2. I. Author information  -Born in England in 1911  -Participated in W W II as a member of the Royal Navy  -Published 1 st novel, Lord of the Flies, in 1954  -Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983

3. William Golding said this novel was…  “an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature.”

4. III. SETTING  Time=after the beginning of the atomic age (W W II) when English boys were evacuated by plane from their homeland.  Place=a tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific. It is shaped like a boat and contains orchards, a jungle, a beach, a warm water lagoon, and a rocky mountain ridge.

5. VI. CHARACTERS  1. Ralph  2. Piggy  3. Jack Merridew  4. Simon  5. Roger  6. Samneric

6. CHARACTERS  Protagonist-single character or small group of characters whose goal or problem is the core of the plot. This character does not have to be good, but a good protagonist may be described as the “hero” of the story.  Antagonist-character, group or force that opposes the protagonist, sometimes referred to as the villian.

7. Character continued  Characterization-name for the techniques a writer uses to reveal the personality of a characters to the reader. Character is achieved in a number of different ways. Wordsinteractions Thoughtsnames Appearancechosen settings Actionschange/development

8. Answer the following questions before reading Lord of the Flies  What is your reaction to the title of the book?  Based on the title, what do you think it is about?  Describe the jacket illustration. What can you gather from it?  How long has it been since this book was first published?  What, if anything, do you already know about Golding, his works, or this novel?  What literary award has the author won? What does that signify to you?

9. II. Allusion  A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art with which the author expects the reader to be familiar. ( i.e. Bible, mythology, Shakespeare, political & historical events)  This novel has two primary allusions.

10. Allusions to The Coral Island  Chapter 1,pg. 14  “Here was a coral island.”  Chapter 2, pg. 32  Ralph says, “While we’re waiting we can have a good time on this island….It’s like in a book.”  The boys respond with titles such as, “Treasure Island-,” “Swallows and Amazons-,” “Coral Island-.”

11. The Coral Island by Robert Ballantyne  The Coral Island was published in 1857 and was popular reading for most English children.  It is an adventure story about 3 shipwrecked boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin (Simon) who live in harmony and happiness on an island. They encounter cannibals but are rescued by their teacher.  It is one of the 1 st books written about adventures of children without adults present.

12. Biblical Allusion  The island is often referred to as a “good island” like paradise in the Garden of Eden in the Bible.  The novel contains many references to snakes/beasts.  The Bible refers to the “snake” that caused man to be kicked out of paradise.  The title contains Biblical allusions.

13. Answer the following questions after reading to the top of pg.14  What do you think of Ralph and Piggy?  What situation do Ralph and Piggy face?  What is the narrator like? Can you trust his perceptions?  Who seems to be the most important character(s)? How can you tell?  Where does the story take place? Is it a real setting or one created by the author? What special characteristics does the setting have?  What do you predict will happen next in the story?

14. IV. POINT OF VIEW  1. Third person omniscient  2. Third person limited  -Ralph  -Simon  -Piggy

15. V. THEMES  1. Need for Social Order  2. Power  3. Vision  4. Fear of the Unknown  5. Loss of Identity  6. Loss of Innocence

16. vocabulary  1. Scar-damage caused by the plane is called a “scar.” Human kind’s arrival “wounded nature.”  2. Hypothesis-educated guess based on text  -Is the island good or evil?  -list descriptions from the first 8 pages

17. Leader Activity sheet  Discuss the characteristics of a leader.  List other characteristics of a good leader.  Choose and compare figures who have been leaders.  Read next 10 pages of chapter 1

18. Paradise vs. Evil period 1  ParadiseEvil  Dazzling beach & waterskull coconuts  Something creamy/conchbat like creatures in sand  Contains lifehot/creature images  Lots of fruitscar  Shore fledged with palm treestrapped on island  no parents  island hints to death

19. Paradise vs. evil period 2  ParadiseEvil  A golden light danced upon himthe lagoon attacked  Palm treesthem with a blinding  Shimmering watereffulgence (to shine)  No adultsscar from plane  Dazzling beachreally hot  Glittering rockssnake clasped belt  Reefsflashed upwards with a  Within the irregular area of coral the lagoon waswitchlike cry  Still as a mountain lake, blue of all shadesflames, thorns, decaying  And shadowy green and purplecoconuts, broken trunks  creeper things