Lord of the Flies Annotation Guide

A guide for the novel Lord of the Flies that prepares students for the things they will need to be looking out for in regards to Symbolism, Themes, Motifs, Alternate readings, Allegorical elements and other core factors of the text.

1. Lord of the Flies Annotation Guide

2. Leadership Power Fear Corruption Themes

3. Conch Shell Signal Fire The Island Rescue Hunting ‘The Beast’ Fear of the unknown Tribalism Denial Motifs

4. Symbols Lord of the Flies Piggies Broken Glasses Fruit Trees Jack’s Spears British-ness

5. Readings Psychological Religious Social Political Ethical Colonialist Coming-of-Age

6. Character Allegories Ralph = Democracy and Government Piggy = Intellectualism and Science Jack = Fascism and Dictatorships Simon = Religion, Christ, or Simon Peter (Christ’s apostle)

7. Intertextual References Boys Own Companion The Island Robinson Crusoe Heart of Darkness The Bible The Coral Island

8. Remember to consider everything as potentially symbolic of something else.