good vs evil Flashcards
1
Q
chapter 3
good is presented as dominant over evil through the kind relationship between simon and the littuns.
A
the littluns had ‘run after him’
they ‘lugged him towards the trees’
‘simon found for them the fruit they could not reach’
passed them to the ‘endless, outstretched hands’
2
Q
chapter 5
conflict between good and evil is presented as incongruous through the decline of civilisation.
A
‘the rules are the only thing we’ve got!’
‘bollocks to the rules!’
“if there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down!’
‘we’ll close in and beat and beat and beat!’
3
Q
chapter 9
evil is presented as completely dominant over good through the upsurge of violence.
A
they ‘leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore’
‘kill the beast! cut his throat! spill his blood! do him in!’
