Lord of the Flies

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Chapter 1: The Sound the Shell


Describe Ralph, Piggy and Jack. What do they look like? How do they act towards each other, and towards the larger group? Use text evidence to support your answer (find and explicate at least two quotes for each boy).
Describe the setting and how the boys were marooned on the island (as far as they can tell).
Describe the choir, led by Jack Merridew.
What job do Ralph, Jack and Simon take on? Why do you think they do this?
How does Ralph treat Piggy? Why do you think he acts this way?
How does Ralph become the leader?
Describe the incident with the piglet. What does Jack plan to do? Why is he unable to complete his plan?

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountains

What kind of jobs or roles do the boys divide themselves into?
How did the boys end up on the island (refer to page 34)?
What does Ralph say the boys should do?
How are the “littleuns” feeling? Why do they feel afraid? How does Ralph explain their fears?
How does Piggy respond to the group meeting?
Why does Ralph think it’s so important to build a fire?
How is Piggy the voice of reason?
Why is this chapter called “Fire on the Mountains?”

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

How do you (as the reader) know that time has passed?
How is Jack described in the first few paragraphs? How is this different from when you first met him in Chapter 1?
Why is Ralph mad about the huts?
On page 53, Jack describes the feeling of hunting on your own. Put this into your own words. How does it make you feel about Jack?
On page 54, Piggy says “People don’t help much.” What does he mean here? What is really trying to say?
What is Simon’s secret?

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair

Describe what island life is like for the littleuns.
How do Roger and Maurice treat the littleuns? How does Maurice feel about stomping on their sandcastles? How does Roger torment Henry? What do you think Roger would have done had Jack not shown up? Would either boy have done something like this if adults were present? Why or why not?
How has Jack transformed? How do you feel about him?
How do the boys treat one another?
What happens when the boys see a ship in the distance? Why is Ralph mad?
What do the hunters bring back to camp? How do Ralph and Piggy respond?
How does Jack respond, in turn, to Piggy? What does he do when Simon offers Piggy something to eat? Why doesn’t Jack go after Ralph? What do you think about this?
On page 75, we see that “Ralph watched them, envious and resentful.” Why might he be envious of them? Why would he feel resentful?

Chapter 5: Beast From Water


Explicate (explain) this quote: “Suddenly, pacing by the water, he was overcome with astonishment. He found himself understanding the wearisome of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet. He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration, as though it were part of a brighter childhood…” (Golding 76).
What makes Ralph a good leader? Why does he think Piggy might make a good leader?
Ralph insists they hold another assembly. How does he want this one to be different?
Explain how Ralph, Piggy, Jack and Simon all explain/feel about fear/beasties.
Do you think the boys are doing a good job of managing life on the island? Would they do better if adults were there with them?

Chapter 6: Beast From Air


What happens overnight that most of the boys don’t see?
Who does see what happens? How do they react?
What do the boys decide during their assembly?
On page 104, who shows themselves to be a true leader? What does he do to demonstrate this? Do you think he made the right decision?
What divide shows up in the group?

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Describe Ralph, Piggy and Jack. What do they look like? How do they act towards each other, and towards the larger group?

Ralph is a good looking boy, fair, and has the build that might make him a boxer one day. Golding points out there was something likable about Ralph, "there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil". Ralph spends much of the book trying to first appease Jack and then manage Jack.

Jack is a thin bony boy who is aggressive from the beginning. He challenges Ralph feeling that he should be chief. He has red hair and freckles. Jack is an antagonist to Ralph for most of the book.

Piggy is fat as his name suggests. Golding never gives Piggy a name to emphasize how the boys see him and how they treat him. Piggy has a lot of information but is constantly a victim-figure to Jack and other more aggressive boys like Roger.

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