Lord of the Flies Questions and Answers
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In chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies, what is the significance of Jack's mask?
Jack uses white and red clay along with charcoal to camouflage his face when he embarks on a hunting expedition in chapter 4. Initially, Jack hopes that the face paint will disguise his appearance,...
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What are some quotes about Piggy in chapter 11 of Lord of the Flies?
Piggy's character, Piggy's glasses, and Piggy's death are all focal points in chapter 11 of Lord of the Flies. At the beginning of the chapter, Golding writes, Piggy sat expressionless behind the...
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Where is a good quote in Lord of the Flies to show how Jack uses violence to gain control and dominance?
In chapter 5, Jack cries: “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!” This bold assertion of violence...
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What are some quotes from Lord of the Flies that best demonstrate Ralph's abilities as an order-seeking leader?
There's another quotation which demonstrates Ralph's desire for order and stability on the island: Jack’s in charge of the choir. They can be—what do you want them to be? Ralph makes this...
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In chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies, how does this quote end? "While I..."
In this scene in Chapter 3 of Lord of The Flies, Ralph and Jack are arguing. Their conflict is indicative of the tension that will continue to mount between them, reflecting the widening gap in...
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In chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies, why does Roger throw stones at Henry, and why doesn't he hit him?
Roger is an interesting study because he is constrained primarily by fear of punishment for breaking the rules. Once that fear goes away, such as happens on the island, Roger has no inward...
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How do Ralph and Piggy view Simon's death in Lord of the Flies?
At the beginning of Chapter 10, Ralph tells Piggy that they murdered Simon. Piggy realizes that they savagely killed Simon, but attempts to repress the memory and not speak about it. Ralph takes...
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"We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We're English, and the English are best at...
In chapter two, the boys are on the top of the mountain when Ralph declares that they should designate people to maintain the signal fire and states that there should be more rules. Ralph is...
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What are some quotes throughout Lord of the Flies that represent bullying on the island?
His specs—use them as burning glasses! Though Jack knows full well that Piggy's short-sighted and can't see a thing without his glasses, he doesn't hesitate to grab them in order to use their...
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What message is William Golding trying to convey in Lord of the Flies? How does he convey the message?
The primary message that Golding is trying to convey throughout Lord of the Flies is that humans are inherently wicked, violent beings and will revert back to their primitive, savage instincts in...
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In Lord of the Flies, how does Jack use the beast to control the other boys?
It is never certain whether Jack truly believes in the phantom menace of the beast himself, but he recognizes the power to be wielded in stoking the younger boys' imaginations about the beast's...
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What are three quotes from Ralph in Lord of the Flies that show that he's a good leader?
Interestingly, Ralph is recognized as not being the most obvious leader of the group from the beginning: None of the boys could have found good reason for this; what intelligence had been shown...
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Please explain the two deaths, Piggy's and Simon's, in Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Towards the end of chapter 8, Simon is viciously murdered by the group of boys during a severe tropical storm. After Simon climbs the mountain and discovers that the beast is actually the decaying...
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How is Ralph and Jack's relationship in chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies?
Tensions reach a high point in chapter 7 when it becomes clear that Jack is challenging Ralph's leadership. Jack is starting to do whatever he wants. From the beginning, Jack has resented that...
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In Lord of the Flies, what chapter is it when Jack kills the pig the first time?
In William Golding's popular novel Lord of the Flies, Jack and his hunters succeed in killing the pig in chapter 4. Jack does acknowledge the fact that the hunters helped him, but he also makes...
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Why was Ralph chosen over Piggy and Jack to be leader in Lord of the Flies?
Shortly after the boys assemble on the platform, Ralph says that they should have a chief and Roger suggests that they put it to a vote. Rather than judge the potential candidates for chief on...
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What exactly is the boys' savage chant in Lord of the Flies? Since there are quite a few versions I have seen at...
