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Conch Shell

Symbolic Meaning: Authority,Leadership,Order.

Jack says that they don't need the ___________ and everyone should know when to talk or not.

fire

Symbolic meaning.: Hope, Civilization. _____________ goes out and there is a ship that passed them because Jack was hunting and now no chance of being rescued. The ________ is stolen by Jack's tribe.

The Lord of the flies

____________ is literally a pig's head on a stick, and it tells Simon to become bad and have fun.

Jack and Ralph's argument-chapter 3

Ralph is working to make shelter and Jack is focused on hunting

Piggy as an outsider

He is fat, has asthma (ass mar) and doesn't do manual labor

Rules Ralph creates/reestablishes

No new fire except on the mountain top, use rocks as a bathroom, keep the fire going

If Jack were chief

All hunting and no fire

The "beast"

A dead man in a parachute

Simon's death

In a dance the hunters got carried away and killed him

Hunters' plan for Ralph

To hunt him

Hunters' moves to get Ralph

First, push large rocks at him and then to set the forest on fire

What does it represent when Jack destroys the conch?

When Jack destroys it, anarchy takes over because any hope of strong, central leadership has been abandoned

Fire

Its smoke symbolizes the best hope of the boys being rescued. It also symbolizes destruction.

What does the Beast symbolize?

in reality, it is only their own internal fear.

It is located in the soul and mind of the boys, leading them to the natural chaos of a society with no adults.

the lord of the flies

Symbolizes the power of evil and the evil in the boys (and in humanity).

Piggy's Specs

They symbolize the voice of reason and logic among the boys. A symbol of intelligence and education.

Face Paint

Face Paint

Scars

The scar is where the plane crashed; it symbolizes destruction.

Time spent on the island also leaves a scar.

Ralph

This character represents the law-abiding hardworking citizen who works for the good of the group and has faith that everything will turn out all right in the end if the proper rules are obeyed by everyone.

Protagonist. Most passionate about making sure the fire keeps going.

Jack

-he represents the destructive forces in society: ruthless and evil

-he plays on the fears of the group to gain power over them.

-rather than help society, he wants to dominate it.

-Obsessed with meat and hunting

-He becomes violent and controlling and splits into an new group

Piggy

- intellectual who tries to solve problems with logic and reason

-considered "different" by the others, they pay little attention to him and he is ineffective despite his intelligence.

-fat with glasses

Originally finds the conch

Smashed by a rock when he tries to get his glasses back

Simon

-This character represents the spiritual leader

-He simply "knows" things - but is unable to communicate his knowledge to the others.

Able to communicate to Lord of the flies.

Mysterious and likes to be alone

He is stabbed to death

Samneric

... the last to remain loyal to Ralph and they represent the tug-of-war within us to remain good ... good experts in survival

Littluns

The younger kids.

Represent the common folk, who easily follow the lead of others into savagery when there is no enforced structure in society.

Describe Piggy

He's has asthma. He is bullied by most of the older boys. His father is dead, and his mother is out of the picture. He lived with his Auntie, who was overprotective of him.

How has Jack's personality changed during his stay on the island?

His personality changed because he seems obsessed with hunting and killing a pig. His looks have changed quite a bit. His hair is in his eyes, and he's sunburned and painted.

Why does he paint his face, and how does the mask make Jack feel?

He paints his face so that he can blend in with the vegetation and hunt the pig. It makes him feel free of shame and self-consciousness.

Compare Ralph's treatment of the littluns with Jack's.

Ralph is understanding of the littlun's fears, and he brings it to the group for discussion. Jack is cruel to the littluns, calling them crybabies and sissies.

What did the boys see on the mountaintop?

They saw the parachutist, but they thought it was the beast. They still do not recognize it as a human form.

Although he is not able to get the boys to throw Ralph out of office as chief, Jack manages to overthrow Ralph's authority anyway. How?

He calls Ralph a coward. He points out some of Ralph's faults, and he makes up derogatory comments that Ralph never said. He points out his own bravery. He asks the boys to vote Ralph out, and when no one does, he cries and storms off to start his own group.

What acts of kindness (there are two) does Simon perform in this chapter?

He frees the parachutist, an act of mercy, because the body was in a state of disgrace. He also runs down from the mountain to tell the boys that the beast isn't real. The boys, in a mob-mentality, jump on him and attack him.

Describe the way that Jack is currently ruling as "chief."

He is harsh and acting like a dictator. He has ordered that Wilfred be tied up, but no one even knows the reason why. This is representative of a totalitarian government.

In what ways does the tribe try to find Ralph?

-they push boulders off a cliff down into the thicket where he is hiding

-they spread out in clotheslines formation

-they light a fire to smoke him out

Jack

'We won't be painted because we aren't savages!'