Chapter One:
The Sound of the Shell
Setting:
§ Appears all throughout the chapter (make sure you can give specific ATE)
§ What events lead the boys to this island?
Metaphors:
§ Scar – What is referred to as “the scar”?
Repetition:
§ Grown-ups (what does this really mean?)
§ Piggy
Situational Irony:
§ Why is Piggy’s grammar ironic?
Characterization:
§ Fat Boy and Ralph’s view of grownups
§ Physical description of Fat Boy (Piggy) and Fair Boy (Ralph)
§ Prove how Piggy is a dependent and Ralph is independent and how Ralph is laid back and Piggy is uptight.
§ Know background information: where they are from, schools they attend, family, etc.
§ Discuss significance of Piggy’s habit of “wiping his glasses.”
§ Why does Piggy watch “Ralph’s green and white body enviously?” What does this say about Piggy? (12).
§ How does Jack take to Piggy? What does this foreshadow?
§ Know minor characters: Sam and Eric, Johnny, Roger, etc.
§ Why does Jack think he deserves to be chief? What does this say about his personality? How does the author portray him in the novel?
§ Why is Ralph chosen as chief?
§ Discuss Simon’s physical appearance and personality. What will his roll be with the boys on the island?
§ Who doesn’t want to be rescued? Why?
§ Discuss how the boys begin to take ownership of the island (29-30).
§ What is Jack’s main roll on the island? Discuss the significance of him not being able to kill the pig.
Symbols:
§ Platform – Reason
§ Conch – Law and Order (What power does the conch shell give to the person that holds it?)
Theme:
§ What is significant about the vote on page 22. What theme could this apply to?
Allegory:
§ Notice the description to the boys during the vote. Be able to identify which allegory (social, religious or moral) these descriptions go with (22).
Be able to identify basic literary elements:
§ Personification, simile, imagery, repetition, foreshadowing, onomatopoeia, metaphor, diction, tone