What is Ralph's character like?
Ralph seems superficially polite, but may be rather proud and not really concerned with others' feelings.
What is Jack's character like?
Jack sees rules and order not as absolutes, but as relative to the given environment or situation.
What is Piggy's...
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What is Ralph's character like? - answer Ralph seems superficially polite, but may be rather
proud and not really concerned with others' feelings.
What is Jack's character like? - answer Jack sees rules and order not as absolutes, but as relative
to the given environment or situation.
What is Piggy's character like? - answer Piggy clearly sees the consequences of the boys'
actions, something they seem unable to do. He seems more aware of what is going on in the
bigger picture.
What is the setting of Lord of the Flies? Why are the boys there? - answer The setting is an
uninhabited tropical island during a nuclear war. The boys are alone because they were
evacuated during a war, their plane has crashed, and the pilot is dead.
What is the conch and what do the boys use it for? What might the conch symbolize? - answer
The conch is a large shell. The boys blow in it to call everyone together. They also use it to give
everyone an opportunity to speak.
What does Ralph realize that Piggy can do better than he can? - answer Piggy could think. Ralph
realizes that Piggy is no leader, but he "had brains."
What are the smaller boys afraid of? - answer The smaller boys are afraid of a giant snake or
beast in the forest.
Describe Ralph's and Jack's reactions to the little boys' fears. - answer Ralph says there is no
beast, while Jack says they will hunt the beast and kill it.
, Why does Ralph say they need to build a fire? - answer Ralph says that the boys need to build a
fire as a signal to passing boats.
What happens to the little boy with the purple mark on his face? - answer The little boy
apparently died when the fire gets out of control and burns the side of the mountain where he
was playing.
What malicious attitudes are seen in the boys' behavior toward each other? - answer The boys'
malicious attitudes are seen in their teasing Piggy and Simon and in a general lack of concern for
the younger boys; poor attitudes are also seen in Jack's treatment of the choir and his responses
toward Piggy.
Who was Beelzebub? Consider the title of the novel. Who, or what, is the author alluding to
with the title Lord of the Flies? What might this allusion say about the novel? - answer
Beelzebub was a Philistine god whose name meant "lord of the flies." The name became
synonymous with or equal to Satan. This allusion suggests that darkness and evil will follow.
Chapter 2 ends with the sentence, "Beneath them, on the unfriendly side of the mountain, the
drum-roll continued." What is the usual significance of a drum-roll? What does this, combined
with the death of the little boy, foreshadow? - answer Drum rolls used to precede executions,
and now generally are performed before very dangerous or exciting events. Combined with the
death of the little boy, the drum-roll of the fire heightens our expectation of death or calamity.
Read Genesis 2:15-17, 25; 3:1-24. What parallels do you see between these passages and the
first two chapters of Lord of the Flies? What implications might this have for the theme of the
book? - answer Some parallels might be the idyllic location, the innocence of the boys and
Adam and Eve, the innocent attitude toward nudity, the isolation, and the introduction of the
evil serpent. (Note that at the end of Chapter 2, when the boys realize that one of them may
have been killed by the fire, someone cries out, "Snakes! Snakes! Look at the snakes!" at the
sight of tossing creepers.) The parallel with the Garden of Eden and the idea of the serpent
probably foreshadows a descent into sin and evil, loss of innocence, and/or an exploration of
original sin or the nature of man.
What is Simons character like? - answer Simon cares about and is willing to help others.
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