The first time the chant is used is in Chapter 4 after the boys kill the first pig: Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood. It is repeated at the end of Chapter 4 during the re-enactment...
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What do Piggy's glasses symbolize in Lord of the Flies, and how does this symbol progress over the course of the story?
Piggy's glasses symbolize a connection to civilization and to scientific reasoning that generally erodes through the conflict in the novel. In the first chapter, Ralph asks Piggy about his father,...
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Please explain the conversation between the Lord of Flies and Simon in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies.
The bizarre conversation between Simon and the Lord of the Flies confirms his belief that the Beast isn't a real creature but rather the evil that lurks within each and every one of the boys....
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Why is Simon a Christ figure in Lord of the Flies?
A Christlike character in literature is one who embodies many of the qualities of Jesus Christ, found in the New Testament of the Bible. Jesus Christ was hated by many, though He inflicted harm on...
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In the beginning of chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies, how does Golding describe Jack?
As chapter 3 opens, Jack is crouched down like a sprinter, carefully observing the environment in hopes of detecting evidence of pig movement. Jack is depicted as an intense, dedicated hunter, who...
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In Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies, why does Simon tell Ralph that "you" will get back all right?
Simon is the boy who provides Ralph with emotional encouragement, in the same way Piggy provides him with intellectual support. In this scene in chapter 7, Simon senses that Ralph is worried about...
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What quote from Lord of the Flies shows that Ralph's government was focused on looking after the littluns?
In Chapter 4, the littluns are given a fairly lengthy description. This first quote shows how the littluns obeyed and respected Ralph as an adult authority figure: They obeyed the summons of the...
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At the end of Lord of the Flies, what three boys do not make it off the island?
The ending of William Golding's Lord of the Flies is dramatic and emotional. The growing suspense of the chapters leading up to this point lead the reader to wonder if Ralph will survive the...
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What is a quote talking about Jack's being unable to kill the piglet in Lord of the Flies?
An important quote about Jack being unable to kill the piglet is the following: They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh;...
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Is there cannibalism in Lord of the Flies?
While the boys in Lord of the Flies do not resort to cannibalism, one could argue that this is only because there was other food around and because the naval officer rescued them before hunger or...
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What does the phrase, "a stick sharpened at both ends," mean, from chapter 12 of Lord of the Flies?
It just means that Jack and the hunters are going to kill Ralph, cut off his head, and offer it as a sacrifice to the Beast (which is nothing but a dead paratrooper). One sharp end goes into the...
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What are some quotes about Piggy's specs with page numbers in Lord of the Flies?
Piggy is depicted as an extremely intelligent, overweight boy who is myopic and must wear glasses to see clearly. Piggy's glasses are significant throughout the novel and symbolically represent...
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In chapter 5, what is Simon referring to when he says, "maybe it's only us that we're afraid of"?
In chapter 5, Ralph holds an assembly and chastises the boys for not completing necessary tasks or following his directives. After criticizing the boys for their negligence and disobedience, Ralph...
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How does Ralph change throughout Lord of the Flies?
As the action unfolds in Lord of the Flies, we can observe Ralph gradually come to the understanding that, when it comes to establishing a civilization, violence of some kind or another is simply...
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How do the boys start a fire in Chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies?
In Chapter 2, Ralph mentions that it is important for the boys to build a signal fire so that passing ships will stop to rescue them. The boys agree and enthusiastically collect dry wood, but have...
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In chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies, why do Roger and Maurice kick over the sand castles of the younger children?
Roger and Maurice are example of boys with aggressive, and in Roger's case, sadistic, impulses that have been carefully controlled because of social constraints. They obeyed the rules back home,...
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Irony In Lord Of The Flies
Irony is when events unfold in a way opposite of what might be expected. One great irony is that Simon is the one mistaken by the other boys for the beast and killed. This is ironic on multiple...
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In chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, what does the Lord of the Flies tell Simon?
