Lord of the Flies chapters 1-3 review

Protagonist

• The villain in the story

• The hero in the story

• The main character in the story

• The character who opposes the main character in a story

Who is the protagonist in our story?

• Piggy

• Ralph

• Jack

• Simon

Plot

• the feeling a reader has during a story

• the vivid description used to appeal to one's senses

• the events that make up a story

• the description of a character based on what they say and think, or how they act, look, and effect others

All of the following are plot events of chapter two EXCEPT

• A rule is made that whoever has the conch during the meeting has the ability to talk

• A small boy speaks up about having seen a "beastie" on the island

• The boys create a fire on the highest point of the island and it soon gets out of control

• The boys have a list of names and reassure themselves that they are all accounted for

Mood

• the feeling a reader has during a story

• the vivid description used to appeal to one's senses

• the events that make up a story

• the description of a character based on what they say and think, or how they act, look, and effect others

What is the mood created in the following passage?

"Jack pointed suddenly. 'His specs--use them as burning glasses!'

Piggy was surrounded before he could back away.

'Here--let me go!' His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off his face" (40).

• calm and peaceful

• eerie and suspenseful

• alarming and fearful

• playful and optimistic

Imagery

• the feeling a reader has during a story

• the vivid description used to appeal to one's senses

• the events that make up a story

• the description of a character based on what they say and think, or how they act, look, and effect others

How does the following imagery impact the reader?

"Jack knelt too and blew gently, so that the smoke drifted away, thickening, and a tiny flame appeared. The flame, nearly invisible at first in that bright sunlight, enveloped a small twig, grew, was enriched with color and reached up to a branch which exploded with a sharp crack. the flame flapped higher and the boys broke into a cheer" (41).

• It emphasizes the boys' sense of accomplishment in starting a fire

• It highlights the smokey smell of the fire

• It shows the enormity of the fire the boys create

• It reveals the intense heat of the flames

Characterization

• the feeling a reader has during a story

• the vivid description used to appeal to one's senses

• the events that make up a story

• the description of a character based on what they say and think, or how they act, look, and effect others

How would you characterize Ralph based on the following passage?

"They had guessed before that this was an island: clambering among the pink rocks, with the sea on either side, and the crystal heights of air, they had known by some instinct that the sea lay on every side. But there seemed something more fitting in leaving the last word till they stood on the top, and could see a circular horizon of water.

Ralph turned to the others. 'This belongs to us'" (28-29).

• exhausted and tired

• concerned and worried

• confident and proud

• selfish and annoyed