Lord of the flies

(Style and Context)

Context Analysis

Lord of the Flies (Novel) Lord of the Flies is an exploration of the ______
________ in humankind.

Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of

English schoolboys marooned on a tropical island
after their plane is shot down during a war.

Golding employs a relatively ______________

writing style in Lord of the Flies.

Golding paints a broader portrait of the

fundamental human ________ between the
civilizing instinct—the impulse to obey rules,
behave morally, and act lawfully—and the savage
instinct—the impulse to seek brute _____ over
others, act selfishly, scorn moral rules, and
indulge in violence.

Lord of the flies is an ________.

________ are stories that work on a literal and
figurative level.

The island is a ________ of the world and the

actions of the boys reflect those humankind.

Use of figurative language emphasises the

________ nature of the novel

Novel starts off like an adventure story

The Conch Symbolises law and _____

When the Conch is broken, it is irreparably

destroyed signifying their regression into
________.
Piggy’s glasses Symbolise _________ and common sense.

They also represent ____ as they are used to

ignite the fire.
The beast Represents the boys’ fear

Has different ‘physical’ manifestations in the

novel: snake; parachutist; Simon; Lord of the flies-
however they are imagined.

The real physical _____________ is in their

behaviour

The beast represents the innate evil in

humankind; as the boys regress further into
savagery, the beast increases in significance

Lord of the Flies Physically manifested in the pig’s head

It is a graphic and gruesome image

A _____ of evil

A literal translation of Beelzebub