Across
- 2. represents the boys' inner demons; they are constantly fearing this, but in reality it lives inside each of them
- 6. they symbolize the voice of reason and logic among the boys; a symbol of intelligence and education; notice how Piggy defends these even more than the conch; Piggy uses these to find solutions to the boys' problems
- 7. where the plane crashed; it symbolizes destruction; time spent on the island also leaves a ____; the boys destroy themselves and others leaving internal _____.
- 8. this character represents the law-abiding hard-working citizen who works for the good of the group and has faith that everything will turn out alright in the end if the proper rules are obeyed by everyone
- 11. symbolizes the end of adult supervision; Simon has a special connection with this thing when he climbs the mountain to determine if this thing is still alive
Down
- 1. represent the common folk, who easily follow the lead of others into savagery when there is no enforced structure in society
- 3. the excuse that many boys use for living as hunting savages, instead of civilized English citizens; it serves as a mask that allows the boys to become someone they are not
- 4. symbolizes "isolation" and serves as the perfect backdrop for the frailties of human nature which eventually surface
- 5. represents law and order; it is what keeps the boys together, and once it is forgotten and lost the boys begin to go savage
- 9. illustrates the line of aggression which becomes more and more dominant in the course of events; thus, it is a symbol of Jack's leadership
- 10. a symbol of hope; it was made because the boys had hopes of rescue, and when it kept going out, the boy's hope seemed to diminish as well; it kept Jack's choir boys/hunters in check, and when they rejected Ralph, they began to go savage