Themes Flashcards
All 14 cards in this deck
Civilisation: which object stands for order and democracy?
The conch.
Science and reason: what do Piggy’s glasses stand for?
Science and reason, and the power to make fire.
Rescue: what stands for the boys’ hope of rescue?
The signal fire.
Fear: what does the beast stand for?
The boys’ fear, and the evil inside them.
Fear: which littlun says the beast comes out of the sea?
Percival (Chapter 5).
Evil: which character has a conversation with the pig’s head?
Simon (Chapter 8).
Evil: what is the Lord of the Flies?
The pig’s head on the stick, swarming with flies.
Savagery: what does Jack use to paint his face in Chapter 4?
Clay and charcoal.
Savagery: what do Jack’s tribe call him after the split?
The Chief.
Power: where does Jack’s tribe make its stronghold?
Castle Rock.
Power: what does Jack offer the boys to win them to his side?
Meat, hunting and a feast.
Loss of innocence: what does Ralph do when the naval officer arrives?
He weeps, and the other boys start crying too.
Civilisation: which boy insists Simon’s death was an accident?
Piggy (Chapter 10).
Civilisation: what is destroyed along with Piggy in Chapter 11?
The conch.