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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does the island symbolize | world |
| what do the glasses symbolize | hope and power |
| what does the conch symbolize | civilization and order |
| what does fire symbolize | power, survival, and resccue |
| what does the Lord of the flies symbolize | evil and savagery of mankind |
| what does the beast symbolize | fear |
| what is bad about the island | it is uninhabited and there’s no place to escape to (32), there is an unidentified “beastie” that scares the children (35), there are no adults (no civilization/society) (34) |
| why are the glasses precious to piggy | he needs it to see something to do when ashamed, embarrassed, or under pressure (security) |
| why are the glasses so precious to the rest of the group | it is used to make a fire for the smoke signal, so they can be rescued |
| what happens to the glasses in chapter 4 | jack gets mad and one of piggy's lenses crack |
| what eventually happens to the glasses | they are stolen by jack's tribe |
| how is the conch used | it summons the survivors, used as a talking stick, designated the leader |
| what ultimately happens to the conch | it gets smashed and explodes when piggy dies |
| what role does fire play at the beginning of the novel | it creates a rescue signal, loses control and burns down part of mountain, it brings the exciement, piggy uses it as an example of their irreponsibility, and starting it distracts from noticing the little kids. |
| what role does fire play at the end | everyone decides to set the island on fire to smoke Ralph out and it is used to be rescued |
| what does the Lord of the flies look like | It is a massive head of a sow impaled on a stick, and has flies buzzing all around it (137). |
| what does it represent to simon | it warns him of evil and leads him to the conclusion that the boys are the beast themselves so it represents their brutality |