1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding Introductory Material

2. Background  The story takes place during WWII, probably on an island somewhere in the Indian or Pacific Ocean.  Several boys between the ages of 6 and 12 have been evacuated from their war-torn boarding school.

4. Literary Terms & Style Elements  allegory  microcosm  foreshadowing  simple dialogue w/ornate sensory details

5. Themes & Symbols  “Loss of innocence”  Symbols –The island –The conch shell –The dark jungle –The pig’s head –Ralph & Piggy –Jack & Simon –Roger –Samneric  Power

6. Themes & Symbols  Psychological implications: –Piggy as a scapegoat –Jack as an example of the militaristic mind –Roger as a sadist –The fear of the unknown –Self-induced crowd hysteria  Point out and discuss how this story exists on three levels: –As an action/adventure story –As a psychological novel about people under stress –As a symbolic novel about the nature of man (humans) and the role of civilization

7. Vocabulary CH. 1  enmity  decorous  incredulous  immured CH. 2  ebullience  officious  recrimination  tirade CH. 3  vicissitude  contrite  declivities  susurration CH. 4  dubious  detritus  sinewy  malevolently

8. Vocabulary CH. 5  ludicrous  inarticulate  decorum  tempestuously CH. 6  incredulity  plinth  clamor  festoon CH. 7  furtively  crestfallen  impervious CH. 8  indignant  rebuke  demure  fervor

9. Vocabulary CH. 9  static  corpulent CH. 11  myopia  parried  multitudinous  truculently  talisman CH. 12  acrid  cordon  epaulettes