Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Lord of the Flies? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. If Shmoop were to create an alternative title for The Lord of the Flies, which of these options would best fit the novel?
Ms. Gardner's Knitting Club
Boys Gone Mild
We're All Animals Here
A Day in the Life of an Ordinary Boy
Q. What does William Golding seem to indicate about human nature when he considers what it means to be civilized or primitive?
that we all have the capacity for animalistic behaviors
that boys are particularly vulnerable to their animalistic side
that civilized behavior is really stupid
that it's not civilized to chew with your mouth open
Q. What activities in the book does Golding indicate are "savage" behaviors?
writing
Boyhood itself is savage enough.
playing with other children
killing pigs and utilizing the mighty coconut
Q. What should the boys fear most?
each other
the beast
knitting needles
hunger
Q. What is Golding's overall attitude toward human nature?
We're all truly democratic.
We're all inherently evil (mwahahaha).
We're just pleased as peaches with each other.
We're the apex of animal development.