Lord of the Flies

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Across
  1. 2. Name of the meetings called by Ralph
  2. 4. “Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only __.” (page 68)
  3. 5. Chief of the boys; attempts to keep the group civilized
  4. 6. Country the boys are from
  5. 8. Theme constantly fought over throughout the novel. Ralph and Jack fought over whether or not to maintain this because Ralph wanted to remain civilized, while Jack wanted to abandon the idea and become savages
  6. 10. The flying device “the beast” is wearing
  7. 13. Ocean in which the desert island was located
  8. 16. Trait lost by the boys because they were forced to fight for their own survival; “Ralph wept for the end of _________, the darkness of man’s heart,” (page 182)
  9. 17. Term for the “thing” that harassed the boys, specifically Samneric while they were keeping the fire lit
  10. 18. Shy, kind, mature boy that supports civilization; tries to help the other boys (helps take care of the littluns and is one of the only characters that shows Piggy kindness); could be described as a Christ-figure
  11. 19. Theme represented by Ralph and the fire. Ralph maintains order and motivation in the group by promising this. The fire represents this theme because the fire is their motivation for being rescued and when it goes out, they lose ____.
  12. 20. Number of boys killed on the island
  13. 21. Group led by Jack; responsible for providing food
  14. 23. Boy that also tries to maintain order; intellectual that is seen as an outcast; killed by Roger
Down
  1. 1. Tool used to make fire
  2. 3. Name (given by Simon) of the sacrificial pig that tells Simon in a hallucination that it is the beast
  3. 7. Piggy’s medical condition
  4. 9. Set of identical twins that support civilization; both twins lose their individuality and are called by this collective name
  5. 11. Boy who quickly resorts to savagery; leader of the hunters; competes in a constant power struggle with Ralph
  6. 12. Object used to summon the boys for assembly
  7. 13. The vehicle that crashed, leaving the boys stranded on the island
  8. 14. Younger group of boys; mainly spent their time playing and building sand castles
  9. 15. Number of boys that vote to replace Ralph with Jack as chief
  10. 22. Term frequently used to describe the boys as they devolve from civilization