Lord of the Flies Essential questions

1. What makes an individual powerful? 2. How does individual power change in relationships with others? 3. Do individuals control groups, or do groups control individuals? 4. How does a society maintain order? Are laws necessary? 5. How do fear and desire for acceptance influence human behavior? 6. What are the implications for contemporary society?
7. Does violence create power or control?
1. What is an individual's responsibility to a community? 2. How do actions of characters reveal their personalities? 3. What does it mean to be civilized? 4. When is the restriction of freedom a good thing? 5. How do society's views and stereotypes affect a person's power?

What qualities make a person a leader? Is a person's behavior influenced by his/her surroundings? Does society need rules? Is there good and evil in everyone?

1) How does experience shape an individual?

2) What does it mean to be human?

3) How does power influence our place in the world?