Beginning (chapters 1-4) Flashcards
Beginning
How is Piggy presented + Piggy quotes
Piggy is presented as…
Inferior, naive, intelligent
A symbol of civillisation
1) “He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat.”
2) “Looked up through thick spectacles”
3) “For a moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside”
4) “Then, with the martyred expression of a parent […] he picked up the conch”
5) “Piggy wore the remainders of shorts”
Beginning
How is Ralph presented + Ralph quotes
Ralph is presented as…
Demanding, childish
A symbol for democracy/law and order.
1) “Ralph shrieked with laughter.”
2) “Ralph counted. ‘I’m chief then.’”
3) “We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued.”
4) “Ralph waved the conch.”
5) “I was talking about smoke! Don’t you want to be rescued?”
Beginning
How is Jack presented + Jack quotes
Jack is presented as…
Ambitious, aggressive
Condemned by his moral conscience.
1) “‘I ought to be chief,’ said Jack with simple arrogance.”
2) “I’m chapter chorister and head boy.”
3) “Uniformed superiority.”
4) “We’ve got to have rules and obey them.”
5) “Because of the unbearable blood.”
6) “We want meat.”
Beginning
How is Simon presented + Simon quotes
Simon is presented as…
Reclusive, inarticulate.
A symbol of change on the island.
1) “He wore the remains of shorts.”
2) “Simon turned away from them and went where the just perceptible path led him.”
3) “He came at last to a place where more sunshine fell.”
4) “Nothing moved but a pair of gaudy butterflies that danced around each other in the hot air.”
5) Simon stood by him silent.
Beginning
How is Roger presented + Roger quotes
Roger is presented as…
Cruel, vindictive,
impenitent
Constrained by the taboo of violence.
1) “Lets have a vote.”
2) “Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over.”
3) “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry – threw it to miss.”
4) “Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life.”
5) “Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilisation.”
