Chapter 5- Beast from Water Flashcards
He lost himself…
…in a maze of thoughts.
-He cannot think properly as a chief, considering everyone’s different objectives.
But Piggy, for all his…
…ludicrous body, had brains.
-Very helpful in terms of his excellence.
He flourished…
…the conch.
-Both Ralph and Jack have different objectives. Jack: Jack drew his knife in a flourish.
We need an assembly…
…not for fun.
-Everything has to be civilised to make the escape efficient.
You hunters!…
…You can laugh!
-They do not have faith in being escaped.
Things are breaking up…
…I don’t understand why.
-Links to how civilisation is deteriorating.
You little-un started all this…
…with the fear talk.
-Jack has no sympathy for the littleuns, suffering more than the biguns.
I know there isn’t no beast. Not with…
…claws and all that, I mean but I know there isn’t no fear, either.
-This conveys how he perhaps infers that the real danger lies in the potential for harm each boy possesses, especially their inherent wickedness.
Something big…
…and horrid.
-Littleuns still believe there is a beast.
I wanted to go to a place…
…a place I know.
-Superego, likes to be independent. Hey s regarding to the open space he found in the beginning.
What I mean is…
…maybe it’s only us.
-Encapsulates the evil inherent to human nature. The ‘beast’ is the embodiment of evil.
Simon became inarticulate…
…in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.
-Gives him assurance and a maturity that isn’t shared by other members of the group.
That world, that understandable and…
…lawful world, was slipping away.
-Civilisation is being deteriorated as a result of the boys not acting moral, “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?
Why should choosing make any difference?…
…Just giving orders does not make any sense.
-Hints how to be a leader you have to act as one despite the majority of people voting for one.
Bollocks to…
…the rules!
-Jack does not care about law and order anymore.
