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Lord of the Flies

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Book Summary

William Golding Biography

William Golding's Writings

About Lord of the Flies

Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell
Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach
Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair
Chapter 5: Beast from Water
Chapter 6: Beast from Air
Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees
Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness
Chapter 9: A View to a Death
Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
Chapter 11: Castle Rock
Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Ralph
Jack
Piggy
Simon
Samneric
Roger

Critical Essays

Major Themes in Lord of the Flies
Concept, Identity, and Manifestations of the Beast in Lord of the Flies
Golding's Use of the Fable Structure in Lord of the Flies

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Famous Quotes from Lord of the Flies
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1:  Who is the elected leader of the group?

a. Roger

b. Ralph

c. Simon

d. Piggy
2:  Jack commands which group?

a. The choirboys

b. The athletes

c. The farmers

d. The intellectuals
3:  What was the sow doing when Jack and the hunters attacked it?

a. Sleeping

b. Bathing

c. Grazing

d. Nursing her piglets
4:  What did the hunters do with the sow after they have killed it?

a. Hallucinate that it has come back to life

b. Mourn the loss of it and their violent actions

c. Leave it alone

d. Put its head on a stick and offer it as a sacrifice
5:  Who is the only boy brave enough to discover the true identity of the beast?

a. Piggy

b. Ralph

c. Simon

d. Jack
6:  What do Piggy’s glasses represent?

a. Man’s control over nature

b. The discovery of fire

c. Intellectualism

d. Truth
7:  Which is the best description of Simon?

a. He is a visionary and considered odd by the other boys.

b. He is a charismatic leader who manipulates the other boys.

c. He is a quiet intellectual who is accustomed to ridicule.

d. He is an affable and easy-going boy whom everyone likes and admires.
8:  Who are in charge of keeping the signal fire going?

a. Ralph and Jack

b. The Biguns

c. The Littluns

d. Samneric
9:  By the end of the book who is dead?

a. Ralph, Piggy, and Simon

b. Piggy and Simon

c. Jack, Piggy, and Simon

d. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon
10:  What does the conch symbolize?

a. Jack’s desire to hunt freely

b. Eventual return to England

c. Civilized discourse

d. The undiluted beauty of nature
11:  Who says the following: “Things are breaking up. I don’t understand why. We began well; we were happy…Then people starting getting frightened.”

a. Piggy

b. Ralph

c. Jack

d. Simon
12:  Who says the following: “What I mean is…maybe it’s [the beast] only us.”

a. Maurice

b. Jack

c. Roger

d. Simon



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