Lord of the Flies - Essential #11

1. What survival techniques or strategies are used by the boys? They do not have to be only physical.

1) Ralph:

• Blowing of the Conch - structure, rules, and authority
• Fire - hope to be rescued and back to normalcy
• Shelters - protection & a symbol of civil behaviors

2) Jack:

• Hunting - basic animal instinct within human & survival of the fittest
• Roasted Pig - temptation, which he uses to manipulate others' (stomachs and spirits)
• Beastie - a common enemy everyone hates and fears, which made Jack rise as a heroic figure among the boys

3) Piggy:

• Specs - logic, civilization, and human intelligence

4) Simon:

• Nature - a connection to the wilderness, which did not bring violence and savagery to him, but eternal peace, enlightenment, and morality from within.

5) The Others:

• Simply follow the leader (Ralph or Jack) as a guide, as well as a grown-up figure of authority and rules, to survive.
• Do what others do in order to prevent being an outcast (like Piggy) and survive in the "island society".