Chapter 9-12 Death And Discovery/ The Collapse Of Order Flashcards
chapter 9 a view to a death
Simon discovers beast. Simon is murdered by all the boys
“what else is there to do?” chapter 9
Golding speaking - interchangeable. through fit Simon has come to an understanding that evil comes from them and must confront others with the truth
‘the beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible’ chapter 9
Simon is compelled by the truth
‘Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol’ chapter 9
presented as a pagan God
‘Jack rose from the log that was his throne’ chapter 9
dictator. divine rights
‘all at once the thunder struck’ chapter 9
increase sense of violence and fear
‘between the flashes of lightning the air was dark and terrible’ chapter 9
nature conveying fear
“kill the beast! cut his throat! spill his blood!” chapter 9
verbs with meaning. is the beast not an it????
‘the chant lost its first superficial excitement and began to beat like a steady pulse’ chapter 9
simile to show savagery
‘the crowd surged after it… leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore… tearing of teeth and claws’ chapter 9
attacking as one and killing as one - death of Simon. overwhelmed violence. animalesque verbs
‘the clouds opened and let down the rain like a waterfall’ chapter 9
mourning for Simon’s death. Golding’s tears?
‘they could see how small a beast it was… the beast lay huddled on the pale beach and the stains spread, inch by inch’ chapter 9
Simon is weak and defenceless. underlines Simon’s purity his innocence
‘Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea’ chapter 9
christ-like. natural world understanding and respecting him like the human world didn’t. becoming saint like - beautification. using big images - impact of Simon’s death
chapter 10 the shell and the glasses -both motifs
they all deny murder. Jack beats Wilfred. Jack steals Piggy’s glasses
‘fragile white conch’ chapter 10
democracy has been worn away. colour has been lost symbolically
“didn’t you see what we -what we did” chapter 10
denying it. Peter’s denial - ties in with Jesus
“He was batty. he asked for it” chapter 10
blaming Simon. loss of innocence
“i’m frightened. of us. I want to go home” chapter 10
Ralph. use of short sentence - powerful. reverting of child simplicity of home. frightened of his own doings
“we was on the outside. we never done nothing, we never seen nothing” chapter 10
Piggy denies 3 times - Peters denial
“he got angry and made us tie Wilfred up… he’s been tied for hours, waiting” chapter 10
Jack is a stalinist. Stalin - show trials. stalinism - This system is an extreme case of totalitarianism.
‘the attraction of wildness had gone’ chapter 10
Ralph witnessed horror of wildness. break down of society - anarchy and break down of human - crazy
‘Ralph prayed that the beast would prefer littluns’ chapter 10
ironic
‘from his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses’ chapter 10
blindness and sight. symbol of power and destruction to Jack - id
chapter 11 castle rock
Ralph, Piggy, Sam n Eric go to castle rock. Piggy murdered. Ralph escapes. Roger tortures the twins
‘Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia’ chapter 11
myopia means shortsighted. blindness and vulnerability of Piggy
“supposing we go, looking like we used to, washed and hair brushed - after all we aren’t savages really and being rescued isn’t a game” chapter 11
Ralph. civilisation and order. can’t accept dark side of man. underestimated Jack. thinks civilisation will overcome savagery. washed is an image of baptism - appear as civilised
“young Simon was murdered” chapter 11
Piggy. death recognised
Piggy and the conch chapter 11
Piggy is as fragile as the conch
‘they understood only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought’ chapter 11
savagery.
Piggy and Ralph’s relationship chapter 11
symbiotic throughout whole novel
“Halt! who goes there?” chapter 11
Roger. word choices of army. contrast between Roger and Ralph
‘there were chest to chest, breathing fiercely, pushing and glaring’ chapter 11
Ralph and Jack. emblem of world events. metaphorical representations of two opposing ideologies.
‘samneric protested out of the heart of civilisation’ chapter 11
against Jack
“tie them” chapter 11
stalinism
“You’re a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!” chapter 11
Ralph to Jack. saying he is savage and wrong
‘someone was throwing stones’ chapter 11
Roger. repetition is deliberate. he is a sadist.
‘Piggy a bag of fat’ chapter 11
target, easy to attack
“which is better - to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” chapter 11
Piggy. simple. civilisation vs savagery
‘the rock struck Piggy a glancing blow form chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist’ chapter 11
Roger makes his choice which is savagery. rock destroys symbol (conch) and voice (Piggy) of civilisation.
‘the hangman’s horror clung to him’ chapter 11
alliteration emphasises darkness and death
‘the prodding became rhythmic’ chapter 11
samneric suffer from Jack’s torture
‘Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority’ chapter 11
savagery and darkness. could represent the horrific nature of the killings of the Jews and other minority groups in the concentration camps
chapter 12 cry of the hunters
Ralph hears sound of terror. Ralph smoked out. Boys rescued
‘the breaking of the conch and the deaths of Piggy and Simon lay over the island like a vapour’ chapter 12
civilisation and order. simile
‘again the stars spilled about the sky’ chapter 12
methodical. image of world collapsing
“they’re going to hunt you to-morrow” chapter 12
Jack is going to hunt Ralph - militaristic order
“you don’t know Roger. He’s a terror. Roger sharpened a stick at both ends”chapter 12
mutilation.
‘Ralph whimpered and yawned like a littlun’ chapter 12
innocence. darkness and death. fear of the beast.
‘Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up’ chapter 12
animalistic in order to survive
‘birds were screaming, mice shrieking, and a little hopping thing came under the mat and cowered’ chapter 12
whole island - terror uproar - nature - metaphor for Hiroshima
‘looked up at a huge peaked cap’ chapter 12
civilisation - naval officer come to rescue them, otherwise Ralph would’ve died
‘an anchor’ chapter 12
democracy. monarchy. safety - held up
‘the ululation faltered and died away’ chapter 12
hope at end. adults - instant emblem of rules, order and civilisation
“hullo” chapter 12
right accent
“fun and games” chapter 12
naval officer. bathetic. biggest understatement
‘the sky was black’ chapter 12
evil that has engulfed the island
‘the whole island was shuddering with flames’ chapter 12
flames of hell
“what have you been doing? having a war or something?” chapter 12
ironic
“I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show that that” chapter 12
horrors of war. Golding was in navy.
‘a little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist, started forward, then changed his mind and stood still’ chapter 12
knows his wrong doing
‘shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body’ chapter 12
alliteration. sense of bathos. reader shares horror with boys that the officer has no idea of
‘Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy’ chapter 12
they had a symbiotic relationship. he has witnessed the horror or mankinds essential illness that is the beast - savagery
