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English Literature : Lord of the Flies > Innocence > Flashcards

Innocence Flashcards

1
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initially, innocence is presented…
(ch.1, 2 +4)

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through the boys’ behaviour on the island and the littleuns

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finish the quote: ‘he stood…

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..on his head’

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finish the quote: ‘Wacco!Wizzo!…

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…‘Doink!’

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‘he stood on his head’

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  • ralph’s excitement when he first arrived on the island
  • he is acting like the child he is, unlike the rest of the novel
  • when he is doing this, piggy just stands there and watches, showing differences between them
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finish the quote: ‘he was muttering..

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…and about to cry’

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finish the quote: ‘talking, singing…

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…and crying’

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finish the quote: ‘they suffered untold..

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…terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort’

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finish the quote: ‘apart from food and sleep…

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..they found time for play’

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initially, innocence is presented…
(ch.4)

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as distant

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finish the quote: ‘he stopped, facing the…

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…strip; and remembering the first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly’

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‘he stopped, facing the strip; and remembering the first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly’

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  • upon arriving at the island, ralph enthusiastically explored. by this point though, his views on the island are much more negative due to the effect it has had on the boys
  • the idea that he was once excited to be on the island now seems distant and hard to believe
  • verb phrase ‘smiled jeeringly’ suggests that he is almost mocking the past (and more innocent) version of himself
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initially, innocence is presented…
(ch.2)

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through the use of law and order

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finish the quote: ‘the assembly was lifted toward safety by his words. they liked..

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…and now respected him. spontaneously they began to clap and presently the platform was loud with applause’

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‘the assembly was lifted toward safety by his words. they liked and now respected him. spontaneously they began to clap and presently the platform was loud with applause’

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  • sense of civilisation and order - ‘assembly’ and ‘safety’ -> link to school environment
  • ‘liked’ - friendly approach to relationships - they are still little boys, not savages
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initially, innocence is presented….
(ch.4)

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through roger

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16
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finish the quote: ‘here, invisible yet strong, was…

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…the taboo of the old life’

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finish the quote: ‘round the squatting child…

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…was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law’

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18
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finish the quote: ‘roger’s arm…

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…was conditioned by a civilisation’

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‘here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilisation’

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  • still remembers ‘the old life’ and ‘civilisation’ and therefore he has not yet lost his innocence
20
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throughout the course of the novel, innocence is presented…

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through the boys’ fear of the beast

21
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finish the quote: ‘the vivid horror of this, so possible…

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….and so nakedly terrifying, held them all silent. the child’s voice went piping on from behind the white conch’

22
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‘the vivid horror of this, so possible and so nakedly terrifying, held them all silent. the child’s voice went piping on from behind the white conch’

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  • at this stage, the boys’ immaturity, innocence and youthfulness is still evident
  • they don’t fear their own behaviour, but instead fear childish ‘beasts’
  • images of innocence - ‘child’ ‘piping’
  • ‘nakedly terrifying’ -> vulnerable and exposed
23
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throughout the course of the novel, innocence is presented…
(ch.6)

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through the boys’ description of the beast

24
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finish the quote: ‘a beast with claws…

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…that scratched, that sat on a mountain-top, that left no tracks’

25
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‘a beast with claws that scratched, that sat on a mountain-top, that left no tracks’

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  • ‘claws’, ‘tracks’ and ‘mountain-top’ link with fiction and mythical tales. the beast they create is like a traditional fantasy story, highlighting their innocence
  • could be golding attempting to critise unreaslistic romantic portrayals of childhood in children’s novels such ballantyne’s coral island
26
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throughout the course of the novel, innocence is presented…
(ch.7)

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through ralph’s glimpses into civilisation

27
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finish the quote: ‘when you went to bed…

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…there was a bowl of cornflakes with sugar and cream’

28
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‘when you went to bed there was a bowl of cornflakes with sugar and cream’

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  • ralph’s dreams highlight the innocence and delight of childhood- ‘sugar and cream’ -> images of sweetness, luxury, but also the simplicity of everyday life.
29
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throughout the course of the novel, the loss of innocence is presented…

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through ralph’s awareness of hygiene and cleanliness

30
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throughout the end of the novel, the ultimate end of innocence is presented…
(ch.9)

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through simon’s murder

31
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finish the quote: ‘leapt onto the beast…

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…screamed, struck, bit, tore’

32
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finish the quote: ‘but the tearing of…

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..teeth and claws’

33
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  • ‘leapt onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore’
  • ’ the tearing of teeth and claws’
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  • animalistic imagery
  • no suggestion of humanity
  • the associations are predatory, of savage animals ripping apart prey
34
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finish the quote: ‘simon’s dead body…

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…moved out towards the open sea’

35
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‘simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea’

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  • symbolises the boys’ innocence leaving the island
36
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finish the quote: ‘the clear water…

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…mirrored the clear sky’

37
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finish the quote: ‘the air was…

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…cool, moist and clear; and presently even the sound of water was still

38
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throughout the end of the novel, innocence is presented…
(ch.10)

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through ralph’s reaction and immense guilt to their participation in simon’s murder

39
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‘ralph, cradling the conch, rocked himself to and fro’

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  • alliteration ‘cradling the conch’ -> highlights the force with which ralph grasps the conch
  • ‘cradling’ -> alludes to the way a parent might hold and protect a child, or a child might cling onto a soft toy, emphasising ralph’s vulnerability’
  • ‘rocked himself to and fro’ -> trying to comfort and console himself- only a child
40
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throughout the end of the novel, the end of innocence is presented…

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through ralph’s interactions with the naval officer

41
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finish the quote: ‘with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped…

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…nose, ralph wept for the end of innocence, darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called piggy’

42
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‘filthy body, matted hair…unwiped nose’

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  • images of dirtiness associated with childhood innocence -> survived mankind’s evil and can be saved
43
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‘with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, ralph wept for the end of innocence, darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called piggy’

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  • no longer is the innocent boy he was when he first arrived on the island
  • on the other hand, microcosm for the loss of innocence due to violence that occurred at the time of WW2

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