunt which follows different from the previous mock hunt?

Ralph joins in this mock hunt. Robert was in the center, but instead of fake stabing him they were really stabing him. They all got way to into this mock hunt and could have really hurt Robert.

Who gets to go exploring?

Ralph, Jack, and Siomn

Who is left at Ralphs camp?

Ralph, sam, eric, Piggy, some littlun

Who is the cruelest hunter?

Rodger. He was stabbing where ever he could get flesh. When the sow was still living he stuck a spear up her butt, twisted it and put her in imense pain

What happens to the dead paraschuttest?

Simon released him from the sarachut and the body washes out to sea

Who has witnessed this brtual killing of the sow?

Simon, the brutal killing happened in his bower

Who dares to say it

Simon. He says this beacuse he is honest and truthful and he isnt scared

WHat happens to Simons body?

Simons body gets washed out to sea

"the sacrifice"

Simons death

When Simon tries to ecplain "makinds essential illness" how is he recieved?

Siom is recieved badly. People dont undersatnd why he is saying this/ All the kids laugha t him. Man kids essential Illness is that man is all evil.

Scar

Symbolizes the decline of civilization. the place where the plane crash

Island

SymbolizesMicrocosm or a smaller version of society

What does Jack promiss

That he and all his hunters willg et food and provide protection. Everyone will have fun

How do the boys recall and rationalize the murder of SImon?

That it was an accident. hat they were on the outside of the circle and didnt do it. They were in denial of teh whole thing

At the Second meting what truth does Piggy try to convey?

That no one knows they are on the island and that they may be there a long time

What plans does jack tell his new tribe?

That they are going to have fun and hunt and that is it! they need meat and need to kill more pigs!

The head is a gift to whom?

The beastie

How did the boys end up on this island?

The boys were set away for safe keeping while the adults were at wat. Their plane was attacked and shot down

What is Blood lust?

The desire to hurt or kill

Waht terrible thing happens at the end of the chapter which is chapter 2?

The fire gets out of control. "The flmaes as thought hey were a kind of wild life, crepy as a jaguar creeps on its belly towards a line of birch- like sapling that fledged an outcrop of the pink rock" " The heart of the flame leapt nimbly across the grap between the trees and then went swinging and flaring along the whole row of them"

Describe what happens at the beach between the littluns and the biguns

The littluns are laying in the sand, building castles, minding their own business when the biguns come and kick them over

What is Piggys contribution to the fire?

The other kids use the magnification from his glasses to get the wood to burn

Describe this first fire

There is no smoke only flame in the beginning. The fire starts with teh crack of a pieve of wood. They then add on green leaves and the fire grew as smoke rose. The fire then grew and started to burn everything

describe in detail the first two boys introduced

These two boys are both around the age of twelve. There names are names are Ralph and Piggy. Ralph: a fair haired boy. His grey shirt was stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead. His hair is the color blonde. He is very athletic. Ralphs father is in the navy. Ralph tends to be a show off, he is confident, teases piggy, sheds his clothes, and is a day dreamer. He was described to have a "Golden Body" Piggy: His parents died, and he lives with his aunt. He has asthma, is shelttered, talkative, annoying, smart, not athletic, wears glasses (he is blind without them), fat, defective, lil-omened talk, relistic, and has a "pink" body

What is the relation between Percival and Birthmark boy?

They are cousins

Describe the conflict building between Jack and Ralph

They are fighting a lot. Their priorities are pulling them apart. Barier between Jack and Ralph is starting to build they love but hate each other

how are they befouled?

They are hurt, dirty, and savage. They are murders, and savage

This hunt is different from the others. How?

They are on a mission. Jack is the leader they are doing exactly what he says. This killing od a pig is a lot more cruel and gruesome

Describe the killing of the sow

They circled around her and her pigglets adn threw there spears. The sow ran away with a spear in her side and as she was running blood was spilling from her side. She left a bloody trail behind her and when the boys caught up to her they killed her, degutted her, and put her head on a stick

The Biguns did not vote Ralph out of office as there leader yet they sneak away to joun Jack. WHy?

They didnt want to face Ralph, they have to much respect for him. The bigguns dont want to listen to Piggy and Jack message was appealing to all of them

Why are the snkaes no longer mentinable?

They dont say it. If you mention it it becomes real

When the boys are painted what does it do to them?

They feel empowered, that no one can touch them. That they can be savage in a sense.

At this point how has the choir changed?

They have forgotten all about their dutties and about being rescued, they are completely savage. The choir does not help out and they all have shed their clothing and are nacked

What are Ralph and Jack's solutions?

They the snake doesnt exsist but if it did jack would kill it

Describe the explorers' apparent pleasure?

They think that exploring is a great adventure. The view on the mountain is amazing. They have freedom with no adults

Why dont the boys believe what Piggy say?

