Duplicate of Lord of the Flies - Thinking About Symbols in an Allegory

Question 1

For Ralph, what is the most important use of the fire?

Accepted Answer

Smoke!

Question 2

Which one of the following aspects of the jungle creeps Jack out the most?

Accepted Answer

the feeling of being followed

Question 3

Contrast Jack's desire for Fire with Ralph's main interest in Fire.

Accepted Answer

power vs. hope

Question 4

Ralph, Jack, and Simon are all symbolic literary characters. What does Harry Potter symbolize?

Accepted Answer

emotional sensitivity

Question 5

What always makes the little ones on the island uneasy and frightened?

Accepted Answer

impending darkness

Question 6

What do Halloween children, costumed revellers, bank robbers, and clowns all have in common?

Accepted Answer

they hide their identities, they wear masks

Question 7

What do "Fantasy Island," "Gilligan's Island," and "Cast Away" all have in common?

Accepted Answer

island isolation

Question 8

The "scar" can be considered a symbol. But what has actually been "scarred?"

Accepted Answer

the island

Question 9

Piggy's glasses are symbolic. How did glasses become a sign of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

they were valuable, they were for reading, they helped a person "see", they helped eye strain after reading

Question 10

The conch is symbolic. Who do the island boys associate with the conch and give it power?

Accepted Answer

Ralph

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