Childhood Flashcards
How can childhood be presented through Piggy?
the bullying of Piggy shows the silliness and teasing in childhood
How can childhood be shown through Ralph?
the character of Ralph shows that some children are capable of taking up responsibilities and creating law and order by thinking ahead
How can childhood be shown through Jack?
Jack portrays the cruel and violent side to children and how they can fuel the loss of innocence that takes place in the novel as well as selfishness with the need to fulfil his desires
How can childhood be shown through Roger?
Roger represents the darkest aspects of childhood through his use of violence as well the battle between civilisation and savagery
How does the parachutist and naval officer represent childhood in the novel?
they act as an image of what the boys must become
How is the theme of childhood initially presented in the novel?
Golding initially portrays the idea of childhood in an idealistic way with the littluns playing and the teasing of Piggy to emphasise the silliness and bullying that takes place in childhood
How does the littluns playing add to the theme of childhood?
the littluns playing emphasise the fun and lack of responsibilities experienced in childhood
How does the theme of childhood change as the novel progresses?
as the novel progresses the idealistic idea of childhood is lost through the loss of innocence amongst the boys as they rapidly descend into savagery
How does the idea of there being a BEAST add to the theme of childhood?
by having a BEAST it adds the element of fear and shows how innocent their minds are and contrasts with masculinity and being brave
What trait of childhood does Jack trying to prove to the boys that picking him as chief would be a better decision show?
it shows Jack’s childlike personality of not liking things when they don’t go his way
What kind of novel does Lord of the Flies show?
it shows children’s choices without adult supervision as well as how adult actions influence a child’s life and affects how each child makes their own decision
What does the boys voting Ralph as leader straight away show in the sense of childhood?
it shows that children trust people too easily by picking a leader before you really know who they are and what their true intentions are
What does Jack not being able to kill the pig show about childhood?
it shows a child’s fear of violence and their innocence
What does the quote ‘His head opened and stuff came out and turned red’ show about childhood?
it shows the lack of knowledge in childhood by describing Piggy’s insides as ‘stuff’ and saying it ‘turned red’ to emphasise the boys unfamiliarity with violence and death
How can childhood be interpreted in Lord of the Flies?
childhood can be interpreted as a time of not being in full control of your instincts and barbaric impulses and not being mature enough to be civilized
What is the end of innocence in the novel?
the end of innocence in Lord of the Flies can be seen with Simon’s killing, this event changed the young boys from being lost misbehaved children into killers
How does the scar that is left on the once pristine landscape of the island when the boys crash foreshadow the boys loss of innocence?
th scar represents the everlasting violence and killing that the boys will perform and foreshadows the devastation that the boys will do to each other and their impending loss of innocence
What does the chant ‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.’ show does the theme of childhood in the novel?
the haunting chant was continually brought up as the boys fell further from their civilized upbringing into savagery and barbarism caused by their rapid loss of innocence
How does the boys actually hurting Maurice when he pretends to be a pig show the change in the novel?
it shows that the boys have become capable of violence and their loss of innocence fuelled by the character of Jack
What does Jack punching Piggy in the stomach emphasise about the idea of childhood?
it emphasises the idea the children are able to perform cruel acts to each other without mercy
What does Piggy relying on Ralph show about childhood?
it represents the friendships and bond formed during childhood
What does Piggy constantly mentioning his Auntie show about him?
it shows that Piggy as a child relies on adults to defend himself from the cruelty of people even though they are children