Towards the end of chapter eight, Simon comes face-to-face with the severed pig's head impaled on a sharpened stick in the middle of his secluded spot in the forest. Simon proceeds to hallucinate...
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How and why is Simon killed in Lord of the Flies? What is the meaning behind Simon's death?
Simon is the only boy who possesses hidden knowledge of the beast and understands that it is not a tangible creature that can be killed. After Ralph, Jack, and Roger confirm its existence, Simon...
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In chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, why do Ralph and Piggy join the dance?
In this unpredictable and harsh environment, Ralph and Piggy have temporarily just had their physical needs met. Jack has just offered them some meat, and they relished the "succulent" nourishment....
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Lord Of The Flies Fire Quotes
At first, the boys, under the direction of Ralph, attempt to light a fire as a signal to passing ships. Here is the description of their attempt from Chapter 2: "On one side the air was cool, but...
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In Lord of the Flies, provide a quote on the scar and discuss what it symbolizes.
The narrator uses the word "scar" repeatedly early in the novel to describe the damage done when the plane carrying the boys crashes on the island. One quote is as follows: Beyond falls and cliffs...
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What are some quotes about the conch shell being used in Lord of the Flies with page numbers?
(I'm not sure how our page numbers will line up. I am using the Perigree Book published by the Penguin Company, for reference. It has a green fly resting on a boy in a black uniform on the cover.)...
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Discuss the killing of the sow in Lord of the Flies. What makes this scene so important?
In Chapter 8, Jack and his hunters graphically murder a sow that is nursing her babies by stabbing a spear up its backside and slitting its throat. This scene is significant throughout the novel...
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What were the rules of the island in Lord of the Flies and what was the civilization like?
The word "tenuous" is an apt choice to describe the civilization of the island. Even before the complete collapse at the novel's end, there are a few significant challenges to and failures of the...
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In Lord of the Flies, why does Jack paint his face?
As was mentioned in the previous post, Jack initially paints his face as a way to camouflage himself while he is hunting. In Chapter 4, Jack walks out of the forest holding a stick of charcoal and...
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In the book Lord of the Flies, what situation led to the plane crash?
The boys arrive on the island in a plane. They are schoolboys who have been evacuated from their homes in Britain in order to get to a place of safety because a nuclear war is in progress. In...
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What are key examples of bullying against Piggy in Lord of the Flies? Who bullies Piggy and why?
Piggy serves as the symbol of rationality and logic in Lord of the Flies, and it is partially because of his role as this symbol that the bullying against him seems especially pronounced. Though it...
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What do Ralph and Jack disagree about in Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies?
Ralph and Jack disagree about the importance of building shelters and maintaining a signal fire compared to spending the majority of their time hunting pigs throughout the island. Ralph champions...
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What is the quote when Ralph ordered Jack and his tribe to look after the fire? Where can it be found in the book?
Ralph first decides that a group of boys needs to watch the fire. This comes immediately after they light the first blaze, in Chapter 2. Ralph says: “We’ve got to have special people for looking...
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In Lord of the Flies, what does Simon mean when he tells Ralph, "You'll get back to where you came from"?
Golding himself noted that he intentionally created Simon's character to be a Christlike character, which is important in analyzing this quote. At the beginning of chapter 7, Ralph is looking out...
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What is the significance of Simon's death in Lord of the Flies?
The significance of Simon’s death in Lord of the Flies relates to the fact that the one truly good, truly rational person on the island is now dead. The person who took care of the younger children...
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Provide quotes from Lord of the Flies about masks.
Masks become an important part of Jack's reinvention of himself as leader of a savage, barbaric group. To begin his transformation, Jack comes back from the jungle with two large leaves and shows...
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What is the meaning of the title in Lord of the Flies?
The title of Golding's celebrated novel Lord of the Flies refers to the severed pig's head that Simon interacts with while hallucinating, which symbolically represents the presence of evil on the...
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