They think the airport/ adults know where they are, people are going to find them. The boys dont want to believe him

Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are left to figure out what to do next. WHy do Piggy and SImon try to convince Ralph to stay Cheif?

They try to convince him because Jack would be a bad, cruel leader. he would hurt Piggy. All he would have poeple do is hunt all the time. He wouldnt keep the fire going. They would all die on the island.

How do the bigguns treat Percival?

They yell at him to shut up. They bully him and call him names they chant at him and make him cry

What is jacks main concern?

To hunt and get meat. he is driven to get meat

Why does jack apologize when it is so obvious that he is being insincere?

To look like the bigger and better person over Ralph. He gets respect and power from this. It is a pilitical trick to make people believe the good in him

The ship passes and teh hunters succeed at the same time. Why might this be?

To show the different priorities on this island. Jack just wants to go hunting while Ralph wants nothing more than to be rescued. Savagery= jack and his hunters Civilization= Ralphs group

WHy does Jack return to the platform?

To steal away with the fire

At their second meeting, rules are established, what are they?

To talk you must raise your hand and be given the conch to talk/ No parents so it will be fun. If you break the rules you will be hit (jack wants to hit/ hunt)

After Simon wakes up from being unconcious, where is he headed next?

To the party to tell the boys what the beast is

What does jack mean about feeling hunted?

When he is all alone he feels like someone is folowing him. That he is veing hunted. Hunter vs. hunted

What is the Baptism into Savagery?

When jack killed the pig. How blood was all over him. It covered his face and and body. His hair is also the red color or blood

What is really the snake like beastie?

a night mare. The snake were the vines on the trees

What is a cruiser?

a war ship

How old are the biguns?

about 10- 13 years of age

How old are the littluns

about 5 to 6 years old

What is the age of reason? the age when you can make your own decissions?

around the age of 7

How is the choir described when they first appear?

black, bat-like, creatures, shadows, something dark like, they can be compaired to the Nazi army. These discriptions are forshadowing that something bad is going to happen with theses boys. They all walk in a line 2 by 2 and are wearing all black with a silver cross. They are lead by Jack Merridew. He is their leader becuase he can hit a high C

Black

evil, the choir/ hunters, savagery

pink

innocence, piggy- green can also be naivery, new to something

Green

innonence of boys. lack of knowledge

Piggy

is a weak individual, a victim. He is the person who would have died (did die) for a civilization and a society. He is acutely dependent on laws governing the behavior of others towards him. He is the most intelligent and the only one possessing anything of technological and beneficial nature, his glasses. In this aspect, he is science personified. The others need his ideas and his glasses, but they dont need his dependence on laws and governing in their existance

Red

jack and the symbol of blood

What Sort of Lifestlyle does the littluns have

led a quiet distinct, and act the same time intense lfie. Most of the day they ate picking fruit they could reach. They had stomach aches and constant diarrhoea. They suffered untold terrors in the dark. They played, they cried, were filthy dirty. They obeyed the conch. They seldom bothered with the biguns

Lord of the Flies

pig's head as symbol of the beast evil within all, the devil, beelzebub

Mouth

ravenous, instiable hunger of evil (see page 187), evil that can never be filled or satisified

Ralph

seems to be the "normal", average boy, who by virtue of his possesion of the conch and by his physical attractiveness, is eleceted leader. His leadership depends entirely on how long the conch stands as a symbol of authority, much the same as any democratice process, or compromising group government. Ralph is the prototype of a civilized man

Littleuns' beastie

snake like vines and sea monster

Knife

symbolizes fromidable power, meaning is causes dread of fear

Conch

symbolizes power and authority of civilization

fire

symbolizes rescue

Glasses

symbolizes scientific contribution. They are Piggy's glasses

What does Piggy suggest about the fire?

that juset because they cant make a fire on the mountain doesnt mean they cant make it at all. They could jsut make it in the sand or on the rocks down low/ They made a pyrimd of twigs and branches. Piggy is gaining self control

What after- dinner game do the hunters play?

they act out how they killed the pig. It is a renactment. They engulfed the pig in a circle of bodies then stabed her. The chant that was song before started up again

What is the new solution to deal with the new beast?

they need to kill it. to go on the one part of the island no one has veer been too

Killing of the Sow (mother pig)=

turning point in struggle= release of death and evil. Killing the maternal pig is killing the source of life and the future of the food source. The kill of this pig was some what of a sexual kill. They stuck the spear up her butt. The pig releases/ is the devil

Birthmark Boy

was put in the book because he is kind of sad. Most of the kids are abnormal on this island. Everyone has something about them that is different and that is true in life

Why cant jack kill the pig at first?

" I was going to" "i was choosing a place- next time" jack makes up these excuses. Because of the enormity of the knife decending and cutting into living flesh and the unbarable blood this is saying they are innocent. They have never killed before. The blood is gross

What is the chior chanting when they catch their first pig?

" Killing the pig, cut her throat. Spill her blood, bash her in. "