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LOTF Allegorical Powerpoint Notes
Name _______________________________________
Date _______________________ Period ___________
Allegory:
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Allegory is a form of extended ________________________________, in which objects, persons, and actions in
a narrative are equated with the _______________________________ that lie __________________________
the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political
___________________________________, and characters are often personifications of
______________________________ ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Thus, an allegory is a
____________________ with two meanings: a _________________________ meaning, and a
_________________________________ meaning.
Four allegorical meanings:
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Moral allegory
Social allegory
Religious allegory
Psychological allegory
Moral Allegory:
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Morality refers to the concept of human ____________________ which pertains to matters of
_______________________ and ________________________ (“_______________________” and
“_________________________”) on three levels:
o Individual _______________________________
o Systems of principals and judgments – sometimes called _______________________
___________________ - shared within a cultural, religious, secular, or philosophical community
o Codes of moral _______________________________ or conduct
The characters in LOTF have very different ways of approaching problems and are guided by different moral
ways of thinking.
o Ralph is lead by ______________________________________________ and judges morality on what
makes the most sense for the group.
o Jack is lead by raw __________________________ and makes moral judgments on the whim and will of
his every emotion.
o Piggy is lead by _________________________________ and scientifically calculates his moral decisions
and judgments.
o Simon is lead by the _________________________________ and looks inward for a sense of moral
purpose and direction.
Social Allegory
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The term “social” implies _______________________________ and _______________________________
between peoples, ad membership or _______________________________ to a group. Social organization is
also heavily related political rule.
o Ralph represents ___________________________________________________________. He tries to
achieve ______________________________ between the boys on the island and tries to find
___________________________ between the opposing forces of the boys.
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Jack represents a __________________________________________ full on one individual’s
_________________________________ wants. He has the desire to get _________________________
and hunt. He put his own needs _________________________________ the needs of other people.
Piggy represents _____________________________________ and intellectual rule.
Simon represents socialism or ______________________________________, political affiliations aimed
at working __________________________ and ___________________________ for all people.
Religious Allegory:
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Ralph represents ________________________________________ who is searching for hope and
salvation in a confusing and wicked world.
Jack represents the ______________________________________________ within society. He does not
think beyond himself.
Piggy represents the _________________________________________________ who does not
understand spirituality and therefore cannot have faith in his own salvation.
Simon represents a _______________________________________________ and faith in humanity.
*Lord of the Flies is also a religious allegory of the Garden of Eden.
*The beastie represents the snake (the devil) that tempts Adam and Eve. That temptation is evidence of the innate evil within
humans.
Psychological Allegory:
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Psychologist Sigmund Freud theorized that humans are controlled by:
o Id _____________________________________________________________________________________
o Superego _____________________________________________________________________________________
o Ego _____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
LOTF Connection:
o Jack represents the __________________. This is the part of the unconscious mind that works always to
________________________ its own _________________________. Jack is always working on his
instinctual immediate wants and needs.
o Piggy represents the ____________________________________. This is the part of the mind that seeks
to _____________________________ the impulsive behavior of the _____________. Piggy always
reminds Ralph and the others of their ______________________________________.
o Ralph represents the _________________________. He is the _____________________________ mind
that ____________________________ between the id’s demand for pleasure and gratification, and the
social pressures brought to bear by the superego. Ralph plays a careful
___________________________ game.