Across
- 4. The story symbolizes human nature and society.
- 7. Being cut off from the adult world.
- 8. The wild environment reflecting human instincts.
- 9. elected leader who tries to maintain order.
- 11. A symbol of fear and the boys’ inner savagery.
- 14. The burden of leadership and choices.
- 17. Questions of right and wrong behavior.
- 18. The descent into barbarism and loss of civilization.
- 22. Order,rules, and society, threatened by chaos.
- 23. Objects like the conch represent ideas.
- 24. Disorder due to absence of authority.
Down
- 1. The boys’ fight to live on the island.
- 2. Lost as the boys become violent.
- 3. Driving force behind much of the conflict.
- 5. The struggle for power and control.
- 6. The isolated setting where the boys are stranded.
- 10. Central theme in the boys’ interactions.
- 12. How individuals behave in groups (2 words).
- 13. The intelligent boy with glasses, symbolizing reason.
- 15. The sensitive, spiritual boy who understands the island’s darkness.
- 16. The aggressive boy who leads the hunters.
- 19. Escalates as order breaks down.
- 20. Between characters and within the group.
- 21. Study of the mind, relevant to characters’ behavior.