LORD OF THE FLIES
CHAPTER QUESTIONS
CHAPTERS 1-3
Question
Response
1. How did the boys arrive on the island?
What clues (throughout the entire first
chapter) are revealed about the setting?
They arrived on the island because of a plane
crash. The setting is a thick jungle on an island
full of rocks with pink granite.
2. Describe Ralph and Piggy’s physical
features and reactions to being on the island.
Piggy is biggert and wants to strategize while
Ralph is skinny and hasn’t hit puberty and
wants to explore.
3. How do Ralph and Piggy summon the
others on the island? What do they do and
what happens?
They use a conch they found and blow it. The
children follow the sound and meet them on
a platform.
4. Describe Jack and the choirboys. Describe
their actions and appearance.
Jack is in charge of the choirboys, they are
wearing different clothes than the other
children they have cloaks and hats with silver
stars except jacks was gold. They walk like
robots in lines.
5. What rules about the conch is made? What
significance do you think this will have?
The conch is blown when there is a meeting
and you can only talk in a meeting if you are
holding the conch. This may create fights
later on or punishments for those who don’t
follow the rules.
6. How does the talk of the “beasties” affect
the boys? What are Ralph and Jack’s
responses to this?
Beasties scare the little boys and make them
feel unsafe it instigates mockery from the
older children. Jack and Ralph tell the boy
snakes are not on the island and he is crazy.
7. How has Jack’s behavior changed? What
might this suggest about him? What might this
foreshadow?
Jack has become friendlier with Ralph and
stayed very close with him this foreshadows
he may betray him later on.
8. Why do the boys want to start a fire? How
do they finally get a fire to start?
They want to start a fire to send a signal to
passing boats so they can be rescued. They
start the fire by using Piggy’s glasses to shine
light on the wood to make it spark.
9. How do the majority of the boys act? What
might Golding be telling us by this type of
behavior?
Most of the boys are obedient and rude to
each other. They want to be accepted and it
tells us that they don’t want to be the odd
one out.
10. Describe the two groups that are forming
on the island. Who is in charge of each
group? In what does each group seem
interested?
Ralphs group, is focused on the long-term
survival. AndJacks group, is more barbaric
and wants instant gratification.
11. Who is Simon? Where does he do and
Simon is the boy that explores with Jack and
what does he do there?
Ralph constantly having to hear their
bickering. He goes off alone to the middle of
the jungle to be alone and sits there and
enjoys the quiet.
12. What do you think Simon might represent
or symbolize? Explain your answer.
Simon symbolizes the innocence of the group
of boys, as they seem so rude and tough but
honestly all are scared and want to be
content.