Chapter 4 Flashcards
“…stayed in there for two days, talking, singing and crying…”
The littleun’s are going insane already.
“They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.”
the boys fear of the beast which is taken in the form of the beast.
“Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilisation that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.”
Roger has violent tendencies but he still appears civilised and civilisation still affects him. Roger was still influenced by Ralph and the conch.
“The mask compelled them.”
The beast is in everything, even the masks?
“Kill the pig.cut her throat, spill her blood.”
Golding has used female pronouns for the pig, because that’s the way the boys think. They don’t think men and women are equal, they think they are above everyone.