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Golding's Intentions Flashcards

1
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Which novel could Golding have been responding to in LOTF?

A

Coral Island

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2
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Who wrote Coral Island?

A

Ballantyne

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3
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How does Golding use Structure?

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descent into chaos from order

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4
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What techniques does Golding use to portray the descent from order?

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foreshadowing
repetition
mirroring

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5
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What does ‘use a littlun’ foreshadow?

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death of Simon

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6
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What does the fire foreshadow in Chapter 2?

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hunting Ralph

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7
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What does Roger throwing stones at Henry foreshadow?

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death of Piggy

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8
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What does ‘would make a wizard fort’ foreshadow?

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Castle Rock
fracturing division

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9
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What does ‘we shall do you’ foreshadow?

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all of the boys’ inner evil/involvement

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10
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How does Golding use mirroring to show the decent into chaos?

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assemblies mirror each other
- parallels and differences track collapse of order

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11
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Give an example of mirroring

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‘shape of the old assembly, trodden in the grass, listened to him’

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12
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How does Golding use repetition to show the descent into chaos?

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killing of pig
- chilling foreboding

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13
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What does Deus ex machina mean?

A

God from the machine

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14
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How does Golding use Deux ex Machina?

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abrupt way to bring narrative to an end

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15
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When does Golding use Deus ex machina?

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Ralph runs to naval officer

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16
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How are the dead airman and the naval officer significant?

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microcosm of war -> return to macrocosm of war

17
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What does the chant / hunting foreshadow?

A

death / attempted murder

18
Q

When was Lord of the Flies written?

A

1954

19
Q

What type of novel is Lord of the Flies?

A

Bildungsroman

20
Q

How is Lord of the Flies a political allegory?

A

totalitarianism vs liberalism

21
Q

How is Lord of the Flies a biblical allegory?

A

original sin

22
Q

How is Lord of the Flies a Freudian reading?

A

governed by id/ego/superego

23
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Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

A

Joseph Conrad

24
Q

What is Heart of Darkness about?

A

study of human capacity to be evil

25
Q

How is Heart of Darkness linked to Lord of the Flies?

A

boys ability to cause suffering and be evil

26
Q

What is the first line of the book?

A

The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.

27
Q

What is the last line of the book?

A

He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.

28
Q

State the quote that links to Heart of Darkness

A

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.

29
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finish the quote : ‘ralph wept for…

A

…the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart…’

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