Study Questions for Lord of the Flies Cha p ter One 1 .

What is the chapter entitled The Sound of the Shell? 2 . What is Ralphs attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter? 3 . What is the significance of Piggys plea to join the expedition? 4 . W hy is Ra lp h elec ted c hief? 5 . W ha t is the scar that is repeatedly mentioned? 6 . W hy is J a c kuna b le to k ill the p ig ? 7 . W ha t do P ig g y, Simon, a nd the littlun with the b irthma rkha v e in c ommon? 8 . How is J a c kp resented to the rea der? 9 . W hy did Goldinguse British sc hoolb oys? 1 0 . How is Pig g y rev ea led a s most c losely tied to the world of a dults? 1 1 . How is Pig g y indirec tly resp onsib le for the b lowingof the c onc h? Cha p ter Two 1 . W ha tq uestion does the littlun with the b irthma rkra ise? 2 . How do Ra lp ha nd J a c ka nswer the q uestion a b out the b ea st? 3 . What is the significance of the chapters title, Fire on the Mountain? 4 . How do they sta rt the fire Cha p ter Three 1 . What is the significance of the title, Huts on the Beach? 2 . W hy does Ra lp h rep roa c hJ a c k ? 3 . W ha t two g roup s with differingg oa ls a re emerg ing ? 4 . W hy does Simon g o to his b ower? Cha p ter Four 1 . What is the significance of the title Painted Faces and Long Hair? 2 . W hy does Rog er, throwingstones a t the littluns, a im j ust to miss? 3 . W ha t definite sta nd does Ra lp h ma k e? 4 . W hy does J a c krefuse to g iv e Pig g y mea t? Cha p ter Fiv e 1 . What is the significance of the title Beast from Water? 2 . What is the paradox of the boys attitude toward the beast? 3 . W hy does Ra lp hc a ll ameeting ? 4 . W hy does Pig g y dissua de Ra lp h from g iv inguphis p osition a sc hief? Cha p ter Six 1 . W ha t is the irony of the dea dp a ra c hutist la ndingon the mounta in? 2 . W hy is Simon the only one to doub t the existenc e of ab ea st? 3 . W hy do Ra lp ha nd J a c kb oth insist on g oinga fter the b ea st? 4 . Why does Jack say that they dont need the conch any longer? Cha p ter Sev en 1 . Why does Simon tell Ralph that you will get back all right? 2 . W ha t ha p p ens when Ra lp h wounds the b oa r? 3 . W ha t does Ra lp ha skJ a c k ? 4 . W hy do the b oys run from the dea dc hutist? Cha p ter Eig ht 1 . W hy do the b oys refuse to v ote for J a c ka sc hief b ut slipoff to j oin him la ter?

2 . W ha t does J a c ktell his new trib e? 3 . W hy is the k illingof the sow disc ussed in suc h deta il? 4 . W ha t does the Lord of the Flies tell Simon? Cha p ter Nine 1 . W ha t rea son does Ra lp h giv e for the boys defection to Jack? 2 . W ha tk ind of lea der is J a c k ? 3 . How does J a c kp rop ose to rule without the c onc h? 4 . W hy do Ra lp ha nd Pig g yj oin the da nc e? 5 . Why is Simons dead body carried out to sea in terms of glorification? Cha p ter Ten 1 . W ha t is the significance of the title The Shell and the Glasses? 2 . Why do Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric lie about their part in Simons death, or use the da rk ness a sa n exc use? 3 . How is W ilfred p unished? 4 . How does J a c ka c c ount for the dea th of Simon? Cha p ter Elev en 1 . W hy do Ralph and Piggy decide to v isit Jacks camp? 2 . What is the reaction of Jacks tribe to Ralphs talk of rescue? 3 . W ha t ha p p ens when Pig g y holds upthe c onc ha nd tries to ta lk ? 4 . W hy does Rog er shov e his wa yp a st J a c k , only j ust ma na g ingnot to edg e him a side? Cha p ter Twelv e 1 . How does Ralph learn of Jacks plans for him? 2 . W ha t does Ra lp h sa y to the twins when they refuse to helphim? 3 . Does Ra lp h understa nd why he must b ek illed? 4 . What is the irony of Samerics behav ior? 5 . How does the author describe Ralphs flight across the island? 6 . W ha t is the irony of the fire? 7 . W hy is P erc iv a l una b le to rememb er his na me a nd a ddress? 8 . Why is Piggys fall emphasiz ed? 9 . W hy does Ra lp h sa y tha t he is in c ha rg e on the isla nd? 1 0 . W ha tc omp a rison is imp lied a t the end of the nov el? Disc ussion Questions An Exa mina tion of M otiv a tion 1 . When the story opens, what is Ralphs attitude toward the island? 2 . W ha t forc es b eg in to a c t up on him? 3 . W ha t is his a ttitude towa rd J a c k ? 4 . How does this a ttitude c ha ng e? 5 . What is his opinion of the beast when it is first mentioned? 6 . How does Ra lp hc ha ng e his op inion? 7 . W ha ta re the two forc es p ullinga t Ra lp h? 8 . W hic h of these two forc es b ec omes strong est in the end? An Exa mina tion of Symb olism 1 .I n wha t wa y is the nov el a na lleg ory of the Ga rden of Eden? 2 . Tra c e the dev elop ment of Simon a s aChrist-fig ure. 3 . What is the meaning of Lord of the Flies? 4 . What is the significance of Piggys glasses?

An Exa mina tion of P hilosop hy 1 . Contra st Ra lp ha nd J a c ka s rep resenta tiv es of op p osingp olitic a l forc es. 2 . Contra st Ra lp ha nd J a c ka s rep resenta tiv es of sp iritua l forc es. 3 . Note the c a sua l wa y in whic h Ra lp hg iv es J a c kc ontrol of the a rmy. Comp a red this with the manner in which many German intellectuals and politicians accepted Hitlers Na z i thug sa s unimp orta nt to the na tiona l life a nd irrelev a nt to the na tiona lc ha ra c ter. W ha t is Goldings implied comment on our attitude toward brute force? 4 .I s Goldingtota lly p essimistic ?Do you a g ree with him?