LORD OF THE FLIES

What is the significance of "The Sound of the Shell"? (chapter 1) The conch shell represents democracy and unity What is Ralph's attitude toward Piggy when he first meets him? (chapter 1) indifferent but superior What is the significance of Piggy's plea to join the expedition? (chapter 1) Piggy was unable to go because of his physical defects; shows the differences in Ralph's and Jack's characters Why is Ralph elected chief? (chapter 1) He is more athletic and bett...

They ( Piggy & Ralph) discovered a shell and made it into a calling to find the other boys Why is chapter 1 entitled "The Sound of the Shell?" He is offhand and uninterested What is Ralph's attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter? He's unfit and the expedition would be too much work What is the significance of Piggy's plea to join the expedition? He is a natural born leader Why is Ralph elected chief? Where the plane landed and crashed What is the "scar...

Ralph Handsome, Athletic, Natural leader, Fair boy, Chief of island, Piggy Very intelligent, Physically less than perfect fat boy, A reader and thinker rather than a boy of action, Fat boy, Glasses, Asthma Simon Poetic, Sensitive, Loner, Rather mysterious boy, The boy who fainted Jack Choir leader, "Ugly without silliness", Leader of the hunters Sam & Eric Identical twin as if later known as Samneric, They were one Maurice Choir boy as big Jack, Always ...

Speaks to Simon in his hallucination Lord of the Flies Captured and tortured by Jack's savages Samneric Mainly concerned with hunting Jack Signifies the beginning of meetings conch Officially chosen leader of the boys Ralph broken and later stolen by Jack Piggy's glasses The reason Piggy can't swim, run or gather fire wood asthma Concerned with structure and rules; the intellectual of the boys Piggy Where Jack and the savages tak...

T William Golding wrote this novel largely based on some of his experiences from WW2 F The wide variety of age/gender and ethnic race of the people on the island make this an internationally appealing novel F Ralph becomes the leader of the island after he beats up Jack at one of the platform meetings T The conch shell becomes a symbol of leadership/authority as it is passed to the person who speaks to create a sense of order and control T Jack is introduced as a...

"Piggy was so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society, that he helped fetch wood." On the island Piggy is the main target for insults and abuse. Piggy then motivated to be accepted by the other boys decides to take actions that appease them. He believes the boys will be inclined to accept him if he helps them. However because Piggy appears smarter than the other boys it keeps him as the main target of attacks both physically and verbally. "I don't ask for my glasses ...

How did the boys end up on the jungle island? Plane crash Describe Ralph's physical features. Fair hair, wearing a school uniform, and has the body shape of a boxer What was Ralph's initial reaction to being on the island? He was excited that there were no adults Describe Piggy's physical features. Shorter than Ralph, very fat, and wears glasses What was Piggy's reaction to being on the island? He is very unhappy about the whole thing How does Ralph re...

How did the boys end up on the jungle island? Plane crash Describe Ralph's physical features. Fair hair, wearing a school uniform, and has the body shape of a boxer What was Ralph's reaction to being on the island? He was excited that there were no adults Describe Piggy's physical features. Shorter than Ralph, very fat, and wears glasses What was Piggy's reaction to being on the island? He is very unhappy about the whole thing How does Ralph respond to...

Ralph The elected leader of the boys and the main protagonist. He is neither the smartest nor the strongest but has a kind of quiet charisma and good looks. He tries to keep the boys focused on domestic order and the rules of civilization but loses his authority and almost his life to Jack's seizure of power. Piggy Subject of the group's ridicule for his weight, asthma, and general lack of physical prowess or stamina. He provides the brains of the group, as well as the spectacles nece...