Civilisation

Question 1

Civilisation [Shelter leaves]:

Answer 1

“Ralph turned to the shelter…the leaves came apart and fluttered down”

Question 2

Civilisation [Clothing]:

Answer 2

“Except for a pair of tattered shorts held up by a knife belt he was naked”

Question 3

Civilisation [shelter]:

Answer 3

“the shelter might fall down if the rain comes back”

Question 4

Civilisation [Ralph]:

Answer 4

“this place is getting dirty”

Question 5

Civilisation [3]:

Answer 5

• Golden uses the recurring motif of civilisation by portraying it through the shelters and the boys’ clothes
• This is because the shelters are the only thing reminiscent of the society they boys used to live in: It acts as reminder of their homes
• The slow deterioration of the shelters show how the conditioning of society is slowly wearing off as the boys give in to their more primal desires