1. LORD OF THE FLIES
William Golding

2. Symbolism in LOTF OBJECT SYMBOLIC MEANING CONCH
Authority, order, civilization and a material object of political legitimacy and democracy
GLASSES
Ability to see clearly, also represent power of science (fire)
FIRE
Civilization, the hearth, hope (rescue), community
Some of the symbols also follow the events throughout the story. A good example of this is the conch. In the beginning of the book it is pink and is quite powerful. But as the story goes the conch becomes lighter and almost transparent ==> the power is diminishing. At the end the conch gets crushed which means savagery has won over civilization.
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3. facade; means of hiding from self
LORD OF THE FLIES
Pig’s head on a stick, symbol of the evil in the boys (therefore, in humanity; remember allegory)
MASK
facade; means of hiding from self
BEAST
The Devil, decay, destruction, savagery existing in all humans
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4. Fear, violence, unknown hiding
FOREST
Fear, violence, unknown hiding
BEACH
Safety, openness, games, communication
ISLAND
Microcosms of the world
DARKNESS
Ignorance, fear
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5. RALPH Character "Type" Model boy Ruthless leader Thinker Mystic JACK
PIGGY
SIMON
Character "Type"
Model boy
Ruthless leader
Thinker
Mystic
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6. Central Motivation
To be rescued
To hunt
To know the truth
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7. Forms democracy; lights the signal fire
Principal Actions
Forms democracy; lights the signal fire
Splits boys into two groups; hunts down Ralph
"Feeds" ideas to Ralph
Talks to Lord of the Flies; solves mystery of the beast
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8. Principal Emotions and Attributes
Dreamer; easygoing, but very responsible
Hatred; a natural leader
Serious; thoughtful
Visionary; brave
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9. At the beginning of the novel
Happy; excited by adventure
In charge of a boys' choir
Apprehensive; frightened
Fainting; choirboy
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10. The chief of a band of savages Murdered
At the end of the novel
Hunted like an animal
The chief of a band of savages
Murdered
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11. Notes for In-class Essay
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12. A. Themes in LOTF Civilization vs. savagery (external and/or internal)
Loss of innocence
Man vs. nature
Nature of evil
Individual vs. community
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13. What Golding said.
"The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable. The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end where adult life appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in the same evil as the symbolic life of the children on the island. The officer, having interrupted a man-hunt, prepares to take the children off the island in a cruiser which will presently be hunting its enemy in the same implacable way. And who will rescue the adult and his cruiser?"
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14. Simplified description of the theme:
The defects or flaws within man cause the defects or flaws within society. OR
Man in a civilized society is no better than children running wild outside adult supervision.
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15. B. Symbolism and the duality of human nature
Ex. The conch at the beginning of the novel vs. at the end. How was it different and what do those differences represents?

16. C. Ralph’s complex personality
It could be argued that Ralph was a combination of personality traits from all the main players
Jack
Simon
Piggy
Roger(?)
How does this combination allow him to partially avoid the pitfalls of the savages and survive?
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17. D. Jack’s ability to use fear
Jack uses both his own skills, confidence, threats and intimidation to control the group through fear
He also uses the groups fear of the Beast to control.
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