Themes Flashcards
1
Q
Civilisation
A
The island where they are at hasn’t been civilised before, so the boys claim land and civilise the is island
2
Q
The beast
A
The great evil that lies in every human
3
Q
Religion
A
The boys deny the existence of the beast or they face it directly.
4
Q
The weak and the strong
A
The community has to have a leader who will control all, and will enrol different ways to have people respect them. The weak however are picked on because it is the way of surviving
5
Q
Human nature
A
When there are no rules, the boys descend into savagery in order to survive and go back to the roots of humanity to hunt and kill
