| A | B |
|---|
| motif | central theme, central idea |
| enmity | positive, active, mutual hatred |
| specious | having a false look of truth |
| strident | harsh discordant sound, harsh personality |
| eccentric | unique individual who deviates from the norm |
| norm | established patterns of conduct |
| to be civilized means to | to follow moral commands and value the good of the group instead of the gratification of one individual |
| gratification | great pleasure, great satisfaction |
| Fatty | Piggy's other nickname that he did not want known |
| conch shell | used as a horn to signal the boys on the island |
| furtive | stealth, sneaky |
| immured | to enclose within walls - figuratively |
| defects in society can be traced to | the defects in individuals |
| what keeps human beings from reverting to a more primitive savage state | our civilized society |
| all individuals have a natural capacity for | brutality |
| one way to judge a society | by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens |
| Piggy thinks all the adults were killed by | the atom bomb |
| Is the island inhabited or uninhabited | uninhabited |
| these boys investigate the island to see if there are other people there | Ralph, Jack, Simon |
| What was the reason Jack gave for not killing the pig | He did not know where to stab it. |
| Why Jack really did not kill the pig | he was afraid to put a knife into flesh |
| What did Jack promise he would do next time to the pig | he would kill it |
| Two reasons Ralph was picked at leader | He was the tallest, he had the conch shell |
