Lord of the Flies

Chapter 1-3 Questions

1. Briefly describe the following characters:
Ralph: Ralph is a born leader and will make decisions for the good of the
group. He also is ignorant to the feelings of people.
Piggy: He is smart but limited physically
Simon: He is a walking mess he faints and vomits, seems a little timid
Jack: Charismatic bad boy.
Sam & Eric: They seem somewhat polite and dont like to stand out
Maurice: Maurice is Jacks follower but is not as mean
Roger: Roger seems secretive and cruel
Littluns: Young innocent little boys
2. How do the boys end up on the island?
The story takes place in ww2 so the boys were sent away on a
plane but it crashed onto an island
3. What do the boys have that becomes the symbol of authority in the
society they form?
The conch does. When the conch is blown that means a meeting
is starting, during a meeting the only person who can talk is the one
holding the conch.
4. What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashes the green
candle buds?
We learn that Jack is very violent.
5. Why does Jack Hesitate to kill the piglet with his knife? What does he
promise will happen the next time he sees the pig?
Jack Hesitates to kill the pig with his knife because he know you
have to slit the throat before you eat it. He cannot handle the amount
of blood. He promises that next time he will kill it
6. What does a little un think he has seen in the forest?
The littleun thinks he saw some sort of a monster
7. How and why do the boys make a fire?

They use Piggys glasses as a burning magnifying glass. They

made it because they wanted a signal for passing planes and ships.
8. Why does the boys plan for rescue fail?
Jack said that the "hunters should be responsible keeping the
fire lit. Unfortunately, on the day that Ralph spotted a passing ship,
Jack decided that he need all of his hunters to hunt a pig. Resulting in
the fire being left unattended so it was out when the ship passed by.