LOTF Study Resources
On this page you can find lots of good resources to help you study for the Lord of the Flies unit test. A great way to review the plot, themes, and symbols we've discussed in class is to click here and play The Lord of the Flies Game at nobelprize.org. It may surprise you to learn that Lord of the Flies won the Nobel Prize in 1983. You might remember from class that Golding published the novel in 1954, so it took nearly 30 years for the Nobel committee to recognize Golding's accomplishment.
Click here to check out the Voki characters I made to get a summary and brief description of each of the main characters. Be sure to take note of each character's physical appearance and whether it matches the description in the book. Did you imagine they would look different? You can visit Voki.com to make your own characters.
This link will take you to the LOTF Symbols Key. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical story, which means that most of the people and objects in the novel are symbols that represent something else. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of all the different symbols, so I've provided this handy guide that provides the most common interpretation of each major symbol. However, don't forget that there is never one right interpretation of a symbol. If you can think of other interpretations of the symbols and use the text to support your ideas, you are on your way to being a literary scholar!
Below you can watch the SparkNotes summary video of the whole book. Remember that study supplements are not study substitutes. Spark Notes, Cliff's Notes, and Grade Saver are great resources to help you understand what you read, but there is no replacement for actually doing the reading yourself. Most teachers are familiar with the content of these resources, so it is easy to tell when students are making their own unique interpretations of a text, and when they are relying on outside sources to avoid reading.
Click here to check out the Voki characters I made to get a summary and brief description of each of the main characters. Be sure to take note of each character's physical appearance and whether it matches the description in the book. Did you imagine they would look different? You can visit Voki.com to make your own characters.
This link will take you to the LOTF Symbols Key. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical story, which means that most of the people and objects in the novel are symbols that represent something else. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of all the different symbols, so I've provided this handy guide that provides the most common interpretation of each major symbol. However, don't forget that there is never one right interpretation of a symbol. If you can think of other interpretations of the symbols and use the text to support your ideas, you are on your way to being a literary scholar!
Below you can watch the SparkNotes summary video of the whole book. Remember that study supplements are not study substitutes. Spark Notes, Cliff's Notes, and Grade Saver are great resources to help you understand what you read, but there is no replacement for actually doing the reading yourself. Most teachers are familiar with the content of these resources, so it is easy to tell when students are making their own unique interpretations of a text, and when they are relying on outside sources to avoid reading.
created November 2013
last updated 11/19/2013
last updated 11/19/2013