Bank of Questions for "Animal Farm" and "Lord of the Flies"

ANIMAL FARM QUESTIONS
1. Were the animals looking for freedom or luxury?
2. Were the humans actually humans? Or just pigs who had evolved like in the end of the story?
3. Why in the end of the book did Napoleon change the name of the farm back to "Manor Farm"? Is this one step closer for him becoming human?
4. How come the animals are so oblivious to what is going on around them? Why do they believe what they have been told?
5. How come Orwell waits until the tragedy of Boxer to show Benjamin's courageous and caring side of him? Does it develop Benjamin's character?
6. Why did Orwell use "pigs" as the main leaders of the farm?
7. How come "Animal Farm" was the only farm in England run by animals? Were the other animals on different farms incapable of taking over?
8. Is it possible that the pigs were becoming the beasts they wanted to destroy?
9. Why was there so much deception?
10. Why does Boxer work the hardest and the pigs do no hard work at all?
11. Why does Mr. Pilkington join alliance with "Animal Farm"?
12. Why do the pigs abuse power and act like hypocrites?
13. How come the figure of humans, in this book, resemble such evil and atrocity?
14. Would Major perhaps have used the same power as Napoleon if he were still alive?
15. Is there a connection between Mr. Jones' drinking and the pigs' drinking?
16. Was "Beasts of England" the animals' motivation of overthrowing the farm?
17. Why do the pigs refer to the other animals as comrades?
18. How did the animals feel when they caught Napoleon meeting with Mr. Pilkington and the other farmers? Why doesn't Orwell portray this emotion in the book?
19. Is it a coincidence that some of the names of the animals refer to their personality?
20. Does Napoleon's dream of eliminating all humans come true?
LORD OF THE FLIES QUESTIONS
1. Why did the conch shell possess the power of speech?Could Golding have used a different object?
2.Why did the boys survive the crash but no pilots?
3. Why is Piggy not recognized as his real name? Does it have significance to the story?
4. What features did Ralph have over Jack to be elected leader of the group? Would the story have been different if Jack was nominated leader at the very beginning?
5. What does Ralph and Jack's disputing and disagreements lead to?
6. Would the interactions between the boys on the island change if the setting was different?
7. Why is Jack's willingness to hunt more important than keeping the signal fire burning?
8.Why did the author end the book the way he did with the naval officer finding and saving the boys?
9. Why didn't Ralph join Jack's tribe? Is he the only one left with goodness and rights?
10. Why is the "Lord of the Flies" a decapitated pig head? What is Golding trying to hint?
11. Why does Simon roam into the jungle by himself? Is he trying to escape reality?
12. Even though isolated, why do the boys have protection of parents, school and policemen? Does it wear off throughout the story?
13. Why does Golding kill off Piggy and destroy the conch shell at the same time? What is lost towards Ralph?
14. Why is the story so famous and read all around the world? What is the meaning behind it?
15. Why are Roger and Maurice so physically abusive and tortures the "littluns"?
16. Why did the author develop the characters through their dialogue more than through their actions?
17. Why was Simon mistaken for the beast?
18. What is the significance of the quote : "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!"?
19. Why does Piggy make a big deal out of his stolen glasses?
20. In this book, does evil overrule goodness?