Questions about Lord of the Flies?

Question

There are multiple but if you can only answer one that is understandable.
Sorry it's alot but please help
Chap. 1

1.Who is "the voice" referred to? What does it represent?
2.The language in the description of Ralph may foreshadow what?
3.How old is Ralph?
4.What rhetorical device does Golding use in his description of light and breezes?
5.What gives the conch value?
6.In what sense do Ralph and Piggy complement one another while dealing with the conch?
7.What is the meaning of the word "dumb" in the statement "boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand?
8.Why did the boys gather as Ralph blew the conch?
9.Describe Sam and Eric.
10.What about Jake Merridew indicates that he is used to commanding?
11.What is the unknown force that arranged the rocks?
12.What is the first act of willful destruction? What makes the boys' reaction?
13.Ralph, after the three explorers reach the top, makes the statement "This belongs to us" What is the significance of this statement?
14.Describe the island and explain the significance of it's shape.
15.What is the most notable symbol of chapter one and what does it represent?
16. What is the general goal of the group of boys throughout chapter one?
Sorry thats alot but please help.

Answer 1

Lord of the Flies - William Golding



STUDY GUIDES.



http://www.shmoop.com/lord-of-the-flies/



http://www.bookrags.com/notes/lof/



http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/



http://www.ualberta.ca/~leendert/lotf/



http://www.litcharts.com/lit/lordoftheflies/

Answer 2

Lord of the flies is shown literally as the pigs head on the stick, which simon talks to, But is also in someways the beast, which is a metaphor for the evil withing humans so there fore the lord of the flies could be anyone e.g jack. It is literally how you intrept the book though!

Answer 3

thanks for the 2 points