Lord of the Flies

5. Uncivilized; fierce, untamed; unpolished
8. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
9. A place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness; a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
10. A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
11. Absence of culture and civilization
14. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
15. An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
18. Character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend

1. A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
2. Country or government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator
3. Comparison of two things NOT using like or as. For example, "the curtain of night" or "all the world's a stage."
4. Message A message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event
6. Serious disagreement; clash
7. The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
12. The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way
13. Leading character, hero, or heroine of a drams or other literary work
16. Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal
17. Warfare in which atom bombs are used