Lord of the Flies:Chapter Study Guide Questions

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Lord of the Flies

Chapter 1

        What appears to have happened to the boys?

The airplane they were owas shot and then crashed on a small island, all surrounded by water, and the boys are the only ones surviving, there are no adults or females on the island.

        Where do they come from?

The boys come from Great Britian, they were evacuated by the government because of World War Two on an airplane probably on its way to Australia.

        Describe their environment?

They are stuck on an uninhabitated, deserted island with (as far as we know) only very few animals, such as pigs, and all surrounded by water.

Give a brief character sketch of Piggy, Ralph and Jack from what you have read in this chapter.

Piggy, the guy with the huge specs, is a little overweight and can not really function in the jungle which is a huge handicap for him. Piggy is not a very confident, but smart guy, he is the one to find the couch and shows it to Ralph, Piggy can not use it because of his asthma.

Ralph, twelve years old, is a fairly well-built and strong guy, he is the leader of the entire group.

Jack, the leader of the school choir, headboy and prefect, is ugly looking, aggressive and tall, although thin and bony.

What major decisions are made at the first meeting?

After Ralph was “elected“ to be the chief, they discussed whether the choir should be army or hunters, ending up in deciding that they’d be hunters. Secondly, Ralph explained that he would need some time to make decisions. And they had to decide if the place where they were actually was an island or not, Simon, Jack and Ralph then went to “discover“ the area around, while the others would have to stay where they were to make sure noone gets lost.

Explain what the boys learn and how they feel about their position of power on the island.

Ralph and the others realized, that it is an uninhabitated island, surronded by water as far as they can see and with only a very few animals, like pigs all spread and hidden in the “jungle“, the dark green plants around.

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Chapter 2

What is decided at the second meeting when the boys return from exploring the island?

First of all, Ralph introduced the groups’ need for hunters to get meat. To keep meetings organized, one was only allowed to speak if he’d hold the conch after he put his hand up and Ralph gave him permission to talk. Noone would be allowed to interrupt the person holding the conch, except the leader, Ralph, himself. One of the most importants rules or ideas was to have a fireplace so that, in case a ship or plane is ...

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