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Notes on Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Chapters 11-12

Imagery Quote:

Describe the context: what is being described
And at what point in the plot

Climax: Explanation

Quote:

Tone/Mood Textual Evidence or Reasoning

Summary/synopsis-Chapter 11 Summary/synopsis-Chapter 12


Symbol-take a symbol from the novel and Textual Evidence or Reasoning:
explain how it has been transformed over the
length of the plot

Reaction/comment/reflection or question at
the end of the novel.

On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions following appropriate response to
literature guidelines. Please provide textual support and a clear explanation of your reasoning.

1. What happens to the conch and to Piggy?

2. What is Ralph's reaction when he encounters the pig's skull?
3. Suppose the naval officer had not come along in the end, and Ralph had been murdered. How
would that have changed the meaning of the story?
4. Traditionally, children are portrayed as innocent. Are they in Lord of the Flies? Explain how so or
how not.
5. Whose fault was it that things didn't work out on the island?

Self guided vocabulary study:

eclipsed

inimical

crepitation

elephantine

excruciatingly